The 63rd Annual Type Directors Club typography show will be on view at Museum Huelsmann Kunst + Design in Bielefeld, Germany from September 8 through October 29. The exhibition features the winners of the annual Communications Design (TDC63) and Type Design (TDC 2017) competition — a collection that Type Directors Club calls “The World’s Best Typography.”

The 63rd TDC Show is presented in cooperation with the University of Applied Sciences Bielefeld, Faculty of Art and Design.

On October 6, TDC Bielefeld hosts a party at the White Villa with live music and lots of type. Admission free for students and faculty.

On October 17, Professor Dirk Fütterer will offer a stimulating tour through the current special exhibition, explaining the range of font designs, applications, and current trends. Everyone is welcomed to attend this public program and reception. Admission for students, museum staff, and members is free. For more information on this public program, see the museum events calendar here.

Poster design: Alessandro Sommer

The Huelsmann Museum is located in the former manager’s mansion of the Ravensberg Spinning Mill built in 1865. The museum displays masterpieces of the European craft movements from the Renaissance, Baroque, and Classicism to the present day.

To see the photos of the opening by photographer Patrick Pollmeier, click here.

News:
September post by Martini 50: Forum for Architecture and Design
September 4 post by Nicole Lichtner in Slanted Blog here.
September 8 video of exhibition and story from Westfalen Blatt here.