
Roxane Gataud
We host annual competitions in support of emerging, early career, and world-renowned typographic talent, showcasing each year’s winning work in an exhibition at New York’s Cooper Union. After their initial debut, exhibitions travel to museums, schools, and design organizations around the US and 50 cities in 20 countries across the globe.
Winning work is honored in the pages of our beautifully designed annuals, distributed to TDC members worldwide.
Students are encouraged to enter the Communication and Typeface Design competitions. We offer a separate category for student submissions.
Roxane Gataud
Alexander Slobzheninov
Marko Hrastovec
Kimya Gandhi
Matthijs Herzberg
Benjamin Tuttle
Our signature competition, established in 1955, regularly attracts upwards of 2,000 submissions from 50+ countries.
PARADISE—Logotype
BRUTUS / New York
The Displaced—Posters
Ritual + Miguel Vasquez
Batidos Masa—Packaging
S&Co / BOGOTA
Rohrbach Gruppe Brand—Identity
Ina Bauer Kommunikationsdesign / Stuttgart
Branding of Frankie’s Burger Bar—Logotype
CREATIAS ESTUDIO / VALENCIA
Tuttlingen District Council Offices Signage System—Exhibitions
büro uebele visuelle kommunikation / Stuttgart
Created in 1998, the Typeface Design competition recognizes work from independent designers, agencies and foundries.
AMAALA ARABIC—Typeface Design
Bahman Eslami / The Hague + Interval type / Paris
FZ Qianlongxingshu—Judge’s Choice
FounderType / Beijing
Greta Armenian—Typeface Design
Typotheque / The Hague
SF Symbols 3—Typeface Design
Apple Design Team / Cupertino, California
Lava Syllabics—Typeface Design
Typotheque / The Hague
November Tamil—Typeface Design
Typotheque / The Hague
Created in 2018, Ascenders honors type-based portfolios of designers who are 35 years of age and under.
Roxane Gataud
Alexander Slobzheninov
Marko Hrastovec
Kimya Gandhi
Matthijs Herzberg
Benjamin Tuttle