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Luc Devroye
McGill University
Montreal, Canada
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http://luc.devroye.org
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Berliner Type 2011

Type and graphic design competition, open to typefaces designed in Germany, Austria and Switzerland. Past winners were often selected for certain corporate projects, not for type design per se. The 2011 competition is the 43rd in this series. [Google] [More]  ⦿

Canberra Centenary Typeface Design Competition

To celebrate the 100th anniversary of Canberra, the city organizes a typeface design competition with a 10000 Australian dollar first prize. The registration fee payable is AUD$ 22.00 per typeface. Entries are accepted from 14 March until 14 July 2013. The winner will be announced on 14 August 2013. The home of the competition is the University of Canberra.

The design brief: Create a versatile and usable new typeface, to be employed primarily in headlines and sub-heads that reflects the style, spirit, prestige and character of the city of Canberra. [Google] [More]  ⦿

D&AD Awards: 2012

The 2012 D&AD competition opened its mailbox on November 1, 2011. [Google] [More]  ⦿

Fine Press Book Association Student Type Design Contest

Student type-design contest in 2012, with two first place awards of $750 each and four honorable mentions of $250 each. The winning titling face will be engraved into matrices and issued as a new metal typeface by the Dale Guild Type Foundry. [Google] [More]  ⦿

Granshan 2013

Armenian conference and non-Latin typeface competition organized on 10 October 2013 in Amsterdam by the Ministry of Culture of Armenia and the Typographische Gesellschaft München on the topic of non-Latin type design. The chairs are Boris Kochan and Edik Ghabuzyan. [Google] [More]  ⦿

New Cyrillic

Cyrillic typeface competition with a December 31, 2012 deadline. Unlike many competitions in which participants and winners have to pay, this competition actually pays the winners---there is a 15,000 Euro prize fund for the top three. [Google] [More]  ⦿

TDC INTRO 012: TDC Title Design

International competition which recognizes excellence in movie title design. Type design for commercials and corporate videos are eligible subcategories. Deadline: December 16, 2011. [Google] [More]  ⦿

TDC59: The 59th Annual Type Directors Club Competition

International competition which recognizes excellence in communication design, including the use of typography, calligraphy, handlettering and other letterforms in advertising, books, calendars, catalogs, corporate identity, editorials, exhibits, signage, architecture, logos, packaging, posters and apparel. Deadline: December 14, 2012. [Google] [More]  ⦿