Type Directors Club Names Global Jury for TDC71 Competition

Type Directors Club Names Global Jury for TDC71 Competition

Nov. 05, 2024

The Type Directors Club, the world’s leading typography organization, today announced the 48 creative leaders from around the world selected to serve on the three juries for the prestigious TDC71 competition.

The program is a single competition under the TDC71 umbrella, consisting of three disciplines: Communication Design, Lettering, and Type Design. 

Confirmed judges for each discipline are as follows:

Communications Design 

Jury President: Min Lew, managing partner, ECD, BASE Design, New York

  • Roanne Adams, founder, ECD, RoAndCo, Los Angeles 
  • Joshua James Breidenbach, cofounder, ECD, Rice, Ho Chi Minh City
  • Sulki & Min Choi, founders, designers, Sulki & Min, Seoul
  • Veronica Fuerte, founder, creative director, Hey Design, Barcelona
  • Laura Forde, VP, creative, marketing, The New York Times, New York
  • Han Gao, founder, Workbyworks Studio, New York
  • Eric Hu, founder, creative director, Eric Hu Studio, New York
  • Noemie Le Coz, creative director, co-founder, Little Troop, New York
  • Michelle Phillips, founder, creative director, Studio Yukiko, Berlin
  • Adriel N. Teles, head of design, DoorDash, Richmond
  • Tony Tung, creative director, design, Apple, Los Angeles
  • Marina Veziko, founder, creative director, Studio Marina Veziko, Helsinki
  • Ryan Waller, graphic designer, Other Means, Brooklyn
  • Stefanie Weigler, partner, co-founder, Triboro Design, Brooklyn
  • Thomas Wilder, global principal, Wolff Olins, New York/San Francisco
  • Forest Young, executive director of design, Fundamental, New York
  • Liu Zhao, founder, creative director, Another Design, Guangzhou

Lettering

Jury President: David Jon Walker, principal, Rhealistic, New Haven; associate professor of Art in Graphic Design, Yale University

  • Christopher Caldwell, partner, The Power of Friendship, New York
  • Kevin Cantrell, founder, creative director, Kevin Cantrell Studio, Mantua (US)
  • Jason Carne, principal, Lettering Library, Carmel Type Co., Saylorsburg (US)
  • Carlos Colom, lead brand designer, lettering artist, DonCarrios, New York
  • Jessica Cruickshank, illustrator, lettering artist, Amsterdam
  • Oli Frape, lettering artist, type designer, Oli Frape Illustration, Bristol
  • Andrew Hudson, artist, creative director, Andrew Hudson Studio, London
  • Erik Marinovich, lettering artist, designer, NuForm Type, San Francisco
  • Kristle Marshall, designer, Kris Creates, Hom Sweet Hom, Detroit 
  • Mary Kate McDevitt, illustrator, lettering artist, Panton (US)
  • Jessica Molina, illustrator, lettering artist, See Jess Letter, Dallas
  • Kevin Rooi, designer, Typomento Studio, Amsterdam
  • Alissandra Seelaus, lettering artist, illustrator, Hey Alissandra, Denver
  • Julie Solvstrom, illustrator, lettering artist, Julie Solvstrom Illustration, Vancouver
  • Cymone Wilder, creative director, Amazon Web Services, Nashville

Type Design

Jury President: Sahar Afshar, type designer, founding partner, Dogray Type Foundry, London

  • Maha Akl, type designer, independent, Cairo 
  • Francesca Bolognini, type designer, PangramPangram, Los Angeles
  • Rutherford Craze, type designer, developer, Mass-Driver, The Hague
  • Omaima Dajani, type designer, independent, The Hague 
  • Śirin Kwan Gunkloy, type designer, independent, Bangkok 
  • Gor Jihanian, type designer, gor.design, Yerevan (Armenia) 
  • Noheul Lee, type designer, lo-ol studio, Seoul 
  • Tien-Min Liao, type designer, Typeji, New York 
  • Aadarsh Rajan, type designer, independent, Mumbai 
  • Lipi Raval, type designer, independent, London 
  • Aleksandra Samuļenkova, type designer, independent, The Hague
  • Tezza Suzuki, type designer, independent, Tokyo 

Across the three juries, the competition has native experts for writing systems spanning Arabic, Cyrillic, Indic, CJK, and Thai, reflecting TDC’s commitment to have a greater number of the most appropriate experts judging work for which they have a deep knowledge.

This year marks the first time in the competition’s more than seven decades of existence that Jury Presidents will be utilized.  Their role will be to lead judging for their discipline, guide discussion, and have a vote on the work. 

TDC71 details

Regular deadline for entry is January 31, 2025, with fees increasing for the final deadline on February 28, 2025.

To be eligible, work must have been produced or published in the 2024 calendar year.  Physical entries will once again be accepted, additional information is available on the entry website.

The TDC competition regularly receives entries from more than 60 countries. To make TDC71 as accessible as possible on a global level, the organization is offering significant regional discounts on entry fees.  

Winners of TDC71 receive a Certificate of Typographic Excellence and 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 eight exhibitions that travel to museums, schools and design organizations around the world. 

TDC71 winners are also part of The One Club’s prestigious Global Creative Rankings, earning points alongside winners in The One Show, ADC Annual Awards, Art Director Club of Europe (ADCE), and ONE Asia Creative Awards to chart the world’s leading independent creatives, ad agencies, production companies, and brands.

Branding for this year’s competition was created by Paprika, based in Montréal, with fonts generously donated by Klim Type Foundry, in Wellington, NZ.

Please visit the TDC71 entry site for more information and to enter this year’s competition.

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