The Type Directors Club, the world’s leading typography organization, has opened the global call for entries for its prestigious TDC71 competition.
TDC71 recognizes typographic excellence and innovation, while maintaining its ongoing commitment to the art and craft of typography and design.
Winners of TDC71 receive a Certificate of Typographic Excellence and digital seal certifying their work is among the world’s best of the year. Winning work will also be featured in the highly respected TDC Annual, The World’s Best Typography®, and showcased in eight exhibitions that travel to museums, schools and design organizations around the world. These shows travel throughout North America, South America, Europe and Asian countries.
To be eligible, work must have been produced or published in the 2024 calendar year.
TDC71 includes the following competition categories:
- Communication Design — any creation that uses type, lettering, or written language—be it print design, digital design, immersive experiences, architecture, fashion, film titles, social media campaigns, or otherwise.
- Lettering — for work where the letters are either modified or created—this could entail traditional or abstract calligraphy, tattoos, wordmarks and custom logotypes, or typefaces that are just a little too out there to be classic typeface design
- Type Design — for entries showcasing the design of workable font software; this could mean single typefaces, type families, emoji or symbol fonts, or software for generating and creating type
Please find more details on the official website.
The TDC 71st Annual Competition – Entry Fees
Entry fees start at $35 USD and vary depending on the submission deadline and entry type.
To make TDC71 as accessible as possible on a global level, the organization is offering significant regional discounts on entry fees. Approximately half of the world’s countries qualify for a 60% discount, and another quarter of them receive a 20% discount, with only the most economically prosperous countries and regions paying the full entry fee. Additional discounts are also available to TDC members.
