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TDC Typeface Design Winners 2012

A total of 173 entries was received, from 27 countries: Argentina, Austria, Australia, Canada, China, Czech Republic, Colombia, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, India, Israel, Japan, Lebanon, Mexico, Netherlands, New Zealand, Portugal, Russia, Serbia, Spain, Switzerland, UK, and US.

US entries: 71 (41%), 3 winners (23%);
Non-US entries: 102 (59%), 10 winners (77%).

The Jury

  • Roger Black
  • Matthew Carter
  • Paul Shaw
  • Erik Spiekermann

Maxim Zhukov, Competition Chair

The Non-Latin Advisory Board (NLAB) reviewed all non-Latin typefaces and advised the jury. The group included: Gayaneh Bagdasaryan, Misha Beletsky, Martin Heijdra, John Hudson, Gerry Leonidas, Ken Lunde, Klimis Mastoridis, Fiona Ross, Hyunguk Ryu, Mamoun Sakkal, Taro Yamamoto, and Vladimir Yefimov (1949–2012). Gary Munch was the coordinator.

The Winners

  1. Hipster Script

  2. Chiavari

    • Designer: Hélène Zünd, Lausanne
    • Website: http://www.helenezund.ch
    • Additional Credits: School: École cantonale d’art de Lausanne

  3. Balkan

    • Designer: Nikola Đurek and Marija Juza, Zabok, Croatia
    • Foundry: Typonine Font Foundry
    • Language: Latin and Cyrillic

  4. La República

    • Designer: Cesar Puertas, Bogotá, Colombia
    • Foundry: Typograma
    • Client: Diario La República – Editorial El Globo
    • Website: http://www.typograma.com

  5. DecoType Ruq‘ah

    • Designer: Mirjam Somers, Amsterdam
    • Language: Arabic
    • Additional Credits: Creative Director: Thomas Milo; Software Architect: Peter Somers

  6. Sutturah

  7. Mr. Porter

  8. Rekja

  9. Greta Arabic

    • Designer: Kristyan Sarkis, Beirut, Lebanon
    • Foundry: Kristyan Sarkis, Den Haag
    • Language: Arabic
    • Client: Typotheque
    • Website: http://www.kristyansarkis.com

  10. Harriet

  11. Smidgen

  12. Vibro

  13. FF Mister K Informal