Typography Day was organized for the tenth time on 23rd to 25th February 2017 hosted by Colombo Department of Integrated Design, University of Moratuwa, Sri Lanka in collaboration with the Industrial Design Centre (IDC), Indian Institute of Technology Bombay (IIT Bombay) with support from India Design Association (InDeAs) and Aksharaya.

Poster design competition was held on a theme 'Typography and Diversity'. The winning entries were published and displayed in an exhibition during the event. The task was to design a poster to Express Diversity in Typography. This competition was open to students, faculty and professionals. The competition was open to all - nonresident Indians, as well as foreign citizens could take part in it.