10 August 2011
Poster Competition: Typography Day 2012
IDC, IIT Bombay, India – exhibition March 1-3, 2011
Submissions by December 15, 2011
Conference, Workshops and Exhibitions:
Typography Day 2012
1st – 3rd March 2012
at IDC, IIT Bombay with support from InDeAs and Aksharaya
http://www.idc.iitb.ac.in/typo/
Theme:
Focus on 'Typography and Publication'
Poster Competition
Design a poster expressing your favorite word through the typography of your motherscript.
Participants are expected design a poster / create a typographic composition to express their favorite/most meaningful word using the letters in their mother script. Calligraphic, digitally created letterforms, existing fonts or a combination of these can be used for the poster.
The resulting poster should be of the size and specification given below. This competition is open to students, faculty and professionals. The competition is open to all. Non resident Indians, as well as foreign citizens can take part in it.
Procedure for selecting student participants:
Twenty Five winning entries will be published and displayed in an exhibition during the event. The winners are entitled to free participation (registration and food) during the 'Typography Conference and Workshop' from 1st to 3rd of March 2012.
Submission Specifications:
You need to submit the solution along with a brief write-up of around 150 words.
Size of the final poster: 420 mm x 600 mm either in portrait or landscape format.
Resolution: 300 dpi
Filetype: JPEG or PDF
Colour Mode: CMYK
Write up about the design: Maximum 150 words (in RTF, TXT or PDF format).
Contact Info: Name, Postal Address, Email, Telephone number, Name and Address of Institution.
Deadline for submission: 15th December 2011
Declaration of results: 30th January 2012
Email your submissions to: This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it along with the write-up and your contact details.
Each participant is allowed a maximum of three entries.
Contact
If you have any queries, please do not hesitate to contact us:
Chetan Bhuj
Typography Day 2012,
Industrial Design Centre
IIT Bombay
Powai Mumbai- 400 076, India
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Phone: 091-22-2576 7820, 091-22-2576 4815
Fax : 091-22-2576 7803, 091-22-2572 3480