“Outstanding.” “Innovative.” “Surprisingly different.” This is how Dr. Shelley Gruendler, founder of TypeCamp, describes this year’s Type & Lettering Award winners.
In its second year, the competition received hundreds of entries from all over the world—from Brooklyn to Berlin and Toronto to Tokyo. Design pros and students alike entered their best type-centric designs, handlettered work and original typeface families to be evaluated by judges Gruendler and handlettering guru Dana Tanamachi.
Thorough deliberation narrowed the pool down to 32 merits and six Best in Class winners, profiled below.
HANDLETTERED WORK BEST IN CLASS
Mr Cooper Ice Cream
Rob Clarke Type Design & Lettering & Johnson Banks, Harpenden, U.K.;
www.robclarke.com: Rob Clarke, Kath Tudball, Michael Johnson (designers);
Mr Cooper Ice Cream (client)
Mr Cooper specializes in alcoholic and gourmet flavored ice cream for adults. “While working alongside Johnson Banks, I developed this typographic ‘lipstick’ mark that matches well with the hedonistic nature of the product,” Rob Clarke says. “The challenge was to craft something intriguing utilizing both positive and negative space to spell out the brand name and the words ‘ice cream’ within the lip shape.”
HANDLETTERED WORK MERITS
- Ally Hughes Has Sex Sometimes—Darren Booth, Ontario; Monica Benalzacar (art director), Darren Booth (illustrator), Dutton / Penguin Group (client)
- Ally Hughes Has Sex Sometimes—Darren Booth, Ontario; Monica Benalzacar (art director), Darren Booth (illustrator), Dutton / Penguin Group (client)
- Ally Hughes Has Sex Sometimes—Darren Booth, Ontario; Monica Benalzacar (art director), Darren Booth (illustrator), Dutton / Penguin Group (client)
- Ally Hughes Has Sex Sometimes—Darren Booth, Ontario; Monica Benalzacar (art director), Darren Booth (illustrator), Dutton / Penguin Group (client)
- Beijing A to Z—Daniel Pelavin, New York City; Manuel Velez (art director), Daniel Pelavin (designer/illustrator), Wall Street Journal (client)
- Beijing A to Z—Daniel Pelavin, New York City; Manuel Velez (art director), Daniel Pelavin (designer/illustrator), Wall Street Journal (client)
- Beijing A to Z—Daniel Pelavin, New York City; Manuel Velez (art director), Daniel Pelavin (designer/illustrator), Wall Street Journal (client)
- Beijing A to Z—Daniel Pelavin, New York City; Manuel Velez (art director), Daniel Pelavin (designer/illustrator), Wall Street Journal (client)
- Beijing A to Z—Daniel Pelavin, New York City; Manuel Velez (art director), Daniel Pelavin (designer/illustrator), Wall Street Journal (client)
- Beijing A to Z—Daniel Pelavin, New York City; Manuel Velez (art director), Daniel Pelavin (designer/illustrator), Wall Street Journal (client)
- Best of Honolulu—Matthew Tapia, Honolulu; Kristin Lipman (art director), Matthew Tapia (designer), Aaron Yoshino (photographer), Honolulu Magazine (client)
- Best of Honolulu—Matthew Tapia, Honolulu; Kristin Lipman (art director), Matthew Tapia (designer), Aaron Yoshino (photographer), Honolulu Magazine (client)
- Bowers & Wilkins—It’s A Living, Brooklyn, New York; www.itsaliving.nyc: Ricardo Gonzalez (designer), Bowers & Wilkins and KRINK (client)
- Bowers & Wilkins—It’s A Living, Brooklyn, New York; www.itsaliving.nyc: Ricardo Gonzalez (designer), Bowers & Wilkins and KRINK (client)
- Bowers & Wilkins—It’s A Living, Brooklyn, New York; www.itsaliving.nyc: Ricardo Gonzalez (designer), Bowers & Wilkins and KRINK (client)
- Bowers & Wilkins—It’s A Living, Brooklyn, New York; www.itsaliving.nyc: Ricardo Gonzalez (designer), Bowers & Wilkins and KRINK (client)
- Bowers & Wilkins—It’s A Living, Brooklyn, New York; www.itsaliving.nyc: Ricardo Gonzalez (designer), Bowers & Wilkins and KRINK (client)
- Bowers & Wilkins—It’s A Living, Brooklyn, New York; www.itsaliving.nyc: Ricardo Gonzalez (designer), Bowers & Wilkins and KRINK (client)
- Bowers & Wilkins—It’s A Living, Brooklyn, New York; www.itsaliving.nyc: Ricardo Gonzalez (designer), Bowers & Wilkins and KRINK (client)
- Bowers & Wilkins—It’s A Living, Brooklyn, New York; www.itsaliving.nyc: Ricardo Gonzalez (designer), Bowers & Wilkins and KRINK (client)
- Bowers & Wilkins—It’s A Living, Brooklyn, New York; www.itsaliving.nyc: Ricardo Gonzalez (designer), Bowers & Wilkins and KRINK (client)
- Forever Love Stamp—Studio A, Alexandria, VA; www.studioa.com: Antonia Alcalá (art director/designer), Jessica Hische (designer), Bill Gicker (creative director USPS Stamp Services), United States Postal Service
- Later Skater—Phoebe Cornog, Encinitas, CA; Phoebe Cornog (designer)
- Later Skater—Phoebe Cornog, Encinitas, CA; Phoebe Cornog (designer)
- Later Skater—Phoebe Cornog, Encinitas, CA; Phoebe Cornog (designer)
- Later Skater—Phoebe Cornog, Encinitas, CA; Phoebe Cornog (designer)
- Modular Typography—Rob McConnell, Laie, HI; Rob McConnell (designer)
- Modular Typography—Rob McConnell, Laie, HI; Rob McConnell (designer)
- Modular Typography—Rob McConnell, Laie, HI; Rob McConnell (designer)
- Modular Typography—Rob McConnell, Laie, HI; Rob McConnell (designer)
- Modular Typography—Rob McConnell, Laie, HI; Rob McConnell (designer)
- Modular Typography—Rob McConnell, Laie, HI; Rob McConnell (designer)
- Modular Typography—Rob McConnell, Laie, HI; Rob McConnell (designer)
- Modular Typography—Rob McConnell, Laie, HI; Rob McConnell (designer)
- Sutler’s Spirit Co. Packaging—Device Creative Collaborative, Winston Salem, NC; www.wearedevice.com: Shane Cranford, Ross Clodfelter (art directors, designers), Robert Doerzbacher Jr. (copywriter)
- Sutler’s Spirit Co. Packaging—Device Creative Collaborative, Winston Salem, NC; www.wearedevice.com: Shane Cranford, Ross Clodfelter (art directors, designers), Robert Doerzbacher Jr. (copywriter)
- Sutler’s Spirit Co. Packaging—Device Creative Collaborative, Winston Salem, NC; www.wearedevice.com: Shane Cranford, Ross Clodfelter (art directors, designers), Robert Doerzbacher Jr. (copywriter)
- Sutler’s Spirit Co. Packaging—Device Creative Collaborative, Winston Salem, NC; www.wearedevice.com: Shane Cranford, Ross Clodfelter (art directors, designers), Robert Doerzbacher Jr. (copywriter)
- Sutler’s Spirit Co. Packaging—Device Creative Collaborative, Winston Salem, NC; www.wearedevice.com: Shane Cranford, Ross Clodfelter (art directors, designers), Robert Doerzbacher Jr. (copywriter)
- The Super Type of Ira Schnapp!—Arlen Schumer, Westpoint, CT; www.arlenschumer.com: Arlen Schumer (art director, designer), Jack Adler (illustrator), A2A Studio Solutions (printer), The Type Directors Club (client)
- This might look like a bag.—C3, Overland Park, KS; www.c3brandmarketing.com: Robin Knight (art director), David Terrill (art director/designer/illustrator), Jessi Wilson, Alex Savage (copywriters), Amidon Graphics, St. Paul, MN (printer), C3 (client)
- This might look like a bag.—C3, Overland Park, KS; www.c3brandmarketing.com: Robin Knight (art director), David Terrill (art director/designer/illustrator), Jessi Wilson, Alex Savage (copywriters), Amidon Graphics, St. Paul, MN (printer), C3 (client)
- This might look like a bag.—C3, Overland Park, KS; www.c3brandmarketing.com: Robin Knight (art director), David Terrill (art director/designer/illustrator), Jessi Wilson, Alex Savage (copywriters), Amidon Graphics, St. Paul, MN (printer), C3 (client)
- This might look like a bag.—C3, Overland Park, KS; www.c3brandmarketing.com: Robin Knight (art director), David Terrill (art director/designer/illustrator), Jessi Wilson, Alex Savage (copywriters), Amidon Graphics, St. Paul, MN (printer), C3 (client)
- This might look like a bag.—C3, Overland Park, KS; www.c3brandmarketing.com: Robin Knight (art director), David Terrill (art director/designer/illustrator), Jessi Wilson, Alex Savage (copywriters), Amidon Graphics, St. Paul, MN (printer), C3 (client)
- This might look like a bag.—C3, Overland Park, KS; www.c3brandmarketing.com: Robin Knight (art director), David Terrill (art director/designer/illustrator), Jessi Wilson, Alex Savage (copywriters), Amidon Graphics, St. Paul, MN (printer), C3 (client)
- This might look like a bag.—C3, Overland Park, KS; www.c3brandmarketing.com: Robin Knight (art director), David Terrill (art director/designer/illustrator), Jessi Wilson, Alex Savage (copywriters), Amidon Graphics, St. Paul, MN (printer), C3 (client)
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