DEADLINE FOR SUBMISSIONS: AUGUST 4, 2006

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INFORMATION AND GUIDELINES
The TypeGallery is a showcase of new typeface design presented by The Society of Typographic Aficionados. The TypeGallery will be exhibited during TypeCon2006, and many works will travel internationally after the conference. All typefaces shown at TypeCon2006 will also become part of a permanent online exhibition here on the TypeGallery site. Some works may also be selected for print publication by SOTA.

SPECIFICATIONS

• Typefaces must have been created, published, or significantly updated between June 2005 and July 2006.
• You may submit either a traditional type specimen or a typographic design piece displaying your font in use.
• Artwork may be in color or black and white.
• Maximum artwork size is 11"x17" or A3.
• Each submission must be mounted flush on an 11" x 17" or A3 piece of white foamcore board. You must provide two (2) mounted copies of each submission.
• Digital files must be provided for each submission. Supply unlocked 300 dpi press-ready PDFs or editable vector EPS files. Files must be Mac-compatible and scalable. Convert all fonts to paths in the illustration program, and embed all fonts in PDF files. Please proof your digital files carefully before submitting.
• Limit three (3) typeface submissions from a single designer or foundry.

• There is a fee of $15 per submission to help cover costs. Fees are waived for SOTA members, TypeCon2006 attendees, speakers, and sponsors.
• To pay securely online using a credit card or electronic funds transfer, go to http://www.typesociety.org/typegallerypay.html.
• To pay by check or money order (in US funds drawn on US banks only), make payable to SOTA, and mail to:
  

  SOTA TypeGallery
  c/o Jon Coltz
  3917 York Ave N
  Robbinsdale, MN 55422
  USA
  

  Please enclose a copy of your submission form(s) with payment.
  

• Download and fill out the text form or print and complete the PDF form (use one form for each typeface submission), and attach a copy to the back of your mounted artwork. This completed text file must also accompany your digital files.
• Email artwork and submission forms to tamye@typesociety.org. Attachment file size must not exceed 12 mb per email. Email URLS for downloading larger files.
• Write TYPECON2006/TYPEGALLERY somewhere on your package. Ship mounted submissions (well-packaged to prevent damage) to:
  

  Deb Gonet
  Monotype Imaging
  500 Unicorn Park Drive, 2nd Floor
  Woburn, MA 01801
  USA
  Phone 1-781-970-6054
  

  Digital files and mounted artwork must be received by August 4, 2006.