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Type Battle 33 // Futura holiday dingbats
// THE CHALLENGE
Create a set of holiday dingbats to match Futura. The set must have at least 5 dingbats.
Winner take all, no holds barred. May the best designer win.
// REQUIREMENTS
- Image size: 550 width x 400 height. 72 dpi
- Color: Black and White only
- Format: JPG or PNG
*Reminder: Please try to keep your file sizes to a minimum!
// ABOUT TYPOPHILE TYPE BATTLES
This is your chance to stretch your type muscles on a weekly basis. You have one week to create and submit your entry. Anyone may submit a design response to the challenge. You may enter as often as you wish. Post anytime. Critiques and comments are welcome throughout the game, from participants and spectators alike. Smack talk is encouraged.
As with any street battle, there is no panel of judges and no prize — only the ability to call yourself the best on the block.
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15 Dec 2008 — 4:02pm
In keeping with the character(less) features of Futura and also considering that whomever would actually use such a typeface would not normally partake of holidays, this is about as exciting as Futura gets :)
15 Dec 2008 — 4:19pm
: )))))
Stop Graham you're killing me, not even a sans snowflake that would fall so fast it would crash through the roof of a car? That would be the bold of course : )
Michael
15 Dec 2008 — 6:00pm
16 Dec 2008 — 3:40am
"Merry Chrsitmas?" :)
16 Dec 2008 — 6:53am
The menorah is missing some candles.
Feels like a Volkswagen holiday.
--steve
16 Dec 2008 — 8:08am
Your snowman also seems to be missing a head...unless that's an emoticon snowman. :)
Peace,
JT
16 Dec 2008 — 8:26am
In the Futura future heads on snowmen are unnecessary decoration from the past; just like serifs and uneven stroke weight.
--steve
16 Dec 2008 — 8:46am
Tree Worship Wreath Candy Canes Candle
16 Dec 2008 — 9:10am
Ho Ho Humbug
Tim
16 Dec 2008 — 9:11am
These geometric representations of binary orders (2⁰, 2¹, 2², &c.) are my Christmas present to Paul Renner.
And to everyone:
Happy Christmas! Happy New Year! I wish you all new clothes and fresh eyes, and may your lives be twice perfect.
16 Dec 2008 — 9:46am
ChrisL
16 Dec 2008 — 10:03am
Since we're on the subject... nice, Chris. *winks back*
16 Dec 2008 — 9:53am
Now THATS funny.
16 Dec 2008 — 9:59am
Is she taking aim?
Tim
16 Dec 2008 — 10:09am
I can do this without leaving TextEdit.
Amidst the snowflakes: ornament, Santa hat, manger, tree.
16 Dec 2008 — 11:34am
This is my first entry in Typophile. Merry Christmas!
Esta es mi primer entrada en Typophile. ¡Felices Fiestas!
Catholic Christmas - Navidad Católica
16 Dec 2008 — 11:05am
¡Bienvenido!
16 Dec 2008 — 12:31pm
;-D
ChrisL
16 Dec 2008 — 12:44pm
darn i cant post mine it says "could not copy image. Error"
lame
16 Dec 2008 — 12:57pm
Take the spaces out of the file title.
ChrisL
16 Dec 2008 — 1:07pm
awesome! haha thanks dezcom!
well heres my dingbats
Bell, Snowflake, Tree, Holly, Candy Cane
prolly gonna touch it up more
but hope you guys dig it anyways!
happy holidays 8)
16 Dec 2008 — 2:36pm
semi-non-denominational ornaments:
16 Dec 2008 — 2:46pm
ChrisL
Do you mind if Sarah comes to my house tonight. Hell, my wife hasn't winked at me like that in years. One time she got something in her eye and looked like that though : )
Michael
16 Dec 2008 — 2:50pm
Sure, she can come over, Michael--just don't wear anything that makes you look like a Moose :-)
ChrisL
16 Dec 2008 — 3:31pm
Oh what I would give for a Klondike bar!
Sorry for straying... I just had this image!
Michael
16 Dec 2008 — 4:01pm
Tried to create all the icons with Futura glyphs only and keep it minimal & clean.
JonE.
16 Dec 2008 — 4:07pm
BTW, love what you guys did with the different 'T' interpretations for Typophile on home page...Do you operate this website, Ngoc Ngo?
JonE.
16 Dec 2008 — 4:29pm
Sorry O_O
16 Dec 2008 — 5:34pm
Now that is more like it! :-)
ChrisL
16 Dec 2008 — 6:05pm
Happy Holidays!
16 Dec 2008 — 9:41pm
Holiday awesomeness! You're all nailing this battle so far.
Thanks Jonathan! Glad you like it. Typophile is run and operated by the great folks at Punchcut ;)
17 Dec 2008 — 6:13am
This sounds like a battle for Richard Kegler.
17 Dec 2008 — 8:53am
Hey guys. is it too late to start this one?
i'm new here and would like to try my hand at this.
mas paul
17 Dec 2008 — 9:40am
> Hey guys. is it too late to start this one?
i’m new here and would like to try my hand at this.
Hi Paul, welcome to Typophile.
This is the current battle. So you're not too late.
Go ahead and take a stab at it. :)
17 Dec 2008 — 10:20am
Can you tell what this is supposed to be?
17 Dec 2008 — 10:45am
A 1920's German Christmas stocking?
17 Dec 2008 — 11:07am
It's clearly a gift under a beautifully decorated Christmas tree.
Clearly!
17 Dec 2008 — 12:57pm
More festive Futura fun..
17 Dec 2008 — 1:25pm
A 1920’s German Christmas stocking?
You got it! :-)
17 Dec 2008 — 2:19pm
whoa that futura claus is cool!
17 Dec 2008 — 2:35pm
Yes, he even brings Christmas pie :-)
ChrisL
17 Dec 2008 — 2:58pm
hahaha ohh lord
17 Dec 2008 — 3:13pm
Di Di Ding Dinbang
18 Dec 2008 — 7:54am
Futura Claus. That's just brilliant. I see his mouth is the number 5. That's close enough to the requirement for me!
18 Dec 2008 — 8:30am
Going for a classic modernist style.
Hopefully, Paul Renner would be proud.
What do you guys think?
18 Dec 2008 — 9:43am
Early tests at the Bauer foundry convinced Renner to adopt a more conventional lowercase 'g'.
18 Dec 2008 — 2:13pm
This is my first attempt, nice battles :-)
Trying to keep it simple:
19 Dec 2008 — 11:16am
Fabio, great entry! This one is my favorite so far. They are simple, clearly identifiable and match the style of Futura very well.
19 Dec 2008 — 3:22pm
19 Dec 2008 — 4:08pm
Thought I'd hit you with some local Futura Swedish Christmas decorations.
Merry Christmas! God Jul!
/Tee