ABOUT THE OPENING: Join us to celebrate the winners of the third TDC Ascenders Competition and see their work on exhibit. Ascenders is the world’s premier portfolio-based competition dedicated to type in all its versatile forms, and the inspiring up and coming designers — individuals or teams — who are elevating the medium. *Light food […]
ABOUT THE EVENT: Steven Heller's recent book GROWING UP UNDERGROUND : A Memoir of Counter Culture New York chronicles the first decade of his 50+ year career as an art director, graphic designer, educator and writer (of sorts). He is the author, coauthor or editor of over 200 books on popular culture through the lens of design, […]
Join the TDC and Paul Shaw for a walk through Lower Manhattan. ABOUT THE EVENT: There is an area of Lower Manhattan that has escaped the realtor's urge to name and identify. It is below Canal Street, east of Broadway (the common edge of Tribeca), west of Little Italy, and north of City Hall. It […]
Ezhishin, part of TDC’s ongoing Type Drives Culture conference series, is co-curated by Neebinnaukzhik Southall (Chippewas of Rama First Nation), a graphic designer, artist, photographer, and writer who specializes in working within Indigenous communities, and Ksenya Samarskaya, the recently appointed TDC managing director. The conference includes presentations and panels featuring prominent Native designers, as well as non-Native designers working respectfully […]
Join us for everyone’s favorite design party featuring full access to the museum and Poster House’s current exhibitions, typographic raffle prizes from around the world, and free drinks for the first 50 attendees, courtesy of Work Type IPA and Ghia! Poster House and TDC Members get a 20% discount at the bar thereafter. All are […]
Meet TDC69 Judge Halle Kho—Halle (pronounced like Halle Berry) is currently the Vice-President of Design at SAP. She is building and leading a remote global design team that will influence all aspects of product expression for SAP Design, with her practice area expertise includes Experience and Research, Storytelling and Strategy, Creative Direction and User Experience […]
Meet TDC69 judge, and Ascenders 3 winner: Au Chon Hin, who’ll be presenting and in conversation with Ascenders 4 judge: Li Zhiqian. (Please note that the panel is only in Mandarin Chinese.) Au Chon Hin, is an acclaimed designer from Macau, who mainly engages in brand identity and visual identity. He is the founder and […]
Meet two multiscript TDC69 judges that traverse the globe, Cheng Xuchang and Anuthin Wongsunkakon! They’ll show some of their recent research and work, and join BranD Magazine in a short conversation regarding their outlooks on the current state of type design. Multilingual typeface designer, documentary director. PhD student of Typeface Design, University of Reading, […]
Meet three of the eight TDC69 Lettering judges: Hussein Alazaat, Huston Wilson, and Ximena Jiménez, and join the discussion on why lettering is having such a hot moment, and how it translates around the globe. Hussein Alazaat is an Arabic calligraphy artist, instructor, multidisciplinary designer, and typography enthusiast from Jordan. He founded ALAZAAT Design Studio, […]
Want to know what it takes to get the coveted best-in-show prize in our annual competition? Last year, Pentagram’s Michael Bierut and Jonny Sikov took home this single coveted prize in their leadership on the International Center for Photography. Want to know what went into the project? Why the judges loved it as much as […]