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Typography Challenge: Round 2

posted January 09

I really urge everyone to take advantage of this maybe once in a life time coding ask and answer conducted by Sumaiya. It’s your chance to get all those questions answered!

Typography Challenge: Round 2
Please make sure you’ve advanced to this round, if you haven’t checked yet! Even if you have not advanced, I encourage all to do this challenge for practice. It’s a good way to progress.

For this round, you will be quite limited! You must put together a typography piece based on one of these FANTASTIC coldplay lyrics:
“When it started we had high hopes, now my back’s on the line”
OR
“Night makes a fool of us in the daylight”

Rules:

  1. You may only use one quote.
  2. You must use as least 2 colors from this color palette (you may not use any other colors but these):
  3. You may not use outside resources. Only those provided in this contest.
  4. Dimensions of your final graphic must be 600 [width] x 500 [height].
  5. Your name and website name MUST be on the final graphic. If you do not have a website, you do not have to include it.
  6. You must use this stock at least once.
  7. The typography does not have to be readable. Your text does not have to be the way the sentence is arranged.
  8. To enter, simply post the URL of your piece in the comment section.
  9. You may only enter once.
  10. If you are entering for fun or practice, please state so!

And those are the rules :) Any questions or concerns? Post in the comment section and I’ll get back to you (if Sumaiya doesn’t beat me to it, hahah)

Deadline is Jan 22nd.

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Type Challenge Advancers

posted January 05

Sorry about not updating about the Type Challenge, the new layout came along and I didn’t want to leave everyone in the dark about it.

I will be announcing the second round plus those who have advanced. Congrats to those who have advanced: [these are in no particular order]

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Typography Challenge: Round 1

posted December 24

In this challenge, your graphic pieces will consist of typography.

In this specific round, you must come up with a typography piece based only on the phrases given to you.

Rules:

  1. You must pick between these two quotes [from the most awesome show in the world: THE OFFICE]:
    “Hey, Ryan, this is your girlfriend and I’m mad.” – Quote 1
    “God, this is so sad, this is the smallest amount of power I’ve ever seen go to someone’s head. “ – Quote 2
  2. You may only use one quote.
  3. Dimensions of your final graphic must be 600 [width] x 500 [height].
  4. Your name and website name MUST be on the final graphic. If you do not have a website, you do not have to include it.
  5. You may use outside resources to create your piece.
  6. You may NOT use any images.
  7. You may pick the typeface of your choice. You may use more than one typeface.
  8. You must use this texture at least once. You may use it in any way.
  9. You may only submit one piece.
  10. The typography does not have to be readable. Your text does not have to be the way the sentence is arranged.
  11. To enter, simply post the URL of your piece in the comment section.

The deadline for this competition is January 3rd.
Any questions or concerns, please use the comment section and I will get back to you :)

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Typography Challenge

posted December 23

So I was thinking, instead of just doing another blend challenge, why not do something new?

I will be holding a typography challenge this week where you will get to battle it out by making typographic based graphic pieces! Oooo so interesting right? :) I think the most important thing for a designer is to be able to use something so simple like WORDS to create something beautiful and conceptual. Type is something simple yet powerful! When you play with type you’re essentially learning the basics of design – grids, positioning, and shape. Well, at least in my mind, that’s how it is….heh.

On top of this being a challenge, entering this contest will ultimately introduce you to new styles and teach you new techniques and ways to assemble typography. Try it out just for fun if you’d like, or for practice. Either way, the more you try, the more you’ll learn!

Round one will begin Thursday December 24th. Be here or be…a circle!

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