Articles & News
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May 1, 2014
Chank’s Type
Chank Diesel isn’t a low-octane truck fuel — it’s a person’s name. He is a font designer and owner of … Read more
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April 30, 2014
Century Expanded: Talks and Workshops about 100 Years of Type in Design
The exhibition Century: 100 Years of Type in Design opens May 1, 2014 at the AIGA National Design Center in New … Read more
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March 16, 2014
Design and Children’s Books at the TDC
On Tuesday, March 18 Leonard Marcus will speak at the TDC on children’s picture books designed by graphic artists such … Read more
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March 15, 2014
Gastrotypographicalassemblage reconstructed at the Culinary Institute of America
Gastrotypographicalassemblage, Lou Dorfsman’s 1966 mural design for the CBS New York headquarters cafeteria, has been restored and permanently installed at … Read more
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March 11, 2014
60th TDC Communication Design and 17th Typeface Design Awards Exhibition and Reception
Wednesday evening, July 16, 6 to 9 p.m. The Cooper Union Gallery 41 Cooper Square New York City (further … Read more
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February 20, 2014
The Sound of Type in Warsaw
MOTYF 2014 is a three-day festival of films that relate type to sound. It will take place in Warsaw, Poland … Read more
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February 12, 2014
Philippe Apeloig’s Typorama
Philippe Apeloig is a graphic designer who loves letters. The new book Typorama makes this wonderfully clear in its 384 … Read more
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February 11, 2014
Chinese Type at the TDC
Chris Wu, YuJune Park, and Casper Lam at the TDC Chris Wu from Project Projects led a fascinating workshop on … Read more
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January 21, 2014
And the Winners Are…
This past weekend, judges from around the world gathered in Manhattan at Pratt to choose the best in TDC 60, the … Read more
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January 12, 2014
Self-Portrait as Your Traitor
Self-Portrait as Your Traitor by Debbie Millman How Books, 2013 Approach Debbie Millman’s new book as if you don’t know anything … Read more
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December 15, 2013
Body Parts and Santa Claus
After TDC members jingled at the annual holiday party last Tuesday night, Chip Kidd described: • Book cover designs of … Read more
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November 27, 2013
Awarding the 2013 TDC Medal in Amsterdam
On the evening of October 10, Gerrit Noordzij accepted the TDC Medal from TDC Executive Director Carol Wahler and TDC … Read more
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November 21, 2013
Hello London
The TDC59 exhibition opened in London on November 14, in a private viewing at JWT. The Typographic Circle organized the … Read more
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November 14, 2013
Vietnam hosts TDC59
On November 29, TDC59 will open in Hanoi, Vietnam, at the Goethe-Insitut Vietnam. The exhibition is organized by Richard Moore … Read more
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November 7, 2013
TDC59 Opening Party in Minneapolis
A good time was had by all at the opening of the TDC59 exhibition on the eve of the AIGA … Read more
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October 30, 2013
TDC59 Exhibition in Madrid
A traveling exhibition of TDC59 winners is now on display in Madrid until November 10, 2013! Location: Central de diseño … Read more
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October 29, 2013
“Type is Never the Thing Itself”
Generative typography; what is it, and is there a future for shape-shifting letters? Four designers — Rob Giampietro, Prem Krishnamurthy, … Read more
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October 9, 2013
Entries Now Welcome for the Annual Type Directors Club Competitions
The TDC invites the submission of entries to its 60th annual Communication Design Competition and 17th annual Typeface Design Competition, the most highly-respected and selective competitions of typographic and typeface design from around the world. Read more
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September 29, 2013
TDC Medal Awarded to Gerrit Noordzij
The TDC recognizes Dutch typographer, type designer, author, lettering artist, and influential teacher Gerrit Noordzij with its highest honor, the Type Directors Club Medal. Read more
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June 20, 2013
TDC Exhibition Tours Russia
Seven Russian cities have recently hosted the traveling exhibition of last year’s TDC competition winners, and organizers are pleased to … Read more