Type Battle 40 // Typophile's 10th Anniversary

Zara Evens
16.Apr.2010 10.56am
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This week's battle: Draw the number 10, to commemorate the 10th anniversary of Typophile.

To celebrate our 10th anniversary, we are inviting everyone to draw the number 10! After collecting the best entries, we plan to incorporate them back into our logo for this year and then perhaps even create some limited edition artifacts for the community.

Winner take all, no holds barred. May the best designer win.

// REQUIREMENTS

- Solution must be typographic and contain only the numerals "1" and "0".
- Numerals must be custom drawn. No use of existing fonts!
- Image size: 550 width x 400 height. 72 dpi*
- Color: Black and White
- Format: PNG, GIF or JPG (Preferred in that order. Make sure there are no spaces in the name)
- Please keep an EPS or other vector formatted file on hand in the event we choose your design.

*Please try to keep your file sizes to a minimum! 50k per file max.

// ABOUT TYPOPHILE TYPE BATTLES

This is your chance to flex 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.

Link directly to this battle: http://www.typophile.com/battle40
Link to the battle directory: http://www.typophile.com/typebattles

My first battle! Hello everybody.


My first battle, as well!


first battle for me, too.

designed with »sinews« form 26plus-zeichen.de


designed with »edelsans«

designed with »fracmetrica black«


10 / t (for typophile!)


Solution must be typographic and contain only the numerals "1" and "0".
Erm... would you believe this is a discretionary ligature?


Couldn't resist... Thanks for the inspiration from #1 and #2.


Couldn't figure a way to include Bo Derek :-)

ChrisL


The way it used to be.


If others are including subliminal messages, then so can I:


@eliason: I think you found the perfect way to bend the rules :)


Hello everybody! I thought that maybe it's time to post first post here ;)
So it is :)

10 times 10!


> designed with »sinews« form 26plus-zeichen.de

Fill the white areas with the background color and it should start looking even more interesting.



Let’s see. Any rules I didn’t bend? Eh, no.


Happy birthday, Typophile. With love.


Slight spin on Jacob's idea with Edelsans:


Compulsive rule breaker:

Thank you Punchcut!


Iteration one (the geometric bare minimum):

Iteration two (a more recognisable zero):


My first type-battle ever!


@keady I’m always a sucker for concentric rings. Reminds me a bit of an entry of mine from an earlier Type Battle.

@riccard0 I really like those. Nicely done.


Thanks Grant! (your colorised variations are yummy :-)

Here’s another one:


(slanted 10° by the way ;-)


your colorised variations are yummy

That was just the adjective I was going to use. Nice work!

I also like gingerbeardman's, Mans's first one, and keady's.


Sorry eliason for not acknowledging your creation as inspiration for my last one!

Also, Grant’s one remembers me of eastern arabic numerals. And since the rules state: - Solution must be typographic and contain only the numerals "1" and "0"., I think would be good to see some other than western arabic numerals:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Glyphs_used_with_the_Arabic_numeral_system#...


Something like this? :P



I haven't seen the X already in this post. Maybe this is the first stone, make some ripples.


Happy 10th Anniversary. This place has seen many battles, this just the latest. :)

pbc


The key to success, Paul!


Agreed dezcom - the moderators and the people that "be" need to be congratulated for allowing people like me, and all others who want to express their opinions, latitude. It's a wonderful site.

pbc


Stripes, stripes, stripes... ;)


DavM, yours 10 is great for me! Also I very like heart from Grant, gingerbeardman's minimal and starry 10 by EN.
I will like battles here. I'm sure of it :)


And fast one inspired by DavM's work ;)


First battle here:


Chinese, or just 90° art deco?


ihoff, I did not copy your black circle idea- after reading about the contest and starting my design, I scrolled down and there was your nice design!


Vladimir, thanks for the comment. I wouldn't think it was a copy, it's very different. But, you've definitely inspired my entry – let's call it a joint one, shall we?


...and this one. Inspired by Vladimir.


And another one. Or another ten ;)


London cockney rhyming slang for 10.