Type Directors Club
The Type Directors Club (TDC) is an international organization for those devoted to excellence in typography in all its forms. Created in 1946, the organization’s mission is to raise the standards of typography and related fields within the graphic arts. The TDC supports research and education, and disseminates information relating to typography. The TDC supports the industry through a number of programs, including the annual typographic design competition, educational seminars and events, publications, and co-operation with other like-minded organizations. The club supports itself through memberships of type designers, typographers, graphic designers, other industry professionals and students.
TDC produces a design annual that features award-winning typography. The most recent, Typography 35, is designed by Collins.[1]
As of 2015, the president of the Type Directors Club is Matteo Bologna. Roberto de Vicq is vice president. Sean King, Secretary/Treasurer. Graham Clifford is chairman of the board. Carol Wahler is executive director.[2]
Past Presidents include: Frank Powers, Milton Zudeck, Alfred Dickman, Joseph Weiler, James Secrest, Gustave Saelens, Arthur Lee, Martin Connell, Gene Ettenberg, Edward Gottschall, Saadyah Maximom, Louis Lepis, Gerard O'Neill, Zoltan Kiss, Roy Zucca, William Streever, Bonnie Hazelton, Jack Tauss, Klaus Schmidt, John Luke, Jack Odette, Ed Benguiat, Allan Haley, B. Martin Pedersen, Mara Kurtz, Mark Solsburg, Daniel Pelavin, James Montalbano, Gary Munch, Alex W. White, Charles Nix, Diego Vainesman and Graham Clifford.
Type Design Awards
The Type Directors Club Type Design Awards or TDC2 are given annually for excellence in typeface design. The award is generally viewed as being the most prestigious in the field.
Winners by Year
| Year | Winning Typefaces | Ref |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | Arcana Manuscript, Biblon, Blue Island, Cholla Slab, FF Clifford, Costa, Erica Sans, Homemade, Bitstream Kis Cyrillic, Klin, Mexica, Mirra, Diwan Mishafi, Myriad Pro Greek, Nani, Profile, Silentium Pro, Linotype Syntax | [3] |
| 2001 | ITC Aspera, Basilica, Linotype Conrad, Eplica, Hierarchy, Litteratra, Manuscript, Maya, Preissig, Really, Terminator, Warnock Pro, Zentra | [4] |
| 2002 | Text: Dreamer DD, Pradell, Whitman; Display: Alphatier, Azuza, Dearest, Globetrotter, ITC Jeepers, Keester, Media Core 3, Woodley Park;
Type System: Brioso Pro, Federal, Rialto, Siemens |
[5] |
| 2003 | Text: Arabic Typesetting, Carlin Script, Gentium, Laurentian; Display: Falafil, ITC Keefbats, Sakkal Seta Pro; Type System: Fontana ND, FF Strada, FTF Morgan, Full Moon Suite, Press Family, Suite, Sauna, ITC Tactile | [6] |
| 2004 | Text: Ardbeg, Argot, Maiola, Nyala, MS Uighur; Display: Brunn, Buttress, Sava Pro; Type System: Amira, Amplitude, FF Angkoon, Expo Sans, Farnham, Houston, Noam, FF Unit, Zocalo | [7] |
| 2005 | Text: Fabiol, Minuscule; Display: Bello, Bublik, Bunker, Dolce, Ed Gothic, Ed Script, Elementis, Pirouette, DB SantiPap, Scheck, Shipflat, Shoutenkaku / Shoutenmaru; Type System: FF Absara, Auto, Calibri, Rumba; Ornament: Super-Veloz | [8] |
| 2006 | Text: Aniene, Adobe Arabic, Calouste, Quixote; Display: Darka, Hogariet, Rayuela Chocolate 2.0, P22 Sweepy; Type System: Frutiger Next Greek, Garamond Premier Pro, Piclig, Relato Sans, Vista Sans; Ornament: FF Headz | [9] |
| 2007 | Text: Corundum Text, Greta Text, Untitled, EMT Lorena, Midan, Olga, Tisa; Type System: Arno Pro, Beorcana, Fakir, Nassim, Palatino Sans and Palatino Sans Informal, Quiosco, Xtra Sans; Display: Flexion, Manicotti, Peanut, Subtil; Ornament: Gregoria | [10] |
| 2008 | Text: Al Rajhi, Fondo, Marat, OTS Ethiopic, Palatino Arabic, Vodafone Hindi, Tiina; Type System: Anselm, Gloriola Standard and Display, National, Presidencia; Display: Blaktur, Burgues Script, Fresco Arabic, Logo Jr Black, Mommie, Sable, Slant, Swing, Ventura; Ornament: Restraint | [11] |
| 2009 | Text: Adios Script, Montague Script, Alda, Copte Scripte; Display: Klimax Bold, Nebulon, Optica Normal, Orbe | [12] |
| 2010 | Ingeborg, Deliscript, Kazuraki, Urbana Lnd, Joos, Espinosa Nova, Lavigne Display, ITC Legacy Square Serif Pro, Retiro, Narziss, Rieven, Fugu, Ysobel, Rum Black, Aisha, DecoType Nastaliq | [13] |
| 2011 | Brandon Grotesque, Eames Century Modern, Aero, Palatino Sans Arabic, Tundra, Amalta, Thuraya Regular, Shift, Supria Sans, FF Suhmo, News, Daisy, Matrona, Tabati, Nori, Eventide, Enzian, Elegy, Poem, Eames Poster Numerals | [14] |
| 2012 | Hipster Script, Chiavari, Balkan, La República, DecoType Ruq‘ah, Sutturah, Mr. Porter, Rekja, Greta Arabic, Harriet, Smidgen, Vibro, FF Mister K Informal | [15] |
| 2013 | Athena Ruby, JAF Bernini Sans, Karol, The Brill Family, Tegaki, Blanco, Vinter, Days and Nights, FF Chartwell, Baldufa, Iskra, Erotica, Agmena™, Jocham | [16] |
| 2014 | Sori, Metro Nova, Odesta, Azer, Pizza Press, Columbia Titling, Amplify, Chimera, Mislab, Duplicate Ionic, FF Quixo, Argentina, Ogg, Lalola, DecoType Nastaleeq Press, Venecia, Medusa, Flirt Script, MZhiHei Ultra Bold, Cloud Mountin Type, FREE, Bungee, Marcel Script, Chapitre Regular | [17] |
TDC Medal
The TDC Medal is awarded to individuals and institutions who have made major contributions to the field of typography.
| Year | Winner |
|---|---|
| 1967 | Hermann Zapf |
| 1968 | R. Hunter Middleton |
| 1971 | Frank Powers |
| 1972 | Robert Leslie |
| 1975 | Edward Rondthaler |
| 1979 | Arnold Bank |
| 1982 | Georg Trump |
| 1983 | Paul Standard |
| 1984 | Paul Rand, Herb Lubalin (posthumously) |
| 1985 | Aaron Burns |
| 1986 | Bradbury Thompson |
| 1987 | Adrian Frutiger |
| 1989 | Ed Benguiat |
| 1991 | Gene Federico |
| 1995 | Lou Dorfsman |
| 1997 | Rolling Stone magazine, Matthew Carter |
| 1998 | Freeman Craw |
| 2000 | Günther Gerhard Lange, Colin Brignall |
| 2003 | Martin Solomon |
| 2006 | Paula Scher |
| 2011 | Mike Parker, Erik Spiekermann |
| 2013 | Gerrit Noordzij |
| 2014 | David Berlow |
Notes and references
- ↑
- ↑ "TDC Board of Directors".
- ↑ "TCS Winners 2000". Archived from the original on 2012-08-31.
- ↑ "TCS Winners 2001". Archived from the original on 2012-08-31.
- ↑ "TCS Winners 2002". Archived from the original on 2012-08-31.
- ↑ "TCS Winners 2003". Archived from the original on 2012-08-31.
- ↑ "TCS Winners 2004". Archived from the original on 2012-08-31.
- ↑ "TCS Winners 2005". Archived from the original on 2012-08-31.
- ↑ "TCS Winners 2006". Archived from the original on 2012-08-31.
- ↑ "TCS Winners 2007". Archived from the original on 2012-08-31.
- ↑ "TCS Winners 2008". Archived from the original on 2012-08-31.
- ↑ "TCS Winners 2009". Archived from the original on 2012-08-31.
- ↑ "TCS Winners 2010". Archived from the original on 2012-09-23.
- ↑ "TCS Winners 2011". Archived from the original on 2012-09-24.
- ↑ "TCS Typeface Design Winners 2012". Archived from the original on 2012-09-24.
- ↑ "TCS Winners 2013".
- ↑ "TCS Winners 2014".
- ↑ "TDC Medal Winners". Archived from the original on 2012-08-31.