Judging
Jury Composition
For each of the three disciplines (Communication Design, Lettering, Type Design) there are Discipline Presidents whose duties include selecting a jury of top typographers and type designers from around the world and facilitating the judging process.
Our juries include native experts for multiple writing systems including Arabic, Cyrillic, Indic, CJK, Thai, and select African scripts. Dedicated juries for each discipline ensure appropriate expertise within that discipline.
THE JURY PRESIDENTS
Jury Presidents
Lisa Smith
Uncommon Creative Studio
New York, NY
Mary Kate McDevitt
Philadelphia, PA
Aleksandra Samuļenkova
Haarlem, Netherlands
Communication Design Jury
Mike Abbink
Executive Director of Design, Foundations, Human Interface Design
General Motors
Austin
Rapha Abreu
Global Vice-President, Design
The Coca-Cola Company
Atlanta
Parasto Backman
Graphic Designer and Creative Director
Studio Parasto Backman
Stockholm
Alex Center
Founder/Creative Director
CENTER
Brooklyn
Tom Crabtree
Executive Creative Director
Manual
San Francisco
Verònica Fuerte
Founder & Creative Directress
Hey Studio
Barcelona
Cat How
Founder, CEO & ECD
How&How branding agency
Santa Monica
Margot Lévêque
Creative Director, Type Designer, Founder
ML Studio
New York
Fabiola Mejía
Type Designer and Founder
SUPERCONTINENTE
Costa Rica
Jeremy Mickel
Founder
MCKL Type Foundry and Design Studio
Los Angeles
Chris Nott
Co-founder & Type Director
Studio DRAMA
London
Max Ottignon
Co-Founder
Ragged Edge
London
Stuart Radford
Executive Creative Director
Jones Knowles Ritchie
London
Johanna Roca
Creative Director
Koto
Los Angeles
Felipe Rocha
Founder and Executive Creative Director
PORTO ROCHA
Brooklyn
Lettering Jury
Ken Barber
Lettering Artist, Type Designer, Author, Teacher
House Industries
Philadelphia
Scott Biersack
Freelance Designer & Illustrator
youbringfire
Phoenix
Martina Flor
Lettering Designer, Author & Educator
Studio Martina Flor
Berlin
Amy Hood
Co-founder & Creative Director
Hoodzpah
Anaheim
Kyle Letendre
Lettering Artist, Type Designer & Illustrator
Kyle Letendre
Portland
Víctor Meléndez
Art director, graphic designer and illustrator
Víctor Meléndez
Seattle
Joanna Muñoz
Artist
Wink & Wonder
Los Angeles
Jen Mussari
Commercial Artist
Jen Mussari
Brooklyn
Whitney Nettles
Graphic Designer
Independant / Freelance
Milwaukee
Ndubisi Okoye
Founder
Ndubisi Okoye llc
Detroit
Shauna Lynn Panczyszyn
Lettering Artist & Illustrator
Studio.Pancz (pronounced studio punch)
Chicago/Milwaukee
Andrea Pippins
Illustrator
Art Punch Studio AB
Stockholm
Jeff Rogers
Graphic designer/Artist
Howdy Jeff
Dallas
Brett Stenson
Senior Art Director
Young Jerks
Portland
Simon Walker
Lettering Artist
Simon Letters
Chicago
Type Design Jury
Abraham Abebe
Associate Professor of Art–Graphic Design
Georgia College & State University
Syros
Lara Captan
Foundress
Ama Foundry
Amsterdam
Namrata Goyal
Type Designer
Universal Thirst
Bangalore
Denis Moyogo Jacquerye
Linguist, font engineer, type designer
Parangonage
Luxembourg
Sol Matas
Type Expert & Educator
Practica Program
Berlin
Teresa Mou
Type Director
Arphic Types
Taipei
Shoko Mugikura
Managing Director
Just Another Foundry GmbH
Garching
Eunyou Noh
Type Design Director, Sandoll / Founder, NohType
Sandoll / NohType
Seoul
Krista Radoeva
Type designer
Freelance
Sophia
Matthijs Sluiter
Designer, writer, editor
Studio Het Mes / Fonts In Use / Fontstand News / Typo.social
The Hague
Mint Tantisuwanna
Type Designer
Typotheque
The Hague
Irene Vlachou
Owner
Irene Vlachou type
Syros
Judging Criteria
Entries will be evaluated based on:
- Technical Excellence
- Conceptual Strength
- Innovation/Advancement of the Discipline
- Cultural Relevance
- Craft Quality
What You Win
A TDC win means garnering the esteem of colleagues and peers worldwide, In addition, winners receive:
- A coveted TDC Certificate of Excellence
- An exclusive TDC Winners Membership that includes standard member benefits, plus a special discount on the Typography Annual published by Slanted.
- Eligibility for elevated recognitions such as Best of Discipline, Judges’ Choice, and our new Gold, Silver, and Bronze “Type-High” awards. Learn more about our Awards + Prizes.
- Your work presented on both the Type Directors Club and The One Club for Creativity permanent online archives
- Opportunity to be part of the annual TDC exhibition which travels the globe
- Select projects will be spotlighted across TDC’s social media channels and newsletters.
A TDC win can earn you professional credibility, elevate your career, and bolster your business. Enter now to claim your chance at being part of The World's Best Typography
