Deadline: 31st January 2019

Morisawa Type Design Competition has been giving birth to new typeface designs for decades since the first competition held in 1984. Through entries with bold ideas and new attempts in anticipation with unprecedented expressive capacity, the last competition in 2016 received more than 700 entries from 49 countries and regions, including both Kanji and Latin categories.

There is no limit to the number of submissions per entrant.

No entry fee

Prizes:
Morisawa Award:
Kanji category : Gold Prize : JPY 1 million (1 work) / Silver Prize : JPY 500,000 (1 work) / Bronze prize : JPY 300,000 (1 work) / Honorable Mention: JPY 50,000 (3 works)


Latin category : Gold Prize : JPY 1 million (1 work) / Silver Prize : JPY 500,000 (1 work) / Bronze prize : JPY 300,000 (1 work) / Honorable Mention: JPY 50,000 (3 works)

People’s Choice:
Winners receive a testimonial, a trophy and a gift.

Akashi Award:
Prize money : JPY 500,000 (Up to 3 works)

Details:
https://competition.morisawa.co.jp/en/guidelines/