The Type Directors Club, the world’s leading typography organization, has opened the global call for entries for its prestigious TDC72 competition.
TDC72 recognizes typographic excellence and innovation, while maintaining its ongoing commitment to the art and craft of typography and design.
Winners will receive TDC Type-High Gold, Silver, Bronze awards or Merit certificates, and a 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 a number of exhibitions that travel to museums, schools, and design organizations around the world.
To be eligible, work must have been produced or published in the 2025 calendar year.
TDC72 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 72nd Annual Competition – Entry Fees
Entry fees start at $35 USD and vary depending on the submission deadline and entry type.
The TDC competition regularly receives entries from more than 60 countries. To make TDC72 as accessible as possible on a global level, the organization is offering significant regional discounts on entry fees.