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// THIS WEEK'S TYPOGRAPHY BATTLE
Draw us a new logo! Yes, that is right. Typophile is ready to move past the pixel-T, and especially the pixel-7. We are looking for not just one amazing drawing, rather a large handful that can be rotated on the red square and potentially used in other Typophile promotional materials. What better way to show off the talents in this community, than to display them proudly in our mark?
Examples of previous logos:
// REQUIREMENTS
- Draw only the letter T -- it can be uppercase or lowercase.
- How you draw it is up to you (vector tools or ink), just as long as the file is submitted in the proper format.
- By participating, you pledge that the work is of your own design.
- Do not use any fonts or other rights-protected imagery (unless you own the rights to the design).
- Image size: 500 width x 500 height. 600 dpi
- Color: Black and White
- Format: TIF
Judging // Punchcut will judge the entries, keeping in mind the popularity of the entries in the thread.
Copyright Retention // Participants (those who submit entries to Typophile) grant Typophile permission to use the artwork/design for promotional use, as we see fit, and for applications not limited to the website. Participants retain copyrights and Typophile agrees not to sell or transfer our usage rights. (In other words, we don’t require exclusive rights, just unlimited usage.)
// ABOUT TYPOPHILE'S TYPOGRAPHY BATTLES
This is your chance to stretch your type muscles on a weekly basis. You have one week to create and submit your entry. Anyone may submit a design response to the challenge. You may enter as often as you wish. Post anytime. Critiques and comments are welcome throughout the game, from participants and spectators alike. Smack talk is encouraged.
Link directly to this thread: http://www.typophile.com/battle27
7 Aug 2008 — 4:34pm
I guess somebody's gotta go first.
Any thoughts?
7 Aug 2008 — 5:47pm
2nd
7 Aug 2008 — 7:41pm
Another one.
7 Aug 2008 — 11:36pm
8 Aug 2008 — 12:19am
8 Aug 2008 — 1:28am
I cannot upload TIF files. Here's a PNG:
8 Aug 2008 — 1:55am
Topophile
8 Aug 2008 — 2:42am
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8 Aug 2008 — 2:56am
8 Aug 2008 — 3:09am
Not sure if this really works, I tried to take the bouma approach drawing only ascenders and descenders, and still have a large centered T…
In small size:
8 Aug 2008 — 3:14am
I’ve tried to include the „phile” in „typophile” ...
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Design means: thinking comes first.
8 Aug 2008 — 3:47am
8 Aug 2008 — 4:46am
8 Aug 2008 — 6:48am
So when/where are we supposed to upload the .tif files? will they just ask the winners to do that after they pick from this thread?
8 Aug 2008 — 8:01am
Here is my T for typophile.
8 Aug 2008 — 8:08am
Another T-face for Typophile.
8 Aug 2008 — 8:24am
Another T-letters for Typophile.
8 Aug 2008 — 8:25am
8 Aug 2008 — 8:25am
Another T-letters for Typophile.
8 Aug 2008 — 8:33am
I’ll try it with four attempts.
8 Aug 2008 — 8:34am
# 2
8 Aug 2008 — 8:34am
# 3
8 Aug 2008 — 8:35am
# 4
8 Aug 2008 — 8:44am
Two more too
penn
8 Aug 2008 — 8:45am
One TYPOSMILE! Best regards from Macedonia!
8 Aug 2008 — 9:00am
8 Aug 2008 — 9:19am
helveticomma..
8 Aug 2008 — 10:05am
My T!
...es su T.
And yeah, uh...can't post a tif either. Am I being dumb?
8 Aug 2008 — 10:05am
8 Aug 2008 — 10:12am
formlos...wow. It took me a while to digest, but man...you win.
...unless, of course, they like mine better.
8 Aug 2008 — 10:40am
Excellent to see so many great submissions in less than a day! Keep them coming.
Sorry for the issues with TIF uploads. We might have overlooked the system's image prefs - we were too excited to post the battle.
Go ahead and upload PNGs for now, but keep in mind that we'll probably want to ask the "winners" to provide us with a TIF format later. So keep one handy if you can :)
Thanks all, great work!
8 Aug 2008 — 11:15am
It's really great formlos. Took me like a minute but then it really hit me. Great job!
8 Aug 2008 — 12:42pm
#1
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Jean C.
8 Aug 2008 — 1:35pm
^^^ formschub
8 Aug 2008 — 2:23pm
Off to a great start. It's worth keeping in mind the primary use will be for the site, at 150 pixels square at 72 dpi.
8 Aug 2008 — 2:36pm
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8 Aug 2008 — 2:46pm
romantic ?
8 Aug 2008 — 2:51pm
#5
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Jean C.
8 Aug 2008 — 3:12pm
8 Aug 2008 — 3:31pm
ohhhh whoops the letter T, not a T
8 Aug 2008 — 3:38pm
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8 Aug 2008 — 6:38pm
here is an updated, closer-cropped version of my design more suited to reduction to 150x150 px
9 Aug 2008 — 12:43am
There's a concept to mine. A logo with 49 different variations!
See it in action here: http://type.salsen.com/typophile/
Here's a preview:
Primary Logo
Alternate Samples