Press Release
Monotype Imaging Holdings Inc. a leading global provider of text imaging solutions, is accepting entries through November 7, 2010, for the first Web Font Awards, an international competition designed to recognize websites that incorporate exceptional use of Web fonts. Prizes include two $3,000 cash awards, Apple iPad mobile digital devices and various typeface offerings from Monotype Imaging. Winning entries will be determined at a live judging event on Nov. 16, 2010, during the Future of Web Design conference, November 15-17, in New York City.
“Web designers are now taking advantage of recent breakthroughs that allow for the use of a wide variety of typefaces, rather than choosing from a limited range of so-called Web-safe fonts. This brings Web design to a whole new level,” said Allan Haley, director of words and letters at Monotype Imaging. “We created the Web Font Awards to celebrate this newfound typographic freedom, while also promoting awareness, adoption and outstanding use of fonts on the Web.”
Contest entries can be built with Web font technology from any provider, including self-built solutions, as long as the site or Web page uses actual fonts that are served to Internet-connected machines through the @font-face declaration. There is no limit to the number of entries that an individual can submit.
All accepted designs will be displayed in a gallery at www.webfontawards.com, where site visitors can rate each entry one time based on the quality of typography, creativity and usability. The entry with the highest score at the conclusion of the viewing period will receive the Community Choice award. In addition, three designs will be selected to vie for first, second and third place Judges’ Choice awards at a live ceremony at the upcoming Future of Web Design conference in New York City. Judging will be based equally on the quality of typography, creativity and usability of the three selected designs. Award winners will be informed by e-mail and are not required to attend the judging event or the Future of Web Design conference. Winning entries will also be posted after Nov. 16, 2010 at www.webfontawards.com.
Top prizes include $3,000 for the Community Choice award winner and the first place winner, in addition to a 32GB Apple iPad device with a Wi-Fi connection, 20-user license for the Monotype Library, Linotype Originals and ITC Library font collections, and a one-year paid subscription to Monotype Imaging’s Fonts.com Web Fonts service when it becomes available commercially. A single entry is eligible to win the Community Choice award in addition to a Judges’ Choice award – and receive the full collection of prizes for both.
Complete rules on the Web Font Awards, including submission guidelines, eligibility requirements, judging criteria and procedures, award ceremony and prize details including the breakdown for Community Choice, first, second and third place Judges’ Choice awards are available at www.webfontawards.com. The retail value of all prizes combined totals more than $80,000.
The Web Font Awards is sponsored by Monotype Imaging with support from Carsonified, a UK-based company that produces events for Web professionals, including the Future of Web Design conferences.
Monotype Imaging is also working with media partners to select the three entrants that will be judged, in addition to announcing the Web Font Awards winners at the Future of Web Design conference. Media partners include Cincinnati-based HOW magazine, which serves graphic design professionals; Creative Review, a UK-based publication focused on the communication arts; Slanted, a Germany-based typography magazine; and Novum, a graphic design magazine, also headquartered in Germany. Additional support is being provided by The Association Typographique Internationale, or ATypI, which is a nonprofit global forum and focal point for the type community and business.
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This article was first published on September 28, 2010
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