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Tokyo TDC 2028 Annual Awards

Tokyo Type Directors Club — Japan

Dates not yet announced

The organizer hasn't published official dates for this edition yet.

For orientation only — the previous edition (Tokyo TDC 2027 Annual Awards) had a deadline of Sep 15, 2026. This is not a prediction for this edition.

This page will update as soon as official dates are confirmed.

Tokyo TDC is one of the most respected typography and graphic design competitions internationally, evaluating work across categories including typography, logotypes, packaging, and moving type. The club's own site states it 'has held the Tokyo TDC Annual Awards every year since 1990,' confirming the program's continuation, but official dates for the edition following the 2027 awards had not yet been published as of this research.

Entry fee

Historically from $35 per entry in early submission up to $110 for larger categories in final submission, with discounted student rates; the next cycle's fee schedule has not yet been published

Award / prize

Historically a Grand Prize of ¥200,000 with other prize-winning works receiving ¥100,000 each; amounts for the next edition have not yet been published

Audience

Open

Submission format

Digital submission via the Tokyo TDC entry platform; category-specific image or PDF page counts depending on entry type, based on prior cycles; the next entry portal is not yet open

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