Ed Benguiat (1927–2020)

It is with sadness that we say goodbye to our dear friend, TDC Medalist and former President, Ed Benguiat, who died on October 15, at age 92. Ed was the designer of over 600 typefaces, including Tiffany, Bookman, Panache, Souvenir, Edwardian Script, and the eponymous Benguiat and Benguiat Gothic, as well as countless logotypes, for films like Planet...

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Meet the 24TDC Typeface and TDC67 Communication Design Judges

Everyone who enters the competition will have the opportunity for their work to be considered by a diverse group of international designers. In January 2021 the group will review a wide range of design – typefaces, books, book jackets, posters, magazines, identities, exhibitions, apparel, websites, film and TV titles, and packaging. Early bird deadline...

Oct 2020

New Beginnings for the Type Directors Club

Earlier this month, following a process in which its members and board identified its most urgent objectives, the members of the Type Directors Club voted affirmatively to merge with The One Club for Creativity. This merger will allow the TDC to expand and increase its number of initiatives, while placing a robust emphasis on diversity and inclusion....

Oct 2020

Type Directors Club Awards the TDC Medal to Rubén Fontana

The Type Directors Club has announced that Rubén Fontana has been chosen as the recipient of the coveted TDC Medal for a lifetime of outstanding contributions to the field of typography. The award presentation will be held Wednesday, November 18, 2020. Rubén Fontana was born in Buenos Aires in 1942. He began his career in the Department of Graphic...

Sep 2020

Mag Men Revisited

On May 28, Anne Quito and Walter Bernard gave a presentation for TDC Virtual Salons on their book, Mag Men. Milton Glaser was not able to attend but he has responded to some of the attendees’ questions. The TDC has compiled their answers to your most salient questions. Do you think design can impact the trustworthiness of online publications? MG:...

Jun 2020

TDC Announces June Virtual Salons

We’re happy to see the TDC global community Zooming in from time zones around the world, from the United States and Canada to India and Malaysia. Designers from Mexico City, Buenos Aires, Paris, London, Berlin, Rome, Prague, and Moscow, among many others, have joined in. Here’s our upcoming June TDC Virtual Salon line-up, which are open for registration:...

May 2020

Q&A: Questions and Armin

Thank you to everyone who joined us (and tried to!) on Thursday, May 22 for our virtual salon with Armin Vit of Brand New, where he took us through his logo design process in real time.  We’re preparing the video of the webinar, distributing it to TDC members for 30 days, and will share it with everyone here on the website and on the TDC YouTube channel....

May 2020

TDC Virtual Salons

For nearly 20 years we have organized hundreds of salons at our Type Directors Club space in our beloved New York City. We may have met and spoken with you there. You may have seen the work we selected, organized, and exhibited, based on our annual competition over the past 60 years, as it has travelled to over 20 countries. More recently, we may have...

May 2020

Help for the Design Community: Resources During the Pandemic

Business Management and Jobs Remote design career coaching and workshops at Design Dept. in San Francisco List of design jobs on the TDC site The Coronavirus and Your Firm – A Live AMA by David C. Baker Three Steps to Surviving and Thriving in a Crisis by Blair Enns Emily Cohen: Strategic Business Advice for Design Firms Justine Clay, business...

Mar 2020

TDC Interviews Elliot Jay Stocks about (Really) New Typography

As a lead-up to our March salon and workshop with Elliot Jay Stocks, we sat down with the Creative Director of Maido to find out more about the topics he’ll be covering at Type Directors Club on March 12 and 14: What is Really the (Really) New Typography? The amazing thing about typography is that its guiding principles have been built up over hundreds...

Feb 2020