International Society of Typographic Designers (ISTD)
Leading community of typographers, designers and educators
- Location
- London, United Kingdom
- Website
- https://www.istd.org.uk/
Projects credited in
- ISTD Shaping the World: The Art of WarThe 2022 ISTD ‘Shaping the World’ brief challenged students to choose one significant publication from the ‘100 Books That Changed the World’ and to investigate the significance of the work at the time of publication and its subsequent influence i...
- Anisha Chua Graphic Design Graduate
- Invisible Cities by Italo Calvino, 2021My response to the 2021 ISTD student assessment scheme ‘Invisible Cities’ brief. The brief was to design a new edition, that forms a radical retelling of the story; with the typograhy to visually explore each of the cities, reflecting their charac...
- Sally Delahooke Graphic Designer, Illustrator, Book Maker
- The Vaccine Issue — ISTD 2021 SubmissionThe ISTD, otherwise known as the International Society of Typographic Designers, is a professional body run by and for typographers and graphic designers. Every year they put together a selection of titles for applicants to choose from and develop...
- Rowan Black Graphic Designer
- ISTD 2021 - Invisible CitiesAwarded Merit and ISTD membership The book Invisible Cities by Italo Calvino is exemplary in dealing with the concepts of visible and invisible, explored in the structure of language, in the meaning of words, in the construction of cities. My edi...
- Erica Ciuffreda Graphic Designer, Editorial Designer
- ISTD 2021 Invisible Cities | Merit AwardIn attempting a radical retelling of Invisible Cities, the theme of ‘multiple perspectives’ was chosen, as something that Calvino explores within each city and throughout the book as a whole, but that also reflects the various interpretations of t...
- Hedzlynn Kamaruzzaman Graphic Designer
- Dewey Decimal Classification – BookInternational Society of Typographic Designers Gained membership with this project entered on an open brief "100". Book about the Dewey Decimal system used by libraries. Section 100 classifies: Philosophy and Psychology. The introduction of...
- Luana D'Elias Thomas Senior Brand Designer
- Paradiso (ISTD)ISTD Student Design Competition 2020 A typographic interpretation of Dante Alighieri’s Paradiso specifically Canto 33. The book interprets the journey in which Dante takes within the story, using transparent paper to allow the reader to build the...
- Penny Wright Graphic Designer
- 365 Days LaterI created a book for the ISTD annual student competition under the heading: Anniversary, which led me to write about the impact Trump’s inauguration had on the #MeToo movement and the following year. To emphasise the disparity between the mascul...
- Johannah Lordan Art Director and Designer
- The Ultimate TripISTD Award: Pass On 2nd April 1968, at the Uptown Theater, ‘2001: A Space Odyssey’ premiered for the first time. Many years on, 2001 is widely regarded as one of the finest cinematic achievements of the 20th century and “one of the greatest and m...
- Darryl Gray Graphic Designer
- Without NumbersThis design was in response to an ISTD brief titled ‘The Significance of Numbers’ where we were asked to challenge the way we see numbers. I created an interactive book made up of several different types of puzzles that all represent numbers. W...
- Anna Macdonald Graphic Designer
- Canto XXXIII: ISTDThe Divine Comedy (La Divina Commedia) an epic poem written by Dante Alighieri, the Italian poet and writer, in the early 14th century. Divided into three books, the narrative traces the journey of Dante from hell (Inferno) through purgatory (Purg...
- Moesha Parirenyatwa Graphic Designer / Illustrator
- Freya Umataliev Graphic Designer
- ANALYZE : The Significance of Numbers - ISTDANALYZE is an educational publication series I created in response to ‘The Significance of Numbers’ brief for ISTD. ANALYZE focuses on revealing different perspectives, beliefs and uses for numbers outside of traditional methods that immediately...
- Lewis Coull Graphic Designer
- DYSCALCULIA: 'The Forgotten Learning Disability'Dyscalculia is a learning difficulty which affects a person’s ability to acquire mathematical and number-based concepts. Often misunderstood as ‘dyslexia with numbers’, it has an impact on daily life far beyond that of not being able to read numbe...
- Saskia Wright Graphic Designer
- 95%Submission for ISTD, using the "significance of numbers" to talk about the spread of the measles virus
- Jaz Samuels Graphic & Sustainability Designer
- ISTD 2020 - Migration Through timeThe brief specifies to answer celebrating the theme of migration typographically. This can be investigated through a range of vast interpretations we wish to portray, from natural, historical, cultural and global perspectives. My concept to thi...
- Hannah Nardini Graphic Designer
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- Joanna Hulley Product Designer
- VOID: A magazine about nothing | ISTD 2020 entryVOID is a magazine, literally, about nothing. In response to the ISTD's significance of numbers brief to make numbers and mathematics engaging through typography, I chose to explore zero. Not just in a mathematical sense (i.e. the surprisingly det...
- Will Rayner Graphic Designer
- ISTD 2020 - The American Dream -Brief : MigrationThe American Dream is a response to the International Society of Typographic Designers (ISTD) 2020 brief, celebrating the theme of migration. This publication aims to act as a reminder that such journeys of hope have been taking place throughout...
- Ioannis Andreoglou Graphic Designer • MISTD •
- Escaping the Berlin WallEscaping the Berlin Wall is a response to the International Society of Typographic Designers (ISTD) 2020 brief, celebrating the theme of migration. *Pass with Commendation Between 1949 and 1961 more than 3.5 million East Germans had migrated to...
- Callum O'Neill Graphic Designer
- HORIZON: Five Steps To MarsLimited-edition publication created as a response to the ISTD 2020 brief on the theme of 'Migration'.
- Joshua James Smith Assosciate Lecture + Freelance Communication Designer and Practitioner
- RE-CALCULATE - ISTD 2020 - SIGNIFICANCE OF NUMBERSMany people think maths isn’t for them because they didn’t enjoy it at school. However, mathematics and numbers underpin much of our daily lives. Mathematics can even show us how to live a more healthy and happy life by following its formulas and...
- Iona French Graphic Designer
- ISTD 2020 - ActionReactionActionReaction is a publication that explores the use of nuclear power as a viable alternative to fossil fuels. Nuclear power is a controversial subject that has a rich visual style already, the publication takes this in to consideration. Paying h...
- Callum Laird Graphic Designer
- ISTD 2020 - Displaced Within a NationMy ISTD publication focuses on the south-north migration of around 6 million African American citizens that occurred from around 1910 to 1970, commonly known as the Great Migration. Poor economic and social conditions in the south, including segre...
- David McGovern Graphic Designer
- ISTD 2019 - UlyssesThe premise of this International Society of Typographic Designers (ISTD) brief was to take a one sentence monologue, consisting of 4,391 words, and visually interpret the text in an innovative manner, to draw the attention of the reader, to engag...
- Shivali Patel Freelance Midweight Multidisciplinary Designer
People who have worked with International Society of Typographic Designers (ISTD)
Jack Renwick
- Founder / Creative Director
- D&AD, Jack Renwick Studio, International Society of Typographic Designers (ISTD), The University of Dundee, The Partners (now Superunion), The Partners
Ylvi Jara
- Assistant Programme Manager
- The Challenge
Noor Rizvi
- Graphic designer
- University of Westminster
Brenda Dermody
- Graphic Designer, Educator