TDC Awards

The TDC competition, established in 1953, is the longest running, most prestigious, global typography and type design competition. Now in its 70th year, these awards are all about how letterforms are used and drawn, recognizing typographic excellence and celebrating new typeface designs in all global languages.

Award

Agency

Client

Title

Category

Annual ID

TypeFlexi Agency: Class Tao / Shanghai Client: Personal Category: Digital / Technology / Website / Microsite - Single
Kowloon Type Website design Agency: Nippon Design Center, Inc. / Tokyo Client: Kowloon Type Category: Digital / Technology / Website / Microsite - Single
Seed Packet Greetings Agency: KDP Letters / Halifax Client: To & From Gift Co. Category: Print / Packaging Design - Series
Thorn & Burrow Wines Agency: TRÜF / Los Angeles, CA Client: Thorn & Burrow Wines Category: Print / Packaging Design - Series
Patterns+Insights: Issue 01, Unbound Agency: Amazon Device and Services Group / Seattle + North / London + Rational Beauty / Austin Client: Amazon Device and Services Design Group Category: Publication / Editorial / Editorial / Catalog / Magazine - Single
ART ATHINA Agency: G Design Studio / Athens Client: PSAT Category: Publication / Editorial / Editorial / Catalog / Magazine - Single
The Puberty Issue Agency: The New York Times Magazine / New York City Client: The New York Times for Kids Category: Publication / Editorial / Editorial / Catalog / Magazine - Single
The Halloween Issue Agency: The New York Times Magazine / New York City Client: The New York Times for Kids Category: Publication / Editorial / Editorial / Catalog / Magazine - Single
The Lives They Lived Agency: The New York Times Magazine / New York City Client: The New York Times Magazine Category: Publication / Editorial / Editorial / Catalog / Magazine - Single
Prime Matter BSS Agency: SEMIOTIK DESIGN AGENCY / Athens Client: BSS Consulting Company Category: Publication / Editorial / Editorial / Catalog / Magazine - Single
The Hip Hop Issue Agency: The New York Times Magazine / New York City Client: The New York Times Magazine Category: Publication / Editorial / Editorial / Catalog / Magazine - Single
Hill Climb Numbers Agency: Studio Matthews / Seattle + LMN Architects / Seattle Client: Seattle Convention Center Category: Environmental Design / Signage / Wayfinding - Series
Folger Shakespare Library Signage Agency: Pentagram / New York City Client: Folger Shakespeare Library Category: Environmental Design / Signage / Wayfinding - Series
Tyrol University College of Teacher Education Agency: büro uebele visuelle kommunikation / Stuttgart Client: arsp architekten Category: Environmental Design / Signage / Wayfinding - Series
Baden-Württemberg Music Centre signage system Agency: büro uebele visuelle kommunikation / Stuttgart Client: Blasmusikverband Baden-Württemberg Category: Environmental Design / Signage / Wayfinding - Series
DOTSSS CHILDREN’S MUSEUM SIGNAGE Agency: PRISM DESIGN STUDIO / Chengdu Client: WIDE HORIZON Category: Environmental Design / Signage / Wayfinding - Series
Tag der offenen Tür Agency: Neeser Müller Görner / Basel Client: Schule für Gestaltung Basel Category: Print / Posters - Single
RTS Cambridge Convention: Too Much To Watch Agency: Studio Kiln / Falmouth + 4creative / London Client: Royal Television Society / Channel 4 Television Category: Motion / Kinetic Typography - Series
"Find your flow" motion poster Agency: Detraform + Studio Metaphor Client: Neon Keon Category: Motion / Animated Posters - Series
Over, Again Agency: Studio Nopqrst / London + Jason Chow / London Client: Hong Kong Museum of Art / Kimhung Design Category: Motion / Animated Posters - Series
THE SWAP SHOW EDITION 2 Agency: Foreign Policy Design Group / Singapore Client: THE SWAP SHOW Category: Motion / Animated Posters - Series
Reimagining Timeless Avant Garde Agency: W.H.Y. Brand Consultancy / London Client: Vertice, London Category: Motion / Animated Posters - Series
MYOM fluid identity Agency: Landor / Paris + MYOM / London Client: MYOM Category: Motion / Animated Posters - Series
I Want Festival 2023 Agency: STUDIO KEKFENG / kuala lumpur + Huruf / kuala lumpur + Adrble Studio / kuala lumpur Client: Hi-Lighter Category: Print or Digital / Instructional Design / Forms / Information Design - Series
Ludowy Theatre Signage and Wayfinding Agency: Studio Otwarte / Kraków + BB Media / Skarżysko-Kamienna + Spoiwo Studio / Kraków + Ludowy Theatre / Kraków Client: Ludowy Theatre Category: Environmental Design / Signage / Wayfinding - Single
New Year's Card 2024 Agency: Studio Matthews / Seattle Client: Personal Category: Print / Printed Ephemera / Cards / Stickers - Single
John Chester Ross & Sons Whiskey 2nd Batch Agency: Holy Studio / Porto Alegre Client: John Chester Ross & Sons Category: Print / Packaging Design - Single
Gallivanter Gin Agency: Chad Michael Studio / Dallas Client: Itinerant Spirits Category: Print / Packaging Design - Single
Bureau Coffeeset Agency: BUREAU BERGER / Paris + Non Sans Raison / Limoges Client: BUREAU BERGER Category: Print / Packaging Design - Single
Cohasset Punch Label Agency: G.R. Shutters, L.L.C. / Chicago Client: Cohasset Punch Category: Print / Packaging Design - Single
Milk Bottle Agency: Criterium / QUÉBEC Client: Urban creamery of Quebec Category: Print / Packaging Design - Single
Yellow Crane Tower Water Agency: Wuhan Sanbu Brand Design Co., Ltd / Wuhan Client: Yellow Crane Tower Category: Print / Packaging Design - Single
Cultural Talents Tournament Agency: Milk Network / Jeddah Client: Ministry of Culture Category: Print / Posters - Series
THE SWAP SHOW EDITION 2 Agency: Foreign Policy Design Group / Singapore Client: THE SWAP SHOW Category: Print / Posters - Series
MYOM fluid identity Agency: Landor / Paris + MYOM / London Client: MYOM Category: Print / Posters - Series
2023–2024 Campaign - Diving Inward Agency: Paprika / Montreal Client: National Arts Centre French Theatre Category: Print / Posters - Series
Diagram of rare words Agency: RIFLING / Changsha Client: Alibaba Design Category: Print / Posters - Series
CAO 10th Anniversary Agency: R2 Design / Porto Client: Centro de Arte Oliva Category: Print / Posters - Series
Variations of Heart Whispers Agency: Qiuyu Li / Osaka + TOMBO Inc. / Osaka Client: Personal Category: Print / Posters - Series
36 Days of Type Agency: ricardodesign / Wörgl + Ricardo Gantschnigg / Wörgl Client: Personal Category: Digital / Technology / Social Media - Series
Guns and Gulaabs - Credit Titles Agency: Aarushi Jain + Netflix India + D2R Films / Mumbai Client: D2R Films Category: Motion / Credits or Titles
Design Diplomacy: On the Road Agency: Foreign Policy Design Group / Singapore Client: Design Diplomacy: On the Road Category: Motion / Credits or Titles
Raindogs Agency: Pentagram / New York City Client: Sid Gentle Films Category: Motion / Credits or Titles
Title sequence for TV show "Blackwater" Agency: GunLab + Snøhetta + Apple Tree Productions Client: SVT Category: Motion / Credits or Titles
Maxine Agency: Associate Studio / Brooklyn, NY Client: Maxine Category: Print or Digital / Brand Identity System
Cultural Talents Tournament Agency: Milk Network / Jeddah Client: Ministry of Culture Category: Print or Digital / Brand Identity System
Courses and Workshops 2023 Agency: Thiago Lacaz / Rio de Janeiro Client: Sesc Avenida Paulista Category: Print or Digital / Brand Identity System
Visual identity for Selective Music Agency: Bleed Design Studio / Oslo Client: Selective Music Category: Print or Digital / Brand Identity System
Romanian Design Week 2023 Agency: Claudia Draghia / Bucharest + Radu Manelici / Bucharest + Sebastian Anastasiei / Bucharest Client: Romanian Design Week Category: Print or Digital / Brand Identity System
Renewing a New York Institution Agency: Wolff Olins Client: New York Botanical Garden Category: Print or Digital / Brand Identity System

2024 Communication Design TDC Winner

Class Tao / Shanghai

Personal

TypeFlexi

Digital / Technology / Website / Microsite - Single

TDC70_CD023

2024 Communication Design TDC Winner

Nippon Design Center, Inc. / Tokyo

Kowloon Type

Kowloon Type Website design

Digital / Technology / Website / Microsite - Single

TDC70_CD024

2024 Lettering TDC Winner

KDP Letters / Halifax

To & From Gift Co.

Seed Packet Greetings

Print / Packaging Design - Series

TDC70_LT016

2024 Lettering TDC Winner

TRÜF / Los Angeles, CA

Thorn & Burrow Wines

Thorn & Burrow Wines

Print / Packaging Design - Series

TDC70_LT017

2024 Communication Design TDC Winner

Amazon Device and Services Group / Seattle + North / London + Rational Beauty / Austin

Amazon Device and Services Design Group

Patterns+Insights: Issue 01, Unbound

Publication / Editorial / Editorial / Catalog / Magazine - Single

TDC70_CD090

2024 Communication Design TDC Winner

G Design Studio / Athens

PSAT

ART ATHINA

Publication / Editorial / Editorial / Catalog / Magazine - Single

TDC70_CD091

2024 Communication Design TDC Winner

The New York Times Magazine / New York City

The New York Times for Kids

The Puberty Issue

Publication / Editorial / Editorial / Catalog / Magazine - Single

TDC70_CD092

2024 Communication Design TDC Winner

The New York Times Magazine / New York City

The New York Times for Kids

The Halloween Issue

Publication / Editorial / Editorial / Catalog / Magazine - Single

TDC70_CD093

2024 Communication Design TDC Winner

The New York Times Magazine / New York City

The New York Times Magazine

The Lives They Lived

Publication / Editorial / Editorial / Catalog / Magazine - Single

TDC70_CD094

2024 Communication Design TDC Winner

SEMIOTIK DESIGN AGENCY / Athens

BSS Consulting Company

Prime Matter BSS

Publication / Editorial / Editorial / Catalog / Magazine - Single

TDC70_CD095

2024 Communication Design TDC Winner

The New York Times Magazine / New York City

The New York Times Magazine

The Hip Hop Issue

Publication / Editorial / Editorial / Catalog / Magazine - Single

TDC70_CD096

2024 Communication Design TDC Winner

Studio Matthews / Seattle + LMN Architects / Seattle

Seattle Convention Center

Hill Climb Numbers

Environmental Design / Signage / Wayfinding - Series

TDC70_CD128

2024 Communication Design TDC Winner

Pentagram / New York City

Folger Shakespeare Library

Folger Shakespare Library Signage

Environmental Design / Signage / Wayfinding - Series

TDC70_CD129

2024 Communication Design TDC Winner

büro uebele visuelle kommunikation / Stuttgart

arsp architekten

Tyrol University College of Teacher Education

Environmental Design / Signage / Wayfinding - Series

TDC70_CD130

2024 Communication Design TDC Winner

büro uebele visuelle kommunikation / Stuttgart

Blasmusikverband Baden-Württemberg

Baden-Württemberg Music Centre signage system

Environmental Design / Signage / Wayfinding - Series

TDC70_CD131

2024 Communication Design TDC Winner

PRISM DESIGN STUDIO / Chengdu

WIDE HORIZON

DOTSSS CHILDREN’S MUSEUM SIGNAGE

Environmental Design / Signage / Wayfinding - Series

TDC70_CD132

2024 Communication Design TDC Winner

Neeser Müller Görner / Basel

Schule für Gestaltung Basel

Tag der offenen Tür

Print / Posters - Single

TDC70_CD063

2024 Lettering TDC Winner

Studio Kiln / Falmouth + 4creative / London

Royal Television Society / Channel 4 Television

RTS Cambridge Convention: Too Much To Watch

Motion / Kinetic Typography - Series

TDC70_LT002

2024 Communication Design TDC Winner

Detraform + Studio Metaphor

Neon Keon

"Find your flow" motion poster

Motion / Animated Posters - Series

TDC70_CD014

2024 Communication Design TDC Winner

Studio Nopqrst / London + Jason Chow / London

Hong Kong Museum of Art / Kimhung Design

Over, Again

Motion / Animated Posters - Series

TDC70_CD015

2024 Communication Design TDC Winner

Foreign Policy Design Group / Singapore

THE SWAP SHOW

THE SWAP SHOW EDITION 2

Motion / Animated Posters - Series

TDC70_CD016

2024 Communication Design TDC Winner

W.H.Y. Brand Consultancy / London

Vertice, London

Reimagining Timeless Avant Garde

Motion / Animated Posters - Series

TDC70_CD017

2024 Communication Design TDC Winner

Landor / Paris + MYOM / London

MYOM

MYOM fluid identity

Motion / Animated Posters - Series

TDC70_CD018

2024 Communication Design TDC Winner

STUDIO KEKFENG / kuala lumpur + Huruf / kuala lumpur + Adrble Studio / kuala lumpur

Hi-Lighter

I Want Festival 2023

Print or Digital / Instructional Design / Forms / Information Design - Series

TDC70_CD025

2024 Communication Design TDC Winner

Studio Otwarte / Kraków + BB Media / Skarżysko-Kamienna + Spoiwo Studio / Kraków + Ludowy Theatre / Kraków

Ludowy Theatre

Ludowy Theatre Signage and Wayfinding

Environmental Design / Signage / Wayfinding - Single

TDC70_CD127

2024 Communication Design TDC Winner

Studio Matthews / Seattle

Personal

New Year's Card 2024

Print / Printed Ephemera / Cards / Stickers - Single

TDC70_CD072

2024 Communication Design TDC Winner

Holy Studio / Porto Alegre

John Chester Ross & Sons

John Chester Ross & Sons Whiskey 2nd Batch

Print / Packaging Design - Single

TDC70_CD073

2024 Communication Design TDC Winner

Chad Michael Studio / Dallas

Itinerant Spirits

Gallivanter Gin

Print / Packaging Design - Single

TDC70_CD074

2024 Communication Design TDC Winner

BUREAU BERGER / Paris + Non Sans Raison / Limoges

BUREAU BERGER

Bureau Coffeeset

Print / Packaging Design - Single

TDC70_CD075

2024 Communication Design TDC Winner

G.R. Shutters, L.L.C. / Chicago

Cohasset Punch

Cohasset Punch Label

Print / Packaging Design - Single

TDC70_CD076

2024 Communication Design TDC Winner

Criterium / QUÉBEC

Urban creamery of Quebec

Milk Bottle

Print / Packaging Design - Single

TDC70_CD077

2024 Communication Design TDC Winner

Wuhan Sanbu Brand Design Co., Ltd / Wuhan

Yellow Crane Tower

Yellow Crane Tower Water

Print / Packaging Design - Single

TDC70_CD078

2024 Communication Design TDC Winner

Milk Network / Jeddah

Ministry of Culture

Cultural Talents Tournament

Print / Posters - Series

TDC70_CD064

2024 Communication Design TDC Winner

Foreign Policy Design Group / Singapore

THE SWAP SHOW

THE SWAP SHOW EDITION 2

Print / Posters - Series

TDC70_CD065

2024 Communication Design TDC Winner

Landor / Paris + MYOM / London

MYOM

MYOM fluid identity

Print / Posters - Series

TDC70_CD066

2024 Communication Design TDC Winner

Paprika / Montreal

National Arts Centre French Theatre

2023–2024 Campaign - Diving Inward

Print / Posters - Series

TDC70_CD067

2024 Communication Design TDC Winner

RIFLING / Changsha

Alibaba Design

Diagram of rare words

Print / Posters - Series

TDC70_CD068

2024 Communication Design TDC Winner

R2 Design / Porto

Centro de Arte Oliva

CAO 10th Anniversary

Print / Posters - Series

TDC70_CD069

2024 Communication Design TDC Winner

Qiuyu Li / Osaka + TOMBO Inc. / Osaka

Personal

Variations of Heart Whispers

Print / Posters - Series

TDC70_CD071

2024 Lettering TDC Winner

ricardodesign / Wörgl + Ricardo Gantschnigg / Wörgl

Personal

36 Days of Type

Digital / Technology / Social Media - Series

TDC70_LT004

2024 Communication Design TDC Winner

Aarushi Jain + Netflix India + D2R Films / Mumbai

D2R Films

Guns and Gulaabs - Credit Titles

Motion / Credits or Titles

TDC70_CD019

2024 Communication Design TDC Winner

Foreign Policy Design Group / Singapore

Design Diplomacy: On the Road

Design Diplomacy: On the Road

Motion / Credits or Titles

TDC70_CD020

2024 Communication Design TDC Winner

Pentagram / New York City

Sid Gentle Films

Raindogs

Motion / Credits or Titles

TDC70_CD021

2024 Communication Design TDC Winner

GunLab + Snøhetta + Apple Tree Productions

SVT

Title sequence for TV show "Blackwater"

Motion / Credits or Titles

TDC70_CD022

2024 Communication Design TDC Winner

Associate Studio / Brooklyn, NY

Maxine

Maxine

Print or Digital / Brand Identity System

TDC70_CD038

2024 Communication Design TDC Winner

Milk Network / Jeddah

Ministry of Culture

Cultural Talents Tournament

Print or Digital / Brand Identity System

TDC70_CD039

2024 Communication Design TDC Winner

Thiago Lacaz / Rio de Janeiro

Sesc Avenida Paulista

Courses and Workshops 2023

Print or Digital / Brand Identity System

TDC70_CD040

2024 Communication Design TDC Winner

Bleed Design Studio / Oslo

Selective Music

Visual identity for Selective Music

Print or Digital / Brand Identity System

TDC70_CD041

2024 Communication Design TDC Winner

Claudia Draghia / Bucharest + Radu Manelici / Bucharest + Sebastian Anastasiei / Bucharest

Romanian Design Week

Romanian Design Week 2023

Print or Digital / Brand Identity System

TDC70_CD042

2024 Communication Design TDC Winner

Wolff Olins

New York Botanical Garden

Renewing a New York Institution

Print or Digital / Brand Identity System

TDC70_CD043

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