The #TDC69 winners have been announced!!
Congratulations to everyone that made it in The Book. We received more entries from across the world than ever before in TDC history. 77 countries participated, with 42 of them winning the TDC Certificate of Typographic Excellence.
Follow the hashtag #TDC69 across the different channels to explore the winning entries.
“There are nearly 7,000 languages and dialects in the world, yet only 7% are reflected in published online material.”
https://www.bbc.com/future/article/20200414-the-many-lanuages-still-missing-from-the-internet
Dafi Kühne is coming to NYC from Switzerland, leading a 2-part experimental letterpress workshop at The Arm in Brooklyn, April 25 & May 2:
https://www.eventbrite.com/cc/the-dafi-kuhne-printing-road-showtm-1999689
He’s also giving a free talk for @lubalincenter at Cooper Union, May 3:
https://www.eventbrite.com/e/dafi-kuhne-letterpress-posters-reinvented-tickets-605191583317
If you’re not familiar with Dafi’s work, it is (in my opinion) among the best designed and produced contemporary letterpress printing out there. Check his site for more – especially his process documentation videos:
https://www.babyinktwice.ch
TDC Ascenders FINAL DEADLINE is just one week away, April 15th. And we’re ecstatic to see all the incredible practitioners leading the way.
Enter at ascenders.tdc.org (for those born in 1987 or later).
Join Parasto Backman in conversation with Matthew Tapia and Golnar Kat Rahmani, TODAY.
“Wouldn’t it make sense for an approach to multi-script type design education to emerge in a context where multiple languages overlap on a daily basis? Working against the legacies of colonialism and structures of capitalism, could we imagine a program to destabilize the hegemony of Latin and imagine type design education otherwise?”
TDC Scholarships (and Native/First Nations grant) deadline is extended by one week—through March 31st.
@typedirectors Ezhishin scholarship/grant for US/Canadian indigenous students in typography, type design, or linguistics. Deadline for applications 24 March 2023.
Details: https://www.tdc.org/supporting-growth/scholarships/
Nick Sherman
pablolarah
Tiro Typeworks
Dyana Weissman