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TDC Typeface Design Winners 2013

Over 200 entries were received from 32 countries: AE, Argentina, Austria, Australia, Belgium, Bulgaria, Brazil, Canada, Chile, China, Colombia, Czech Republic, Egypt, Finland, France, Germany, Hungary, Israel, Japan, Lebanon, Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Poland, Russia, Serbia, South Africa, Spain, Switzerland, Thailand, United Kingdom, and United States. The 14 winning typefaces are from nine countries: Argentina, Australia, Brazil, Canada, Germany, Israel, Norway, United Kingdom and United States. These winners were included in seven exhibitions touring cities in the United States, Canada, England, France, Germany, Hong Kong, Japan, Russia, Spain, South Korea, Taiwan and Vietnam.

The Jury

  • David Berlow, Font Bureau
  • Stephen Coles, Typographica
  • Abbott Miller, Pentagram
  • James Montalbano, Terminal Design

Graham Clifford, Competition Chair

The Winners

  1. Athena Ruby

    • Designer: John Hudson, Canada
    • Foundry: Tiro Typeworks Ltd., Canada
    • Client: Dumbarton Oaks Research Library & Collection, Washington DC

  2. JAF Bernini Sans

    • Designer: Tim Ahrens, Berlin
    • Foundry: Just Another Foundry
    • Additional Credits: Consultant: Shoko Mugikura

  3. smidg

    • Designer: Daniel Sabino, São Paulo, Brazil
    • Foundry: Blackletra

  4. The Brill Family

    • Designer: John Hudson and Alice Savoie, Canada and United Kingdom
    • Foundry: Tiro Typeworks Ltd.
    • Client: Koninklijke Brill NV, Leiden, The Netherlands

  5. Tegaki

    • Designer: Neil Summerour, Jefferson, Georgia
    • Foundry: Positype
    • Language: Japanese

  6. Blanco

    • Designer: David Foster, Sydney
    • Foundry: Royal Academy of Art (KABK), Den Haag

  7. Vinter

    • Designer: Frode Bo Helland, Oslo, Norway
    • Foundry: Monokrom

  8. Days and Nights

    • Designer: Ben Nathan, Jerusalem
    • Foundry: hafontia.com
    • Language: Hebrew
    • Client: Bezalel Academy of art and design, Jerusalem

  9. FF Chartwell

    • Designer: Travis Kochel, Portland, Oregon
    • Foundry: FontFont, Berlin

  10. Baldufa

    • Designer: Ferran Milan Oliveras, Barcelona
    • Language: Arabic and Latin

  11. Iskra

    • Designer: Tom Grace, Heidelberg, Germany
    • Foundry: TypeTogether, Prague, Czech Republic
    • Language: Latin and Cyrillic

  12. Erotica

    • Designer: Maximiliano Sproviero, Buenos Aires, Argentina
    • Foundry: Lian Types

  13. Agmena™

    • Designer: Jovica Veljovic, Hamburg
    • Foundry: Linotype Germany

  14. Jocham

    • Designer: Hubert Jocham, Lautrach, Germany