International Type Design Contest 2003

We meet every three months to review and select the fonts to be included in our Library.


How to Submit your Typefaces

We are always scouting for new talent, and encourage you to submit your fonts as possible additions to the Linotype Library. To submit a typeface for review, simply mail us printed samples (all the characters and sample settings) of your font with a short cover letter introducing yourself and your idea to:


Linotype GmbH
Type Submission
Bernhard Hofmacher
Du Pont Straße 1
61352 Bad Homburg
Germany

e-mail: contest@linotype.com

You are also welcome to enclose a sample application of your typeface with your submission. We prefer to release fonts in sets or families, but if we really like a single font, we may recommend extending it with additional weights or variations; in some cases we may suggest including it in a compilation with two or three other single fonts from other designers.

Your font submission does not have to be perfect when you send it, but you should bear in mind that the closer your data is to being a finished product, the more quickly your font will reach the market. If your work is accepted, we provide technical guidelines to help you optimize, or complete, your font. The TypeBoard responds to all type submissions, so you will get feedback on your work.

If your work becomes part of the Linotype Library, you receive our standard contract which gives you a designer’s royalty based on a lucrative percentage of the wholesale price of the font.

If you would like further information, feel free to contact us. We are happy to answer any questions you might have. You may also request a CD Rom with all the technical details.

For further, detailed information please read also the requirements for submission on the next page.