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TDC EXHIBITIONS

The Type Directors Club’s Annual Exhibition is a global showcase of typographic excellence reflecting the vital role of type in culture, communication, and craft. The TDC has been a beacon of typographic achievement for over seven decades. Each year, the show is displayed in museums, schools, and prominent design organizations around the globe. Over the years, the show has traveled to over 50 cities in over 20 countries.

The exhibition exemplifies the global nature of our discipline, with entries submitted from over 60 countries and writing systems. The winning work includes emerging voices and renowned leaders, spanning studios, independent designers, lettering artists, and type foundries.

PAST SHOW LOCATIONS:

Cities
New York, Seattle, Cleveland, London, Austin, Ho Chi Minh City, Athens, Kota Kinabalu, Montevideo, Amman, Harare, Kuala Lumpur, Mumbai, Tokyo, Paris, Barcelona, Stockholm, Oslo, Graz, Limoges, Stuttgart, Fujian, São Paulo, Montreal, Dallas, Shanghai, Bucharest, Québec, Weimar, Karlsruhe, Auckland, Singapore, Los Angeles, Kanazawa, Porto Alegre, Macao, Überlingen, Cracow, Barreiro, Kyiv, Chicago, Jeddah, Brooklyn, Zürich, Changsha, Nanjing, Chengdu, Osaka, Porto, Saarbrücken, Rio de Janeiro.

Countries
United States, Portugal, China, Slovenia, Germany, Brazil, Canada, Eritrea, New Zealand, Macau SAR China, Poland, Ukraine, France, Norway, Austria, Venezuela, Italy, Switzerland, Australia, Greece, Saudi Arabia, Romania, Vietnam, Zimbabwe, Japan, India, Malaysia, Philippines, United Kingdom.

LOCATIONS

Lille, France

May 2026

TypeParis
May 26 (opening) - May 31, 2026
Location: Club des Directeurs artistiques, Paris FRANCE

Atypi Conference
May 27, 2026 - May 30, 2026
Location: Stanford University, Palo Alto, CA USA

June 2026

Japan Typography Association
June 15, 2026 - July 10, 2026
Location: Takeo Minocho Honten, Tokyo, JAPAN

Verlag Hermann Schmidt
June 26, 2026 - June 27, 2026
Location: Verlag Hermann Schmidt, Mainz GERMANY

July 2026

TDC Award Show
July 15, 2026 - July 16, 2026
Location: The Lighthouse, Brooklyn, NY USA

August 2026

TypeCon
August 6, 2026 - August 8, 2026
Location: VOLUMES Design Library, Portland, OR USA

September 2026

Japan Typography Association
September 15, 2026 - September 19, 2026
Location: Higashisakura Kaikan, Aichi, JAPAN
ECV Lille
September 21, 2026 - October 2, 2026
Location 1: Atelier Télescopique, Lille, FRANCE
Location 2: ECV Lille FRANCE

October 2026

Atypi Conference
October 28, 2026 - October 31, 2026
Location: University of Arts Sharjah, UAE

November 2026

ECV Bordeaux
November 12, 2026 - December 31, 2026
Location: TBC, Bordeaux, FRANCE

Japanese Typography Association
November 24, 2026 - December 7, 2026
Location: Raymay Fuji Paper Inn, Fukuoka, JAPAN

December 2026

January 2027

IED Kunsthal Bilbao
January 26, 2027 - February 21, 2027 (TBC)
Location: Edificio Papelera, Bilbao, SPAIN

Polish Japanese Academy of Information
Winter 2027
Location: TBC, Warszawa, POLAND

February 2027

SCAD
February (exact dates TBC)
Location: TBC, Savannah, GA USA

ECV Nantes
February 8, 2027 - February 16, 2027
Location: TBC, Nantes, FRANCE

IED Barcelona
February 25, 2027 - March 25, 2027 (TBC)
Location: TBC, Barcelona, SPAIN

March 2027

Japan Typography Association
March 19, 2027 - April 1 2027
Location: Paper Voice, Osaka, JAPAN

ECV Paris
March 22, 2027 - March 26, 2027
Location: TBC, Paris, FRANCE

May 2027

IED Madrid
May 7, 2027 - May 29, 2027 (TBC)
Location: TBC, Madrid, SPAIN

The Type Directors Club’s Annual Exhibition is a global showcase of typographic excellence reflecting the vital role of type in culture, communication, and craft. The TDC has been a beacon of typographic achievement for over seven decades. Each year, the show is displayed in museums, schools, and prominent design organizations around the globe. Over the years, the show has traveled to over 50 cities in over 20 countries.

The exhibition exemplifies the global nature of our discipline, with entries submitted from over 60 countries and writing systems. The winning work includes emerging voices and renowned leaders, spanning studios, independent designers, lettering artists, and type foundries.

The Type Directors Club’s Annual Exhibition is a global showcase of typographic excellence reflecting the vital role of type in culture, communication, and craft. The TDC has been a beacon of typographic achievement for over seven decades. Each year, the show is displayed in museums, schools, and prominent design organizations around the globe. Over the years, the show has traveled to over 50 cities in over 20 countries.

The exhibition exemplifies the global nature of our discipline, with entries submitted from over 60 countries and writing systems. The winning work includes emerging voices and renowned leaders, spanning studios, independent designers, lettering artists, and type foundries.

The Type Directors Club’s Annual Exhibition is a global showcase of typographic excellence reflecting the vital role of type in culture, communication, and craft. The TDC has been a beacon of typographic achievement for over seven decades. Each year, the show is displayed in museums, schools, and prominent design organizations around the globe. Over the years, the show has traveled to over 50 cities in over 20 countries.

The exhibition exemplifies the global nature of our discipline, with entries submitted from over 60 countries and writing systems. The winning work includes emerging voices and renowned leaders, spanning studios, independent designers, lettering artists, and type foundries.