TDC70 Aotearoa: Typography Shifted exhibited in Tāmaki Makaurau Auckland

Creative agency Osborne Shiwan is bringing TDC to Tāmaki Makaurau in 2025. The annual Type Directors Club awards recognises design excellence and typographic innovation, with the exhibition traveling to cities across the Americas, Asia and Europe.

Over 2,000 entries from 63 countries were judged by a diverse jury of leading designers.

Hosted by AUT’s Te Wai Ngutu Kākā Gallery and sponsored by Osborne Shiwan and Klim Type Foundry, TDC70 Aotearoa brings together hundreds of pieces from entrants including Apple, Base Design, Extended Whānau, Foreign Policy Design Group, Landor, Pentagram, Studio Dumbar, The New York Times, and WolffOlins.

Lloyd Osborne, TDC Advisory Board Member and Strategy Director at Osborne Shiwan: “AUT hosted the very first TDC exhibition in Tamaki Makarau so we’re pleased to be working with Te Wai Ngutu Kākā Gallery and AUT again. As part of the 70th anniversary, we’re also bringing back a few past winners including work from Alt Group, Designworks, Klim, Monolith, Seachange, and Seven, as well as entries for Atamira Dance Company and Deadly Ponies.

Opening night is 21 August at Te Wai Ngutu Kākā Gallery, AUT, 5pm. Finery Cocktails from TDC winner Onfire Design will be served.

When: 22 August to 13 September
Where: Te Wai Ngutu Kākā Gallery, AUT

About the Type Directors Club
Founded in 1946 by the industry’s leading design practitioners, the Type Directors Club, based in New York, is an international organisation whose purpose is to build a creative community through public events and platforms, support the growth of students and early-career professionals, and recognise excellence in type design across the world.