OUGD603 Brief 02: Typography Day 2018 Poster Design Competition

Typography Day 2018 Poster Design Competition:

‘Beauty, Form and Function in Typography’

Design a poster To Express Beauty, Form and Function in Typography. 

You can use 
- The Language, Script and Typeface of your choice. You can make use of one letter, one word, many words or even a paragraph composed of words.
- Calligraphic or digitally created letterforms or 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.

Selection procedure for winners:
Twenty five winning entries will be published as a book and displayed in an exhibition during the event. The winners are entitled to free participation (workshop expenses and food) during the ‘Typography Seminar and Workshop’ on 1st, 2nd and 3rd of March 2018.

Each of the winning participants will receive 2 copies of the book and will also be given the 'Certificate of Winning the Poster Competition'. 

Submission Specifications:
You need to submit the solution along with a brief write-up of around 150 words.

Poster:
Size of the final poster:420mm x 600mm only in portrait format
Resolution: 300 dpi
File type: JPEG or PDF
Color Mode: CMYK

Write-up + contact Info+Bio:
Format: in RTF, TXT or PDF format
Write up about the design: Maximum 150 words and should be written in English
Contact Info: Name, Postal Address, Email, Telephone number, Name and Address of Institution in English.
Your Bio-data/Personal Information: Maximum of 100 words and should be written in English.

Deadline for Submission: 31st October 2017

Declaration of Results: 30th November 2017


Each participant is allowed a maximum of three entries.

This brief could be done within a short time scale, making me work quickly and effectively. It will also help me to work and experiment with typography so that I am more confident at using it.

Time Plan:
I want to keep this to a quick, short deadline so that I come up with ideas and get something produced fast. Im going to spend 1 week from the 23rd - 31st of October.