Open Brief – Winner
We have a winner, and as you may have guessed from the image above, it’s Michael Mercer-Brown. He’s certainly a worthy winner and we’re very excited to work with him in the studio. Once again, we’d like to thank everyone who submitted work as well as the other finalists – the quality was very high, but the people (you) have spoken.
Finalists – Vote
After reading through lots of submissions, and plenty of debating we have our finalists. We’d like to thank everyone who entered – there were some fantastically bizarre and wonderfully creative responses to our Open brief. There can be, however, one winner and we’d like to give you — the Raw Type viewers — the power. So (in our best dramatic voice) the finalists are…
Finalists – Spotlight
It’s extremely difficult to judge the finalists purely on their final posters, that’s why we’ve shed a bit more light on each execution. For experimental type, the idea and the process is often more interesting than the outcome…
ISTD Awards 2011
The call to find the best typographic designs in print and interactive 2011 is out. The bi-annual ISTD Awards, the awards scheme of the International Society of Typographic Designers, are held as an appraisal of current standards in typographic design globally and are judged by some of today’s leading graphic, interactive and typographic design specialists.
Nick Asbury
Nick Asbury is one half of Asbury & Asbury, which is a creative partnership with designer Sue Asbury (who just happens to be his wife). They work independently as well as teaming up to collaborate on certain projects – including having their own books published.
Mega + Maag
Danish agency, Mega, are a consultancy that specialise in identity. Their work often leads to typographic solutions and they frequently call on those type-aficionados, Dalton Maag, to give a helping hand.
Caleb Owen Everitt
Stubbled across this talented chap a while back. Caleb Owen Everitt is a designer working out of Brooklyn in New York.
Keith Morris
Calligraphy is a skill that I’m always in awe of – It treads the line between effortless and impossible. One man who has mastered this art is Keith Morris.
Abi Huynh
Abi (pronounced ‘A-bee’) Huynh is a partner at Vancouver-based agency, Working Format. His portfolio is littered with type design, experiments and essays – the mark of someone who has a true love for the way words and letters are constructed. You may already be in possession of some of Abi’s design, as he regularly collaborates with Commercial Type producing their specimen sheets. We’d love to get our hands on the Arietta research/specimen book (see above), let alone the typeface.
Open Brief
Placements. You want one? Well, we can offer you one, but it’ll cost you… 1 creative project to be exact. Best case scenario, you’ll get a month-long placement and some recognition for your efforts. Worst case scenario, you’ll have a lovely new project to add to your portfolio.
