Win a Limited First Edition 8 Faces
August 17th, 2010 at 10:54 am
Last week, we announced the publishing of the magazine 8 Faces by our partner and friend Elliot Jay Stocks. 8 Faces is a new magazine for fans of typography that asks eight leading type designers compelling questions informing the arguments behind “good” type usage.
8 Faces sold out completely the first day it was announced, but as lead sponsors of 8 Faces, (mt) had a limited edition made specifically for our partners and some lucky clients.
For each of the next four days, we will be giving away a limited edition, copy of Elliot’s magazine 8 Faces.
How to Win:
1. Comment below this post sharing your link to your best work showcasing Typography!
2. That’s it! Get your comment in by 3pm daily, we will select a winner by 5pm and announce on the weblog and via Twitter.
Contest ends Friday, August 20th. Good luck!
Rally your friends, Tweet this: “I deserve to win an @8Faces magazine from @MediaTemple http://mdtm.pl/a6j7fU #8FacesWillBeMine”
And the Winners are…
Day 1 Winner: Jesse Campbell
Day 2 Winner: Todd Sayer
Day 3 Winner: Jason Alejandro
Day 4 Winner: Matthew Branthwaite
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August 17th, 2010 at 11:08 am
I think my favourite work when it comes to typography has to be a website i developed for an Photographer at http://www.merryp.co.uk.
It’s kinda simple, but i think that works well
Really wanted to get this magazine, but they were sold out before i heard about it
August 17th, 2010 at 11:24 am
Beautiful book… I want it!
http://i82.photobucket.com/albums/j262/hutchyp00/A_Final11x17.jpg
August 17th, 2010 at 11:38 am
As for me, it must be this poster: http://www.flickr.com/photos/serkel/3228358196/ – we did better things since for our theatre, my wife and I, but boy did I get a kick out of it when the font creator, Jos Buivenga of exljbris fame (http://www.josbuivenga.demon.nl/) noticed and liked it!
In our small way, we were pleased to have achieved something in return for his wonderful font creations.
August 17th, 2010 at 11:39 am
Been wanting to get my hands on one of those!
http://go.prevue.it/project/Stop%20Talking%20Start%20Sweating
August 17th, 2010 at 11:40 am
I’m still a fan of the typography I used for my site: http://tenebroso.net
August 17th, 2010 at 11:41 am
Pretty proud of the navigation type, homepage billboard type and the some the type treatment in the media illustrations: http://royrogersrestaurants.com/
August 17th, 2010 at 11:43 am
This looks great. I saw the post on Twitter, and thought I’d take part. I’m always looking for new type inspiration, and there’s nothing like having something tangible, like this book, to stoke the design-fire even more. Enjoy:
http://www.behance.net/gallery/WeAreAllConnect-Promotional-Materials/572985
August 17th, 2010 at 11:43 am
I’ve always been a fan of typography. I’d love to win this!
August 17th, 2010 at 11:44 am
http://drneo.deviantart.com/art/Typo-I-love-Retro-71992870
August 17th, 2010 at 12:02 pm
Clarendon & Comic Sans
http://www.shawn-grant.com/work/
August 17th, 2010 at 12:05 pm
Here’s a design I did to help raise money for the victims of the earthquake in Haiti:
http://www.philcoffman.com/work/help_haiti.php
The word “Haiti” is a slightly tweaked version of Knockout and the word “Help” is hand-drawn. Hope that counts.
August 17th, 2010 at 12:06 pm
Check out some of the typographic designs that I’ve done here.
http://www.flickr.com/photos/jad-graphics/sets/72157622527613478/
Also, I’m a Media Temple (dv) customer as well.
August 17th, 2010 at 12:10 pm
Designed local pizzeria with some nifty fonts http://pregopizzas.com/
August 17th, 2010 at 12:10 pm
http://work.mspencr.com/#171072/Three-Plays-The-Weather
August 17th, 2010 at 12:11 pm
I missed out on ordering a copy for myself.
It’s just Helvetica & League Gothic, but how about:
http://sxswdesignworkshop.com/
August 17th, 2010 at 12:11 pm
I’d love to own this! (SO set on ordering a copy in November. /crossing my fingers)
http://www.flickr.com/photos/mayenedeleondesign/4594615116/in/set-72157623743220317/
This was one face (of 6 “typesets”) of a photocube that I gave as a gift. Couldn’t decide between this and a desktop wallpaper request I did for a friend a few months ago: http://www.flickr.com/photos/mayenedeleondesign/4594615116/in/set-72157623743220317/
August 17th, 2010 at 12:12 pm
http://metalmother.com/index.php/2008/11/married/
This wedding invitation, designed by the man himself, is just beautiful. It amazes me every time I look at it. I love typography!
(I’d also love a copy of the 8 Faces magazine since I missed my chance to buy one).
August 17th, 2010 at 12:13 pm
I’m always a big advocate for learning solid typography skills, and then experimenting with customizing your own face or hand-drawing original type creations. I’ve got a few recent posts on my dribbble account here: http://www.dribbble.com/players/gerrenlamson
August 17th, 2010 at 12:15 pm
I’ve always loved this enterview with typographer Jos Buivenga at myfonts: http://new.myfonts.com/newsletters/cc/200909.html This is one of the best typographers right now.
August 17th, 2010 at 12:17 pm
Was trying to stay awake to buy this the day it was released but due to the timezones I wasn’t up at 4am in the morning… glad to hear I’ve got another shot with this promo.
Here is a link to one of my favourite works, done for a research document in university (a while ago now…): http://www.jannisgundermann.com/projects/interactive-workbook/
August 17th, 2010 at 12:17 pm
I’m pleased with the type overall on this site for Tool of North America. Would LOVE to get my hands on a copy of 8 Faces.
http://cargocollective.com/chadtafolla#296723/Tool-of-North-America
August 17th, 2010 at 12:20 pm
I love typography. I’m 21 years old and am very enthusiastic about learning more. This, to date, is one of my favorite examples of typography in my work. It’s my business card…
http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4077/4901705723_6e65731c6e_b.jpg
August 17th, 2010 at 12:21 pm
Oooh, amazing. I’m still a fan of the combination of Archer & I use in my personal branding: http://designbyeri.caNeutraface
August 17th, 2010 at 12:22 pm
Whoops! Last comment should have read:
” I’m still a fan of the combination of Archer & Neutraface I use in my personal branding: http://designbyeri.ca ”
Stupid magic mouse messing up my comments.
August 17th, 2010 at 12:50 pm
Love the new 8 faces bought the pdf due to my slow purchasing abilities but would love to have a physical copy.
http://flic.kr/p/5i8Q1v link to a wine label I did, not much type but well treated.
August 17th, 2010 at 1:03 pm
Awesome and free… http://www.josbuivenga.demon.nl/
August 17th, 2010 at 1:16 pm
Here’s my best work with typography: http://emberapp.com/elliotjaystocks/images/heartworker/
It’s my old blog which is actually up on Elliot Jay Stock’s Ember profile!
August 17th, 2010 at 1:32 pm
I love typography and I was gutted to have missed out on getting a copy of 8 faces. I think my best work showcasing typography is the set of endangered type animals that I created recently. Included in project there is a set of type designs which I used to to create 38 page book, a game with cut out wooden pieces and a wooden display board where I lasered my type designs into.
Below is the link to the wooden display board. Links to other photos of this work are below the image too.
http://toddsayer.co.uk/site/portfolio/endangered_type5/
August 17th, 2010 at 2:27 pm
By far not as good as a lot of the entries I’ve seen so far, but … who doesn’t love their ampersands (in http://media.miekd.com/css3memory/)
August 17th, 2010 at 2:41 pm
Such great work by EJS with 8 Faces. Some work I did for the newspaper: http://bit.ly/c8QDwa
August 17th, 2010 at 3:32 pm
In this hemisphere we were asleep for both the 8 Faces announcements: on sale and sold out
Here’s a poster I created for Veerle Pieters’ “What is Graphic Design” contest: http://www.flickr.com/photos/matthewb/2254818168/lightbox/
August 17th, 2010 at 8:33 pm
Might as well stick these in as I just finished them
http://www.flickr.com/photos/46708186@N08/sets/72157624749852178/
August 17th, 2010 at 11:59 pm
Scratch the last one, here’s the better version
http://dom-wood.com/storage/pixelthump/cardpreview.jpg
August 18th, 2010 at 12:05 am
Awesome a chance to win 8faces!! My best example of typographic work is probably the set of endangered type I created. Shown in the link below is an example.
http://toddsayer.co.uk/site/portfolio/endangered_type2/
http://toddsayer.co.uk/site/portfolio/endangered_type3/
http://toddsayer.co.uk/site/portfolio/endangered_type5/
August 18th, 2010 at 12:39 am
We love typography. Just getting started so here is one of my first projects http://www.flickr.com/photos/microbrewmedia/4886483053/
August 18th, 2010 at 12:51 am
Was out the country when 8Faces went on sale and was so gutted I missed out on this incredible volume.
I love experimenting with type especially with logos, I hand drew in Illustrator the logo for my portfolio site and then also tweaked the Helvetica title to give it an edge. http://www.tondes.co.uk
I ♥ Type
August 18th, 2010 at 1:31 am
It’s only a ‘holding page’ but I’m hoping it’s relatively indicative of what’s to come on the site in the near(ish) future:
http://iamfriendly.com/
Lots of lovely @font-face action and some css 3 transitions for those browsers capable of showing them (hover over the ‘card’)
August 18th, 2010 at 2:05 am
Well, I haven’t made any website showcasing typography, really, even if I could, but let’s say http://jocap.se/ does.
August 18th, 2010 at 2:47 am
Missed out on 8faces hardcopy so here goes! (loved it anyway on the PDF) but its not the same!
The first two examples in the lightboxes are from a DAND submission – the threat of terrorism on british public transport
http://www.studiosixteen10.com/page2.htm
fingers crossed!
August 18th, 2010 at 2:52 am
I like the work of this guy http://www.gingermonkeydesign.com/portfolio/queensconsort
August 18th, 2010 at 3:58 am
Morning! I found out about 8faces too late – gutted. I’d love a copy…
http://www.behance.net/gallery/30-years-in-IT-Pearls-of-wisdom-anniversary/627920
August 18th, 2010 at 6:54 am
I was on my honeymoon
when 8 Faces was released, and coincidentally missed being able to get my hands on a copy, 
doh!
I would to get my hands on a copy, so here’s a link to my wedding stationary that I obsessed over for months: http://www.matthewbranthwaite.co.uk/wedding/
August 18th, 2010 at 9:41 am
Looks very exciting! Mr. Stocks certainly has a lot to add to any conversation on type design.
Here’s a site we built that has some very nice typography, I think. http://www.theinsurancemom.com.
August 18th, 2010 at 9:45 am
I a few months ago I wrote a tutorial about creaitng beautiful CSS typography – http://blog.echoenduring.com/2010/05/13/create-beautiful-css3-typography/
I would LOVE to win a copy of 8 Faces. I was just about to order mine when my internet died. When it came back, they were all sold out.
August 18th, 2010 at 9:59 am
While most of my recent work has been online, I used to create a lot of custom invitations and menus for an event planning client of mine.
This was one of my favorites:
http://scottorchard.com/downloads/fdl_invite_092508.jpg
August 18th, 2010 at 10:16 am
http://papagno.netsons.org is my latest typography-related work.
August 18th, 2010 at 10:22 am
My best work till now in typography would be this http://tuhinkumar.com/portfolio/typographic-self-portrait/
August 18th, 2010 at 10:22 am
I missed out on purchasing this. Would love to win one here. http://lacroixdesign.net/weddinginvites.jpg
August 18th, 2010 at 10:37 am
We recently completed the first phase http://pinnacleworldwide.co.uk the focus here was on a typographic driven design. It’s hosted on a GS and used Typekit.
August 18th, 2010 at 11:30 am
Wanted to “show” the radio commercials we produced without using photos.
Typography to the rescue:
http://www.swanadvertising.com/auto/radio.html
I’d love to win one of these issues!
August 18th, 2010 at 11:54 am
I don’t want to win one as I was one of the few people who was able to purchase a copy, but I just wanted to say that anyone who isn’t sure they want to enter really should. As someone who has a copy, I promise you that it’s absolutely fantastic.
August 18th, 2010 at 1:00 pm
I designed and printed this 10 feet tall poster to my girlfriend, Fabienne, inspired on a Tom Waits song: http://www.flickr.com/photos/joaoramos/4227217790/in/set-72157614316152359/lightbox/
August 18th, 2010 at 1:41 pm
My personal site : http://troidus.com/ is probably my best use of typography not for a client. hah!
August 18th, 2010 at 1:46 pm
http://www.ilovemasif.com/imgPrint/print_nataliaCastro.jpg
August 18th, 2010 at 1:49 pm
http://www.ilovemasif.com/imgPrint/print_nataliaCastro.jpg
i love type!
August 18th, 2010 at 2:26 pm
Here is a typography poster I did for a typography class back in college. Really enjoyed this one http://masterjawa.deviantart.com/gallery/#/dz6oka
August 18th, 2010 at 3:25 pm
Love 8faces but missed out unfortunately. Here is my personal showcase;
http://www.leonperkin.com/work.html
August 19th, 2010 at 1:14 am
Hi, all!
Here’s one the many postcards. I’m burning to know what these 8 masters have to say about type. And i’m curious to read about their techniques and inspirations.
http://www.flickr.com/photos/26913363@N02/4858039769/
August 19th, 2010 at 7:17 am
So excited to see a special edition of 8faces. Here’s my link: http://dizzyswallo.ws/
August 19th, 2010 at 8:40 am
Here is a design I did part of my daily designs I try to play with. The theme was to redo album covers..
http://flic.kr/p/8gH6Rr
August 19th, 2010 at 10:30 am
I’d like to pitch our custom chocolate bar using just typography http://www.behance.net/gallery/Artifice-Studios-Chocolate-Bar/166035
August 19th, 2010 at 10:55 am
Type is my life, should be since I teach it. Here are some book covers I’ve done that show a wide range of typographic approaches: http://madebyarchetype.com/index.php?/bookdesign/covers/
August 19th, 2010 at 10:55 am
I haven’t done anything with type on so long! But this is one of my best ones: http://www.rachilli.co.uk/images/logos/musecolour_full.jpg
August 19th, 2010 at 11:02 am
A letterpressed wedding invitation
http://joliejoliedesign.blogspot.com/2010/04/lisas-invite-reshot.html
August 19th, 2010 at 11:05 am
Here is a one-pager we did for Tom Schick using League of Movable Type’s ‘Chunk’ font … I think it works pretty well … http://tomschick.com
August 19th, 2010 at 11:06 am
Here’s my wedding invite. Someone want to try and identify that typeface?
http://joliejoliedesign.blogspot.com/2010/04/light-on-paper-wedding-invitations-that.html
August 19th, 2010 at 11:24 am
ART IS LIFE : http://www.flavorinnovator.com/store/detail_art_is_life.htm
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August 19th, 2010 at 4:10 pm
http://rolling-webdesign.com/
August 20th, 2010 at 1:11 am
I designed and created this logo in illustrator, totally free hand. This logo was for a friends website
http://www.tondes.co.uk/amersham.html
To see the logo in context http://www.amershamwebsites.co.uk/
August 20th, 2010 at 3:43 am
My favourite piece of typographic work would be this work I did as a bit of fun for the Flickr Alphabattle group (I never got to B): http://www.flickr.com/photos/cole007/3827803435/in/set-72157622504396449/
I was really chuffed with the play on negative space and how it demonstrates that good typography only needs one letter. The A, by the way, is the chunky and cheerful Gill Sans Ultra Bold
August 20th, 2010 at 7:13 am
The attached address will take you to some work we did for our local hospice for their annual fund raising event. This year it had a Circus theme. We decided on a custom type to better suit the way we wanted to go with the project.
http://pixel-one.co.uk/work2.php
August 20th, 2010 at 1:32 pm
I designed and printed this 10 feet tall poster to my girlfriend, Fabienne, inspired on a Tom Waits song: http://www.flickr.com/photos/joaoramos/4227217790/in/set-72157614316152359/lightbox/
August 20th, 2010 at 1:38 pm
My best Typography works are these two, posted on DeviantArt:
http://stand1.deviantart.com/art/Dot-175279224?q=sort%3Atime+gallery%3Astand1&qo=2
and:
http://stand1.deviantart.com/gallery/#/d2ul1qp
Hope to win
August 20th, 2010 at 2:44 pm
Would love a real copy of this!
http://www.behance.net/gallery/Banana-Hello-Typo/488591
http://www.behance.net/gallery/furia-logo/487339
http://www.behance.net/gallery/Times-New-Robot/487279
August 20th, 2010 at 3:12 pm
The latest rebranding I did for a client : http://cl.ly/23uu
The website is not online yet but it will follow the same trend.
There was a lot of work to do about this brand’s changes and the logo is full of hidden meanings.
November 12th, 2010 at 10:48 pm
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