International Art Competitions - art contest for artists

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/

Deadline:
31.07.2016


Morisawa Type Design Competition has been giving birth to a new typeface design for decades from the first competition was held in 1984.

Through entries with bold ideas and new attempts in anticipation with unprecedented expressive capacity, the recent competitions held in 2012 and 2014 have received more than 1,000 entries sent from over 20 countries and regions, including both Kanji and Latin category.

The competition is open to any individual, group or nationality.

Entry Categories
- Kanji category
- Latin category