What we do?
The TDC Archive is a repository where we collect the winning projects from the TDC Annual Competition. This collection, which has been growing for over 12 years, is made available to the general public through traveling exhibitions across Central Europe and Scandinavia. Currently, we are presenting the award-winning projects in Warsaw (PJAIT, MSN), Gdańsk (PJAIT, ASP), Kraków (ASP), Lublin (Dom Słów), Łódź (Museum of the Book), and Poznań (UA), as well as in collaboration with international partners (Copenhagen, Stockholm).
The TDC Archive also conducts educational activities, promoting the TDC collection.
Why? Because we want to be ambassadors of a flagship value for the Type Directors Club – ambassadors of typographic excellence.
TDC71 Exhibitions in Poland: Current Schedule
| Łódź | April 30, 2026–June 12, 2026 | The Museum of Art Books in Łódź |
| Gdańsk | Fall 2026 (TBD) | PJAIT Gdańsk |
| Cracow | 2027 (TBD) | Academy of Fine Arts in Kraków |
Announcements
Save the date!
The TDC71 exhibition opens on April 18, 2026, at 4:00 p.m.
This year, TDC Archive is partnering with the Polish-Japanese Academy of Information Technology ( PJAIT)
is the Museum of Modern Art, the Museum of Modern Art in Warsaw,
where visitors will not only be able to admire the award-winning projects,
but also take part in related events
and meet our amazing guests.
Other partners of the event include TDC, Threedotstype, Slanted Publishers,
and the media partner of Polish Graphic Design. Thank you!
Curator: Dr. Monika Marek-Łucka – curator of the TDC Archive in Poland
Exhibition opening:
April 18, 2026 (Saturday), 4:00 p.m.
Location: Museum of Modern Art in Warsaw
103 Marszałkowska Street
Free admission!
Dates: April 18–19, 2026
TDC71 Opening in NYC
The TDC71 exhibition featured 170 winning entries selected from 26 countries. Each category celebrated a
Best of Discipline winner:
Best of Lettering : Stanford d.School Yearbook 2023 – Daniel Frumhoff Design
Best of Communication Design : New York City FC Branding – Gretel with Frere-Jones Type
Best of Type Design : Naatak – Ek Type
TDC Archive Collection
The archive collection is available to PJAIT students in room C017 (level -1 in building C).
We regularly make books awarded in the TDC Annual Competition available at the PJAIT Library (building B).
To schedule a visit to the archive, please contact the curator by email: m.marek@pjatk.edu.pl
TDC Winners Interviews
The TDC Archive Collection is also used as a teaching tool in the Elements of Visual Communication Theory (EVCT) classes, led by PhD Monika Marek-Łucka.
This is a year-long course designed for 1st-year students of Graphic Design & Multimedia Art. Students are tasked with critically analyzing a selected project awarded in the current edition of the TDC Awards. They conduct thorough research, contact and interview designers, and create short films presenting their take on the chosen project. The result is an open database of educational materials. By incorporating the TDC collection into the educational system, students not only learn from the best practitioners worldwide, but also have the opportunity to practice attitudes and skills useful in their professional careers, such as proactivity, responsibility, and high communication culture.
TDC Archive Board
TDC Archive CEO and Curator
Elina Pyrohova, M.A.
Senior Coordinator / Social Media / Senior Graphic Designer
TDC Archive Team 2025/26
Yana Lialkina
TDC Archive Team Coordinator
Asem Mergenov
female student / volunteer
Anastasiia Braikovska
female student / volunteer
IlliaKryzhovskyi
TDC Winners Interviews Editor-in-Chief
Hanna Kazayeva
TDC Winners Interviews Editor
Nail Tekin
student/volunteer
Berk Taneroglu
Senior Art Director
Varvara Kaliuzhna
TDC Library Project Coordinator
Students interested in research or volunteer work, as well as institutions interested in hosting the TDC Annual Competition
post-competition exhibition at their premises, are invited to contact the TDC Archives curator by email:
