The Traveling Exhibition

A Traveling Global Showcase of Competition Winners

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.

A Traveling Global Showcase of Competition Winners

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.