The Type Directors Club has announced 161 finalists from 40 countries for its  TDC72 competition. This marks the first time the global organization has announced competition finalists in its nearly 80-year history. 

World-renowned designer Stefan Sagmeister will serve as host for this year’s Art Directors Club 105th Annual Awards ceremony, taking place on May 13 in New York. He says: "The ADC has always been proof that craft, beauty and commerce aren’t enemies — they’re co-conspirators."

IDD 2026's theme The Spaces In Between focuses on the physical, digital, and emotional spaces where human connection is shaped.

Contemporary Gala Honorees include Adobe, MillerKnoll, Target, Tiffany, Thom Browne, Tory Burch, Maya Lin, Jenna Lyons, MacKenzie Scott; and Martha Stewart. Historic figures include Peter Cooper, Frederick Law Olmsted, Louis Sullivan, Candace Wheeler, and Frank Lloyd Wright.

Adobe MAX is returning to London on April 24 to showcase the latest advancements in design and generative AI. Join online to experience the keynote, draw inspiration from leading creatives, explore the latest products Adobe has to offer, and receive expert insights - all streamed directly from London.

Renowned expert Joe Treacy will give a talk at the Museum of Printing on April 26 on how to design a typeface, punctuated with stories and examples from his own award-winning journey. Joe will also provide one-on-one professional critiques for student type designers with a chance for a new typeface to be produced on treacyfaces.com.