TDC Typeface Design Winners 2012

A total of 173 entries was received, from 27 countries: Argentina, Austria, Australia, Canada, China, Czech Republic, Colombia, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, India, Israel, Japan, Lebanon, Mexico, Netherlands, New Zealand, Portugal, Russia, Serbia, Spain, Switzerland, UK, and US.

US entries: 71 (41%), 3 winners (23%);
Non-US entries: 102 (59%), 10 winners (77%).

TDC² Jury

Roger Black
Matthew Carter
Paul Shaw
Erik Spiekermann

Maxim Zhukov, Competition Chair

The Non-Latin Advisory Board (NLAB) reviewed all non-Latin typefaces and advised the jury. The group included: Gayaneh Bagdasaryan, Misha Beletsky, Martin Heijdra, John Hudson, Gerry Leonidas, Ken Lunde, Klimis Mastoridis, Fiona Ross, Hyunguk Ryu, Mamoun Sakkal, Taro Yamamoto, and Vladimir Yefimov (1949–2012). Gary Munch was the coordinator.

Hipster Script

tdc2 typography winner

Typeface Designer: Alejandro Paul, Buenos Aires
Foundry: Sudtipos
URL: www.sudtipos.com
Twitter: @alepaul

Chiavari

tdc2 typography winner

Typeface Designer: Hélène Zünd, Lausanne
School: École cantonale d’art de Lausanne
URL: www.helenezund.ch

Balkan

tdc2 typography winner

Typeface Designers: Nikola Đurek and Marija Juza, Zabok, Croatia
Foundry: Typonine Font Foundry
Languages: Latin and Cyrillic

La República

La República | TDC2 Typeface Design Winner

Typeface Designer: Cesar Puertas, Bogotá, Colombia
Design Office: Typograma
Client: Diario La República – Editorial El Globo
URL: www.typograma.com
Twitter: @cesarpuertas
Members of Typeface Family/System:
Regular, Light, Italic, Semibold, Bold, Black, and Display

DecoType Ruq‘ah

tdc2 typography winner

Typeface Designer: Mirjam Somers, Amsterdam
Creative Director: Thomas Milo
Software Architect: Peter Somers
Language: Arabic

Sutturah

tdc2 typography winner

Typeface Designer: Octavio Pardo, Zizur Mayor, Spain
URL: www.octaviopardo.com
Twitter: @octaviopv

Mr. Porter

tdc2 typography winner

Typeface Designer: Underware, The Hague
Foundry: Underware
URL: www.underware.nl
Twitter: @underware

Rekja

tdc2 typography winner

Typeface Designer: Anton Studer, Zürich
Foundry: Nouvelle Noire
URL: www.nouvellenoire.ch

Greta Arabic

tdc2 typography winner

Typeface Designer: Kristyan Sarkis, Beirut, Lebanon
Studio: Kristyan Sarkis, Den Haag
Client: Typotheque
URL: www.kristyansarkis.com
Twitter: @kristyanss
Language: Arabic
Members of Typeface Family/System:
Regular, Light, Medium, Bold

Harriet

tdc2 typography winner

Typeface Designer: Jackson Cavanaugh, Chicago
Foundry: Okay Type
URL: www.okaytype.com
Twitter: @okaytype

Smidgen

tdc2 typography winner

Typeface Designer: Ken Barber, Wilmington, Delaware
Foundry: House Industries, Yorkyn, Delaware
URL: www.houseindustries.com
Members of Typeface Family/System:
Smidgen Regular and Smidgen Drop Shadow

Vibro

tdc2 typography winner

Typeface Designer: Max Phillips, New York
Foundry: Signal Type Foundry
URL: www.signalfoundry.com

FF Mister K Informal

tdc2 typography winner

Typeface Designer: Julia Sysmäläinen, Berlin
Foundry: FSI FontShop International GmbH
URL: www.fontfont.com/fonts/mister-k-info