TDC CONFERENCE: TYPE DRIVES COMMERCE 2026
Taking place on March 13, 2026 at Fordham University at Lincoln Center (113 W 60th St. in New York) Type Drives Commerce is a curated series of keynotes, panel discussions, and one-on-one chats, designed to directly engage a broad range of players in the typographic ecosystem. It brings together people who rarely sit in the same room — designers who create typefaces and lettering systems, creative operations teams that manage the assets and tools, and brand leaders who fund it — for a rare 360-degree view of the current typographic landscape, fostering community and creative growth.
Type Drives Commerce looks at typography as a driver of value, not just in terms of financial bottom lines, but in terms of how it elevates connection, culture, and community.
Conference lineup:
Audrie Poole, Executive Producer, Partner, Sunday Afternoon , New York
Gary Fogelson, Partner, Other Means , Brooklyn
Jeremy Mickel, Founder & Creative Director, MCKL Design , Los Angeles
John Kudos, Managing Partner, KUDOS Design Collaboratory , New York
Jolene Delisle, Founder, The Working Assembly, New York
Lauren Hom, Letterer, Illustrator, Hom Sweet Hom, Detroit, USA
Min Lew, Managing Partner, Executive Creative Director, BASE Design, New York
Rich Tu, Executive Creative Director, Partner, Sunday Afternoon , New York
Teddy Blanks, Title Designer, CHIPS , Brooklyn
Zipeng Zhu, Artist, Creative Director, Dazzle, New York
Additional speakers to be announced.
INTRODUCING THE TYPE-HIGH AWARDS
Every winning entrant stands tall among the world’s best typographic practitioners. But even within this lofty cohort, some works stand above the rest. So this year, TDC is introducing the Type-High award in Gold, Silver, and Bronze. This special award recognizes the best of the best in each discipline.
PRE-ORDER: THE WORLD’S BEST TYPOGRAPHY, TYPOGRAPHY 46
We’re pleased to announce our first-ever collaboration—a celebration of typographic vision and love of printed matter. Slanted Publishers and TDC have partnered to produce the newest edition of our legendary annual The World’s Best Typography, Typography 46!
Now available for pre-order!
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If you’re a TDC member you automatically receive a copy as part of your membership!
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