Join the TDC

For more than 75 years, the TDC community has evolved, expanded, and re-imagined how type connects people to ideas, and cultures to each other.

By becoming a TDC member, you become part of a legacy that has included some of the most influential and iconic designers of their time. You’ll also join TDC members around the world in defining the future of type, with benefits that include discounted access to salons, industry conferences, workshops, and more.

Members can also Nominate Future Judges and Board Members
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Membership Types

We offer four levels of annual individual membership for those who make, use, or love type. In addition to receiving the TDC Annual at the end of each calendar year, individual members receive a number of benefits, including formal recognition, access to Type Directors Club and The One Club for Creativity archives, and discounted entry fees and admissions to our events. Your membership fees also help support the next generation via TDC’s student scholarships.

Professional

$200/Year

TDC Annual

The World’s Best Type and Typography®
Event Discounts

Discounts on in-person and online salons, yearly exhibitions, and our regular Type Drives Culture conferences
Competition Discounts
Discounted competition entry on all TDC competitions, which can be used in combination with our regional discounts.
Resources
All members receive access to the TDC and TOCC archives, with in-person tours or class visits available by appointment.
Partner Discounts
Reciprocal benefits at more than 800 art museums in the US and Canada, as well as partner discounts on industry conferences such as TypeCon and ATypI.
Member Spotlight
Want to share your work with the world? Let us know what you’ve been up to for a chance to be interviewed on the TDC site, or featured on our social media channels.
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Educator

$150/Year

TDC Annual

The World’s Best Type and Typography®
Event Discounts

Discounts on in-person and online salons, yearly exhibitions, and our regular Type Drives Culture conferences
Competition Discounts
Discounted competition entry on all TDC competitions, which can be used in combination with our regional discounts.
Resources
All members receive access to the TDC and TOCC archives, with in-person tours or class visits available by appointment.
Partner Discounts
Reciprocal benefits at more than 800 art museums in the US and Canada, as well as partner discounts on industry conferences such as TypeCon and ATypI.
Member Spotlight
Want to share your work with the world? Let us know what you’ve been up to for a chance to be interviewed on the TDC site, or featured on our social media channels.
Join

Student

$100/Year

TDC Annual

The World’s Best Type and Typography®
Event Discounts

Discounts on in-person and online salons, yearly exhibitions, and our regular Type Drives Culture conferences
Competition Discounts
Discounted competition entry on all TDC competitions, which can be used in combination with our regional discounts.
Resources
All members receive access to the TDC and TOCC archives, with in-person tours or class visits available by appointment.
Partner Discounts
Reciprocal benefits at more than 800 art museums in the US and Canada, as well as partner discounts on industry conferences such as TypeCon and ATypI.
Member Spotlight
Want to share your work with the world? Let us know what you’ve been up to for a chance to be interviewed on the TDC site, or featured on our social media channels.
Join

Lowercase Student

$50/Year

Event Discounts

Discounts on in-person and online salons, yearly exhibitions, and our regular Type Drives Culture conferences
Competition Discounts
Discounted competition entry on all TDC competitions, which can be used in combination with our regional discounts.
Resources
All members receive access to the TDC and TOCC archives, with in-person tours or class visits available by appointment.
Partner Discounts
Reciprocal benefits at more than 800 art museums in the US and Canada, as well as partner discounts on industry conferences such as TypeCon and ATypI.
Member Spotlight
Want to share your work with the world? Let us know what you’ve been up to for a chance to be interviewed on the TDC site, or featured on our social media channels.
TDC membership is managed by One Club for the Creativity.
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Corporate & Foundry 
Membership Types

By becoming a TDC member, you become part of a legacy that has included some of the most influential and iconic designers of their time. You’ll also join TDC members around the world in defining the future of type, with benefits that include discounted access to salons, industry conferences, workshops, and more.

FOR QUESTIONS CONTACT US AT

info@tdc.org 917.509.2291 or
dm @typedirectors