Comments for The FontFeed http://fontfeed.com We live for type. The FontFeed is a daily dispatch of recommended fonts, typographic technique, and digital type at work in the real world. Eat up. Thu, 11 Mar 2010 20:01:50 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.7 hourly 1 Comment on TDC2 2010 - Quick Overview Of The Winners by Yves Peters http://fontfeed.com/archives/tdc2-2010-quick-overview-of-the-winners/comment-page-1/#comment-31342 Yves Peters Thu, 11 Mar 2010 19:57:49 +0000 http://fontfeed.com/?p=11053#comment-31342 The page on the TDC website is back up. It seems they added details and samples. The page on the TDC website is back up. It seems they added details and samples.

]]> Comment on TDC2 2010 - Quick Overview Of The Winners by Paco Calles http://fontfeed.com/archives/tdc2-2010-quick-overview-of-the-winners/comment-page-1/#comment-31341 Paco Calles Thu, 11 Mar 2010 14:41:22 +0000 http://fontfeed.com/?p=11053#comment-31341 Felicidades Cristo Felicidades Cristo

]]> Comment on TDC2, The Oscars Of Type Design by Jean F Porchez http://fontfeed.com/archives/tdc2-the-oscars-of-type-design/comment-page-1/#comment-31340 Jean F Porchez Thu, 11 Mar 2010 14:17:15 +0000 http://fontfeed.com/?p=10895#comment-31340 To answer Dan about the production of the Peignot booklets: The printing of the last booklet was paid for by Erik Spiekermann and myself. All the fonts used was given by Jonathan Hoelfer, and Robb Rice designed it for free. Just look at the Colophon. The worst part is that this booklet was distributed during Brighton conference, the rest was more or less lost somewhere. I have saved a box of some of the remaining booklets from the water until ATypI finds a way to sell them to help organization finances. In ten years, they will cost more? I hope for the organization. My unique wish for now that if there is a new CP prize, this idea of a booklet designed by the previous winner will continue.<br>  <br> Yves: Thanks for this new quite good analysis of the situation, and how it is difficult to organize such type competitions. Your conclusion is just perfect. 100% To answer Dan about the production of the Peignot booklets:
The printing of the last booklet was paid for by Erik Spiekermann and myself. All the fonts used was given by Jonathan Hoelfer, and Robb Rice designed it for free. Just look at the Colophon. The worst part is that this booklet was distributed during Brighton conference, the rest was more or less lost somewhere. I have saved a box of some of the remaining booklets from the water until ATypI finds a way to sell them to help organization finances. In ten years, they will cost more? I hope for the organization. My unique wish for now that if there is a new CP prize, this idea of a booklet designed by the previous winner will continue.
 
Yves:
Thanks for this new quite good analysis of the situation, and how it is difficult to organize such type competitions. Your conclusion is just perfect. 100%

]]> Comment on TDC2, The Oscars Of Type Design by Yves Peters http://fontfeed.com/archives/tdc2-the-oscars-of-type-design/comment-page-1/#comment-31339 Yves Peters Thu, 11 Mar 2010 14:13:08 +0000 http://fontfeed.com/?p=10895#comment-31339 You are right, Dan, the booklets were great, but it would have been nice for Christian to have something tangible for himself. But maybe he did receive something and we just didn't notice at the ceremony.<br>  <br> The SOTA Award is different, as it celebrates the complete œuvre of a type designer. The Prix Charles Peignot is its perfect counterpart, recognising the best type designer under 35.<br>  <br> <blockquote>Contests like that take a lot of effort to organize.</blockquote> Yes and no. If you "simply" award three medals you just need a jury conferring over e-mail. I've been on this type of jury twice, and it is quite manageable. No need for elaborate ceremonies or a catalogue or anything, just a formal announcement and something to send to the selected type designers. You are right, Dan, the booklets were great, but it would have been nice for Christian to have something tangible for himself. But maybe he did receive something and we just didn’t notice at the ceremony.
 
The SOTA Award is different, as it celebrates the complete œuvre of a type designer. The Prix Charles Peignot is its perfect counterpart, recognising the best type designer under 35.
 

Contests like that take a lot of effort to organize.

Yes and no. If you “simply” award three medals you just need a jury conferring over e-mail. I’ve been on this type of jury twice, and it is quite manageable. No need for elaborate ceremonies or a catalogue or anything, just a formal announcement and something to send to the selected type designers.

]]> Comment on TDC2, The Oscars Of Type Design by Dan Reynolds http://fontfeed.com/archives/tdc2-the-oscars-of-type-design/comment-page-1/#comment-31338 Dan Reynolds Thu, 11 Mar 2010 12:00:38 +0000 http://fontfeed.com/?p=10895#comment-31338 Regarding the Peignot Prix, isn't a small brochure of the winner's body of work-to-date published? I have little booklets of Christian's work, and one from JFP, too. Doesn't the ATypI pay for the printing of those? Not a trophy, but at least it is something nice that everyone at the ATypI conference gets to keep.<br>  <br> The last ATypI type design competition was in 2001, right? The bukva:raz contest… the winners were published, a long with a series of excellent essays, in <em>Language Culture Type</em>, which is one of the best-designed books I own. Contests like that take a lot of effort to organize. Maybe, to celebrate the 10th year anniversary of the first one, another one could be held in 2011?<br>  <br> As for yearly ATypI prizes, SoTA and the TDC already do this so well… do there need to be even more of these every year? Regarding the Peignot Prix, isn’t a small brochure of the winner’s body of work-to-date published? I have little booklets of Christian’s work, and one from JFP, too. Doesn’t the ATypI pay for the printing of those? Not a trophy, but at least it is something nice that everyone at the ATypI conference gets to keep.
 
The last ATypI type design competition was in 2001, right? The bukva:raz contest… the winners were published, a long with a series of excellent essays, in Language Culture Type, which is one of the best-designed books I own. Contests like that take a lot of effort to organize. Maybe, to celebrate the 10th year anniversary of the first one, another one could be held in 2011?
 
As for yearly ATypI prizes, SoTA and the TDC already do this so well… do there need to be even more of these every year?

]]> Comment on TDC2, The Oscars Of Type Design by Yves Peters http://fontfeed.com/archives/tdc2-the-oscars-of-type-design/comment-page-1/#comment-31337 Yves Peters Thu, 11 Mar 2010 11:22:06 +0000 http://fontfeed.com/?p=10895#comment-31337 I still hope Stephen puts his reservations aside about the abundance of Best Of lists, and does his Favorite Typefaces on Typographica. But that is a hell of a lot of work, so I can understand if he is hesitant. I still hope Stephen puts his reservations aside about the abundance of Best Of lists, and does his Favorite Typefaces on Typographica. But that is a hell of a lot of work, so I can understand if he is hesitant.

]]> Comment on TDC2, The Oscars Of Type Design by Yves Peters http://fontfeed.com/archives/tdc2-the-oscars-of-type-design/comment-page-1/#comment-31336 Yves Peters Thu, 11 Mar 2010 11:20:11 +0000 http://fontfeed.com/?p=10895#comment-31336 <blockquote>I do really think ATypI should have an annual type prize with strict admission criteria and only 3 ‘medals’ available.</blockquote> Sounds like a plan. They could combine it with the judging for the Prix Charles Peignot and make that an annual event as well, like the SOTA Award. I mean, they don't award prize money or anything, so why not? As far as I know Christian Schwartz had to pay for his own plane trip to Brighton just to be present for the ceremony, and didn't even receive a trophy or anything like that. Not cool.

I do really think ATypI should have an annual type prize with strict admission criteria and only 3 ‘medals’ available.

Sounds like a plan. They could combine it with the judging for the Prix Charles Peignot and make that an annual event as well, like the SOTA Award. I mean, they don’t award prize money or anything, so why not? As far as I know Christian Schwartz had to pay for his own plane trip to Brighton just to be present for the ceremony, and didn’t even receive a trophy or anything like that. Not cool.

]]> Comment on TDC2, The Oscars Of Type Design by Ramiro Espinoza http://fontfeed.com/archives/tdc2-the-oscars-of-type-design/comment-page-1/#comment-31335 Ramiro Espinoza Thu, 11 Mar 2010 09:58:07 +0000 http://fontfeed.com/?p=10895#comment-31335 Hi Yves, Nice article. I do really think ATypI should have an annual type prize with a strict admission criteria and only 3 'medals' available. Hi Yves,
Nice article. I do really think ATypI should have an annual type prize with a strict admission criteria and only 3 ‘medals’ available.

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