Is the Type Directors Club on a retro trip?

Hope Sans – The Type Directors Club Typeface Design Competition Winner. I’m aware that calling it a “retro trip” may be controversial. After all, virtually all typeface designs in this century are replays of what previously existed, in one form or another.

Why do you think the TDC chose this Swash-heavy typeface as a winnner? Do you find it odd or justified, in this day and age? What are your thoughts?

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