The Type Directors Club, the world’s leading typography organization, today announced eight creatives based in APAC who have been selected to serve on the 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 based in APAC for each discipline are as follows:
Communications Design
- Joshua James Breidenbach, cofounder, ECD, Rice, Ho Chi Minh City
- Sulki & Min Choi, founders, designers, Sulki & Min, Seoul
- Liu Zhao, founder, creative director, Another Design, Guangzhou
Type Design
- Śirin Kwan Gunkloy, type designer, independent, Bangkok
- Noheul Lee, type designer, lo-ol studio, Seoul
- Aadarsh Rajan, type designer, independent, Mumbai
- Tezza Suzuki, type designer, independent, Tokyo
Across the 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.
