Articles & News
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December 9, 2015
Snask’s Make Enemies & Gain Fans
Reading Make Enemies and Gain Fans by self-proclaimed “rock-star” design, branding and film agency Snask is like opening a door … Read more
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September 18, 2015
Adrian Frutiger, 1928 – 2015
Last week the type world mourned the loss of another type legend – only a few months after learning the … Read more
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December 23, 2015
TDC62 Deadline Extended
to January 8, Noon ET!Don’t miss your last chance to enter the world’s most prestigious juried typography competitions: 62nd TDC Communication Design Competition (TDC62) … Read more
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October 12, 2015
The 62nd Annual Type Directors Club Competition call for entries is officially open!
Enter the world’s most prestigious juried typography competitions: 62nd TDC Communication Design Competition (TDC62) and 19th Annual TDC Typeface Design … Read more
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August 22, 2015
TDC Medalist Louise Fili: Typography Animated by a Passion for the Past
The Type Directors Club is pleased to award its 28th medal of excellence to Louise Fili for her outstanding work … Read more
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August 2, 2015
A Gallery of TDC Competition and Scholarship Winners
Opening night of the TDC competition exhibition at The Cooper Union on July 14 was our chance to congratulate competition … Read more
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August 1, 2015
The TDC Exhibition at Cooper Union
The fabulous exhibition of TDC61 and Typeface Design competition winners was on view at The Cooper Union’s 41 Cooper Gallery … Read more
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July 20, 2015
Awarding our first TDC Beatrice Warde Scholarship
Last week at the TDC61 and TDC2015 opening reception we awarded our very first TDC Beatrice Warde Scholarship to American … Read more
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July 18, 2015
A Midwestern Modernist Vision: A New Book on Designer John Massey
In the book John Massey Vision, writers Victor Margolin and Maren Nelson describe the career of Chicago graphic designer and … Read more
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July 15, 2015
TDC61’s Best in Show Goes to Tom Hingston for David Bowie Video
At our annual award ceremony last night, the Type Directors Club announced that Tom Hingston has won Best in Show … Read more
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July 6, 2015
The first TDC Beatrice Warde Scholarship
It was during a visiting class at the Type Directors Club headquarters last year that the question of “who was … Read more
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June 12, 2015
Ira Schnapp Lettering Exhibition at the TDC!
It’s tempting to use the language of classic comic books to describe the current exhibition of lettering by Ira Schnapp … Read more
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June 8, 2015
Hermann Zapf, 1918–2015
One of the giants of the type world, Hermann Zapf, died on June 4. He was 96 and is survived … Read more
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May 11, 2015
TDC exhibition to Open in Seoul
The new Type Directors Club traveling exhibition, TDC60, will open in Seoul, South Korea on June 8. A guest designer, … Read more
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April 20, 2015
Paul Rand Exhibition Tour
This spring, the Museum of the City of New York opened an exhibition of the work of Paul Rand. The … Read more
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March 27, 2015
TDC part of Beijing Typography Exhibition
The traveling TDC exhibition, TDC60, is currently part of a larger typography exhibition at the Central Academy of Fine Arts … Read more
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March 9, 2015
Savannah College of Art and Design Atlanta hosts TDC60
SCAD Atlanta displayed the traveling exhibition of winners from the 60th TDC competition from February 9–28. Read more at the … Read more
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March 9, 2015
“The Eternal Letter” launches at the TDC
On Feburary 19, MIT Press launched the book The Eternal Letter: Two Millennia of the Classical Roman Capital at the … Read more
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February 10, 2015
Competition Judging Weekend
Written by Competition Chairman Doug Clouse and Roberto de Vicq de Cumptich. Judging took place January 17-18, 2015. Communication design … Read more
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January 14, 2015
View TDC Salons in Livestream
Can’t make it to a TDC talk or want to listen to one you missed? Check out our broadcasts on … Read more