About
Type Here is an Aotearoa typography poster competition, focussed on contemporary and expressive typography.
Aotearoa is a place rich in storytelling, from epic mythologies to emotional journeys, our stories carry the very DNA of our nation.
Type Here celebrates these personal stories, expressed through language, culture and typography.
Theme
Our theme is ‘Aotearoa now’. This may take the form of personal interpretation, political message or expression of aroha. Because we all have our own unique stories to tell Type Here will be a typographic snapshot of who we are as a nation in 2024.
Convenor
Lloyd Osborne
Jury
Shabnam Shiwan
Zoe Black
Johnson Witehira
Anthony Hos
Exhibition
All finalists will be displayed at TDC69 Aotearoa, projected within the Chartwell gallery space. The overall winner will receive free entry into TDC71 in New York.
Dates
March 1: Entries open
July 8: Entries close
August 12: Finalists announced
August 28 to September 4: Finalists exhibited via projection at Objectspace.
Eligibility
Entry into Type Here is free.
The competition is open to all citizens and permanent residents of Aotearoa, as well as students, 18 and over, currently studying and residing in Aotearoa.
Up to two entries are allowed from each person. Collaborative entries are acceptable and this will count towards the two allowable individual entries.
Entries may be commercial or personal. All work must have been created from May 2022 onwards.
Submissions
Each entry must include a single work or series of two. Entries may be purely typographic or integrate photography and illustration. Entries may also include a motion component based on the static poster. Physical entries will not be accepted.
Format
All entries must include a single static poster or series of two posters:
- A3 Portrait
- JPEG
- 300 DPI
- sRGB, 10mb or under
Entries may also include a motion component based on the static poster or poster series:
- MP4, up to 20 seconds
- 10mb or under
Judging
During the judging, the jury will base their decision on four criteria:
- Utilising typography to bring an idea or creative expression to life.
- Presenting a unique or progressive design that propels the medium forward.
- A well-crafted implementation.
- Relevance to the theme.
Entry rules
By entering Type Here, the following is agreed to:
In the event of any dispute regarding the eligibility of the entry’s qualifications, the Convenor’s decision is final.
Entry is declared to be a 2022 and onwards production.
I hereby grant Type Here permission to show the work(s) in exhibitions, on the Type Here website, and to publish it/them in publications. I also allow Type Here to use images of work(s) in all forms of publicity for the competition and exhibitions.
I hereby affirm that the materials I submit to the competition and their publications will not infringe upon any personal, property or intellectual rights of others and that I have full power to enter into this agreement and that all information is accurate and hold Type Here harmless from any action resulting from this entry material and information.
Contact
For further information please contact us: convenor@typehere.co.nz