Helvetica World, Competition and event for designers

May 9, 1957, Max Miedinger gave the world the Helvetica font, which is still popular and is not going to surrender their positions, neither among consumers nor designers. Someone who likes Helvetica, some people hate, and this year we supported TypeDNA (Sweden) High-Logic (USA) and Relansin and Hantam (Russia) organized the event on an annual basis under the name "Helvetica World".

We invite designers to participate in an online contest, in which prizes are: Wacom Bamboo Pen &Touch, and licenses for TypeDNA font Managers for Mac/PC and MainType Professional for PC. Offline will also host an informal party in 5 cities: Moscow, Saint-Peteborough, Chelyabinsk, Kiev and Chicago.

About the event:

"Helvetica World" for the first time, and planned on an annual basis. We will gather designers and ordinary viewers to stay, exhibitions, live communication and competition on may 10 in different cities around the world. And the following year, the event's website www.helveticaworld.com/ru will serve as a showroom exhibition of the works of designers participating in our contests and competitions.

This year we Have a program for a competition for designers, the exhibition in 5 cities, also watching the movie "Helvetica" on the show which we got permission, and the audio track is sent to peresvechena to the guys from AlexFilm. Also depending on the city that will take guests to various entertainment, whether games on older consoles or in the atmosphere of comfort and tranquility — Board games. In addition, should not forget about real communication with like-minded people, acquaintances with new people and potential collaborators outside the network. And of course the gifts for the participants of the contest.

About the competition

the competition is open to all comers regardless of the city or country of residence.
To participate, simply create a design, on any subject, in any style from minimalism and photos to 3D and modern. Key rule — the use of fonts and combinations: Helvetica, Akzidens Grotesk and Neue Haas Grotesk
the Work must be sent to the address contest@helveticaworld.com until may 8, inclusive, having it in the form of a poster A3 or A4 format.

Prizes

the Best works will receive a license of the font managers TypeDNA Font Manager and High-Logic MainType Professional c plugins extensions for Adobe products and a Wacom Bamboo Pen & Touch.

visit accept

the links event page Vkontakte.
Time Club "Gnezdo" (Moscow)
IT-Bar "KLЮTCH" (Saint Petersburg),
Art-the Centre "the Crane" (Chelyabinsk),
Free Space "Dial" (Kyiv),

support Us

TypeDNA (Sweden)
High-Logic (USA)
Freelancin and Hantam (Moscow)

and resources: designmodo, Intelligent Magazine, the public about freelance Freemen public about Helvetica, as well as the public about the design of All About

Price:

We really wanted the event was free to attend, as in other matters, we had planned to find a partner would provide free ice cream, how it is organized guys in the US, but in our country no one went on contact. This omission we will try to establish in the next year.

Participation in the contest is free, and admission to the event is assigned to institutions:
Moscow — 420 RUB.
Kiev — 90 UAH.
Chelyabinsk, Russia — 150 RUB.
Saint Petersburg 250 RUB.

Time: In the night from 10 to 11 may from 00-00 to 06-00, all the details are on the event page.

If you have ideas, suggestions, we are glad to cooperation and communication.
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