The World’s Best Typography: The 45th Annual of the Type Directors Club 2024

Designers and students and top creatives can find in this book fresh trends, inspiring content and new sources of inspiration in the world of typography.

The World’s Best Typography: The Yearbook of the Type Directors Club of NY (published for the first time 1980) is a bible of inspiration for typography practitioners and enthusiasts. Within its pages, top creatives as well as publishers and students can find role models, fresh trends, inspiring content and new sources of inspiration. Readers will be inspired by the intersection of craftsmanship and creation, of classical skills and trailblazing innovations. Here, trends are identified and set, as the around 750 illustrations, 203 awarding-winning designs from 41 countries and 37 new fonts presented clearly illustrate. From kinetic typography to motion design, from packaging to magazines, from corporate design to architectural communication: the world’s most creative people compete against each other here and the winning works are breathtaking. Previously divided into two competitions, one each for Communications Design and Typeface Design, the program is now a single competition consisting of three disciplines: Type Design, Typography and Lettering. This edition also includes a special index listing the principal typefaces used and the names of their designers. The Judges’ Choices section features the winning entries that have been singled out as each judge’s personal favorite; these pieces are accompanied not only by the judges’ comments but also by designer statements. The Award for Typographic Excellence is the ticket to the best agencies in the world. The yearbook also reflects the latest typography trends, sets standards, is a collector’s item and distinguishes its owners as visual thought leaders.

JURY MEMBERS

TDC70 Communication Design Jury
Maria Asare-Boadi: Art Director at Meta, New York, San Francisco, Washington D.C.
Andy Chen: Partner at Isometric Studio, NYC (US), Taipei, Karachi
Mark De Winne: Creative Director at Relay Room / Multitudes, Singapore
Manija Emran: Co-Founder & Creative Director at Me & the Bootmaker, Los Angeles, London, Montreal & Paris
Emily Oberman: Partner at Pentagram, New York City
Tala Safie: Graphics and Multimedia Editor at The New York Times, New York, Lebanon
Yoshihisa Shirai: Graphic Designer, Professor, at Shirai Design Studio, Musashino Art University Tokyo

TDC70 Lettering Jury
Alanna Flowers: Lettering Artist & Designer at AGF Design Studio, New York City
Ricardo González Contreras: Artist/Designer at IT’S A LIVING, New York, Mexico City, Tokyo
Ilana Griffo: Co-owners at Goodtype (GOODTYPE), New York, Rochester, Austin
Ben Johnston: Artist & Designer, Cape Town / Toronto / New York
Ken-Tsai Lee: Associate professor, at ken-tsai lee design Lab/Taiwan TECH. Taipei
Lygia Pires: Lettering Artist, Illustrator and Graphic Designer at Lygia Pires Studio São Paulo
Arley Torsone: Letterer, Designerer, Illustratorer at Ladyfingers Letterpress, Colorado Springs, Providence, New York

TDC70 Type Design Jury
Nada Abdallah: Assistant Professor at College of Fine Arts and Design, University of Sharjah, Sharjah, Dubai and Beirut
Elí Castellanos: Font developer at CocijoType, Queretaro, London, Oaxaca
Jo De Baerdemaeker: Typeface designer, font developer and scholar at studio type, Antwerp, Lhasa and Hohhot
Cyrus Highsmith: Creative Director at Occupant Fonts, Providence, Tokyo, Osaka
Carolina Laudon: MFA Graphic Designer, Type Designer and Type Director at Laudon Design AB, Gothenburg, Stockholm
Sammy Or: Type Director at VMType, Hong Kong
Isao Suzuki: Director, Type Director at Type Project Inc., Tokyo

The Type Directors Club (TDC) celebrates and reinforces the undeniable power of typography. TDC is a global community united by the shared belief that type drives culture and culture drives type. Established in 1946 in New York, today the TDC curates intriguing typographic designs with the aim of: building community through public events and platforms; supporting the growth of students, early- and mid-career professionals; and recognizing excellence in type design across the world. In connection with TDC’s landmark yearly competition, TDC produces and publishes a Typography Annual (The World’s Best Typography), and coordinates international exhibitions of the award-winning work. Today, TDC operates as an autonomous organization under The One Club for Creativity.