NEW YORK, USA — Designers in mainland China, Hong Kong, India, Indonesia, Japan, Republic of Korea, Macau, Malaysia, Singapore, Taiwan and Thailand won 49 prestigious TDC Certificates, as revealed today by the Type Directors Club, the world’s leading typography organization, for its two premiere global awards programs: TDC67 Communication Design and 24TDC Typeface Design competitions.
Winners from the region who picked up TDC67 Communication Design Certificates (unless otherwise noted) are as follows:
Mainland China:
- Bing Chen Hangzhou “Joy & Grief”, personal in Posters – Single
- Centre Design Zhongshan City, Guangdong Province “Logo” for Caobu Public Library in Logotypes – Single
- Coca-Cola China Beijing with CoolCharacter Shanghai and FounderType Beijing “Coca-Cola Care Font” for Coca-Cola China in Single Typeface – Single Typeface (24TDC Typeface Design Certificate)
- HDU23 Lab Wuxi “Sweety Ripple” for Sweety Ripple in Identity/Branding – Campaign
- HDU23 Lab Wuxi “Pastoral”, personal in Posters – Campaign
- KAUKAU Shanghai “Visual identity” for Ampey in Identity/Branding – Campaign
- L3branding Beijing “Brand Design” for Jetlag Books in Identity/Branding – Campaign
- Mint Brand Design Beijing “Bift Graduation Works BA, Class Of 2020” for Bift in Books – Single
- Mint Brand Design Beijing “Bift Graduation Works BA, Class Of 2020” for Bift in Motion/TV – Visual Design – Single
- Quinsay Design Hang Zhou “Grid Calendar 2021” in Calendars – Single
- STONES DESIGN Lab. Beijing “2021 Calendar” in Calendars – Single
- STONES DESIGN Lab. Beijing “57 Sheets of Paper” for Antalis (China) in Catalogs – Single
- TEN BUTTONS Guangzhou “GAFA Degree Show 2020” for Guangzhou Academy of Fine Arts in Identity/Branding – Campaign
- TEN BUTTONS Guangzhou “GAFA Degree Show 2020” for Guangzhou Academy of Fine Arts in Posters – Campaign
- TEN BUTTONS Guangzhou “Post-Information Era – Guangzhou International Chinese Character Creative Conference” for Ihsoat Creative Lab in Identity/Branding – Campaign
- x1000 Company Shanghai “Tank Arts Festival” for Tank Shanghai in Identity/Branding – Campaign
- Yuan Liu Shanghai “The Broken Bridge” for Pizhou Cultural Office in Books – Single
- Zhejiang Gongshang University Hangzhou “Good is like Water” for Gwangju Design Biennale in 17A: Posters – Single
India:
- Ananya Khaitan New Delhi “Unprecedented Rhymes for Unprecedented Times” for Ananya Khaitan in Experimental – Campaign
- Department of Applied Art, Faculty of Fine Arts, The Maharaja Sayajirao University of Baroda Baroda “A Type Family Inspired by Safety Grills” in Student – Type Family (24TDC Typeface Design Certificate)
Indonesia:
- Thinking Room Jakarta “Conjunglyph: A Symbol Experimentation”, personal in Books – Single
Japan:
- Atelier Jisuke Tokyo “Shakespeare Series ‘Love and Emotion’ ” for Create Theatre Poster in Posters – Campaign
- MARU Nakano-ku, Tokyo “Kankitsu-yama” for Kadoya in Packaging – Campaign
Republic of Korea:
- CBR Graphic Lab Seoul “Typomania 2020” for Alexander Vasin in Posters – Single
- Halim Lee Seoul “i.Am Type Specimen”, personal in Books – Single
- HKNU Anseong-si, Gyeonggi-do “The Violence of Light: The arrogant and inconsiderate.”, personal in Student – Campaign
- Layers Seoul ”Layers: MP” for Jeonnam International SUMUK Biennale in T-Shirts/Apparel – Single
- School of Visual Arts “Jeff Koons Typeface” in Student – Single
- Wei-Hao Wang Taipei with Goeun Park Seoul “Body Type” in Experimental – Single
Macau:
- Indego Design Macau “Design Show 2020” for Naughty Roll in Exhibits/Signage – Campaign
- Indego Design Macau “Estabelecimento De Comidas Vah Thai” for Estabelecimento De Comidas Vah Thai in Posters – Campaign
- Indego Design Macau “Dino Art Toy Boom” for 50% Toy in Posters – Campaign
Malaysia:
- Fictionist Studio Kuala Lumpur “Ox in a Box”, personal in Self-Promotion – Single
- hrf type Kuala Lumpur “Grab Community” for Grab in Type System – Type System (24TDC Typeface Design Certificate)
Singapore:
- Foreign Policy Design Group Singapore “Brand Identity” for Roger&Sons in Identity/Branding – Campaign
- Foreign Policy Design Group Singapore “ Brand Identity” for Figment in Identity/Branding – Campaign
- Foreign Policy Design Group Singapore “Brand Identity” for Design Pasar in Identity/Branding – Campaign
- Foreign Policy Design Group Singapore “Logotype” for Singapore International Photography Festival in Logotypes – Single
- Lasalle College of the Arts Singapore “Kasper Florio – Atypical Swiss: Visual Analysis” in Student – Single
- UFHO Singapore “Hopersand” for BÜRO UFHO in Experimental – Campaign
- UFHO Singapore “Resilience Type” in Experimental – Campaign
Taiwan:
- adj. everything New Taipei City “Sit Down Please” for Taiwan Design Research Institute, Taiwan in Identity/Branding – Campaign
- Ling Tung University Taichung “Thinking Out of Box”, personal in Books – Single
- Wang Zhi-Hong Studio Taipei “The Autobiography of Eikoh Hosoe Trilogy” for Faces Publications in Book Jackets – Single
- Yan-Ting Chen Taipei City “Nature of Words” for Nature in Posters – Campaign
Thailand:
- Potch Auacherdkul Bangkok “Huai”, self Initiated in Type Family – Type Family (24TDC Typeface Design Certificate)
Entries were received this year from 57 countries. A total of 274 TDC Certificates — 254 for TDC67 and 20 for 24TDC — representing 39 countries were unveiled today in a special winners showcase. Mainland China was the third-highest scoring country, following the US and Germany. The complete list of TDC67 and 24 TDC Certificate winners can be viewed here.
Top global winners this year were COLLINS New York and San Francisco and Pentagram New York and London, each with eight TDC Certificates. The New York Times Magazine with seven Certificates.
“Opening the competitions following several months of hardship, unemployment and lost clients created a lot of uncertainty,” said Elizabeth Carey Smith, TDC past-president and chair of its Advisory Board. “But as we found out, people channeled that uncertainty in incredibly creative, expressive ways, and we’re so proud of all the work submitted. As an organization that strives to recognize typography all over the world, we’re also delighted this year to have entries from nearly 60 countries.”
TDC67, now in its 67th year, is all about how letterforms are used, recognizing typographic excellence and innovation along with the art and craft of typography and design. 24TDC, in its 24th year, focuses on how letterforms are drawn, and celebrates new typeface designs in all global languages. Both competitions have professional and student categories, and receive entries from more than 60 countries.
TDC67 and 24TDC winners receive a Certificate of Typographic Excellence and digital tag certifying their work is among the world’s best of the year. Winning work will be featured in the highly respected TDC Annual, The World’s Best Typography® and showcased exhibits that travel to museums, schools and design organizations around the world.
This year’s awards competitions reflect TDC’s commitment to ensure diversity within its TDC67 Communication Design and 24TDC Typeface Design juries.
TDC kicks off The One Club’s virtual Creative Week 2021 on Monday, June 7 with the announcement of this year’s Judges’ Choice winners and Best of Show for the TDC67 Communication Design and 24TDC Typeface Design competitions. In addition, TDC will announce first-, second- and third-place Student monetary winners, and the first-place Student Typeface winner.
Established in 1946 in New York, TDC celebrates and amplifies the power of typography and serves as a global community united by the shared belief that type drives culture and culture drives type. The competition was established in 1955.
This year marks the first editions of these typography awards competitions since the announcement of TDC’s merger with The One Club for Creativity, the world’s foremost nonprofit organization whose mission is to support and celebrate the global creative community.
The One Club for Creativity, producer of The One Show, ADC Annual Awards, Type Directors Club Communication Design and Typeface Design awards, Young Guns and Creative Week, is the world’s foremost non-profit organization whose mission is to support and celebrate the global creative community. The One Show is a top global awards show for advertising, design and digital marketing, focusing on the creativity of ideas and quality of execution. Established in 1921, the global ADC Annual Awards are the world’s longest continuously running creative award for advertising and design, honoring excellence in craft, design and innovation. Creative Week takes place in June, and is the preeminent festival celebrating the intersection of advertising and the arts.
