Neville Brody is coming to New York to speak on "Type and Time" as part of our TDC at Parsons program. Different eras, different societies, and different peoples demand different ways of communicating. As technology, tools, and tasks change over time, the languages we speak and the way we speak them need to evolve to … Read more
From July 18 through August 10, 2018, The Type Directors Club and The Cooper Union are debuting the World's Best Typography exhibition, which features the winning work of the Type Director Club's 64th Annual Communications Design and 2018 Typeface Design competitions. This year's annual juried exhibition includes over 280 pieces work that features typography in … Read more
This exhibition, which runs through September 6, presents the work of the 2018 Ascenders, nineteen designers under the age of 35 selected by the TDC's Board of Directors for their remarkable achievement in typography, type design, and lettering. This group of Ascenders was selected in July 2018 from portfolios submitted by 230 outstanding designers from … Read more
Messages from the dead! Mystical communication across two centuries! International intrigue! Typographic treasures guarded by a network of biblio-zealots! A massive cabal! A plot so colossal no less than 90 collaborators involved! A Corsican invader! Genius hampered by Emperor Napoleon! German Romance! The Caspar David Friedrich of type! Behold! An illustrated lecture! Join Charles Nix … Read more
Go beyond choosing the same fonts from the type menu to creating your own typefaces and become your own type designer. Get a crash course in designing type from Matteo Bologna, Creative Director of award-winning studio Mucca Design. This (always sold out) six-hour workshop will introduce you to the basic skills necessary for the wild … Read more
For the first time in hundreds of years, because of the web, the role of the typographer has changed. We no longer decide; we suggest. We no longer simply choose typefaces, font sizes, line spacing, and margins; we prepare and instruct text to make those choices for itself. Tim Brown is a designer, writer, speaker, … Read more
Come to the Type Directors Club to view our latest exhibition — Connection, Community & Values: Inside the Facebook Analog Research Lab. You’ll get to see posters produced at Facebook’s artist-in-residence program and see why one of the world’s largest digital platforms is hand-crafting posters one at a time. You’ll see posters and printed matter … Read more
For the 15th year in France, ECV Nantes, Creative Schools and Community, is hosting the annual exhibition of the Type Directors Club The World's Best Typography. The exciting exhibition brings together the creations of established professionals and student work from an international network of schools of graphic design and visual communication. The show highlights the … Read more
A one-day conference reflects the changing face(s) of typography The Type Directors Club celebrates the undeniable significance of typography around the world. We are a global community of experts and enthusiasts who are united by the shared belief that type drives culture. And culture drives type. Like many industries, typography and type design have long … Read more
This free event, courtesy of Google, will be streamed live from Google HQ in New York City on the TDC YouTube Channel: TDC YouTube The last 30 years has seen a great growth in generalized glyphs and styles. David Berlow's talk will show what happens to and for typography when we start to get more … Read more
