Goodtype Brief

The Goodtype call for submission was a project I instantly took a shining to. I have recently become really interested in hand-type. I had started practicing my own hand drawn type as a side project from uni work. When I heard about the Goodtype call for submissions I thought it would be an ideal way to put my typographic interest to use.

I decided to take this on as a 1-2 day brief.

www.lovegoodtype.com/

I decided to attempt the Goodtype brief as a quick 1/2-day turnaround brief. As I have recently become more interested in developing my own hand-drawn type, I thought this would be a fun challenge to push my skills further. 

SUBMISSION DETAILS:

What?

We are seeking NEW unpublished submissions of any style of lettering, typography, hand lettering, calligraphy, cursive, or handwriting. We kindly ask for no explicit submissions, so keep it clean folks. 

• Must submit 2 photos: 1 process shot, 1 final shot
• Dimensions: entirely up to you
• Resolution: 300 DPI
• Color OR black and white
• Should the final shot be vectorized? That's up to you, too.
• Format: PDF, TIFF, EPS
• One submission per person or persons (if you are collaborating)
• You MUST own the work. Please no imitators.

Please do not sign your work or add a logo to your work. If selected, you will be properly credited.
Submissions must NOT be previously published (via social media or anywhere else). We are seeking NEW content exclusive to the book.

Who?

Artists, designers, letterers, hand letterers, typographers, calligraphers, muralists, design firms, collaborators, and the like.

How?

E-mail your submission with both shots to contact@lovegoodtype.com.
The subject line or message box must contain the following: "Book Submission, Your full name and website(s) if applicable."
If your submission exceeds 25mb, please send via hightail.com or westransfer.com and address it to contact@lovegoodtype.com. Again, the subject line or message box must contain: "Book Submission, Your full name and website(s) if applicable."
Any submissions that do not meet these guidelines will not be considered.

When?

Deadline April 1st, 2015

This is only an invitation for submissions. It does not guarantee a selection. If your submission is accepted, congratulations! In exchange, you will receive one contributors copy of "Goodtype The Book vol. 1" and a handwritten thank you from the founder of Goodtype.

Type inspiration:

http://inabrush.com/

After looking at the examples shown on the Goodtype website I was able to begin thinking about ideas for my own typographic piece. I wanted to keep the style of my type similar to the style I had been practicing over the last couple of months. The examples seemed reasonably broad, which meant I had a lot of freedom with this brief. 

As my work is often created digitally, I thought this would be a great way to experiment with an off-screen, hand-crafted process. It was also a new challenge and something which allowed me to experiment with different creative mediums.