Categories → Typography
Considerations
This award honours original, innovative, and high-quality typography projects. This could include but is not limited to:
Font DesignÂ
The design of a set of characters for a one-weight font.
Typeface DesignÂ
The design of multiple weights or cuts of characters to create a family.
Letter Creation
All forms of eclectic letter creation; experimental, work-in-progress, hand-drawn or designed characters.
Applied TypographyÂ
Projects which use typography in an interesting and original way.
Language
Projects which use typography to explore language, culture and writing systems in an interesting and original way.
Type in Print
All forms of lettering in print.
Calligraphy
The art of hand-rendered lettering with traditional tools and techniques.
SignwritingÂ
Handpainted lettering.
Environmental Typography
Typography integrated into physical spaces, such as murals, installations, signage or architectural lettering.
Physical Lettering
All forms of lettering manifested physically, such as sculptural, constructed, moulded, cast, stitched, woven or other.
Digital
Uses of typography in digital environments.
Moving Letters
Creating or using letters in motion.
Generative Typography
Typography created using generative design techniques, algorithms, or artificial intelligence.
Interactive Typography
Type that responds to user input, such as interactive web typography or touch-enabled designs.
All forms of typographic work are welcome in this category.
Who can enter?
You.
If you produce creative work, whether alone or as part of a team, this is for you. If you commission creative work and want to celebrate it, this is for you.
Freelancers, students, studios, small agencies, huge agencies, collectives, creative organisations, ambitious businesses, unofficial groups, weirdos, creatives, designers, strategists, animators, motion designers, digital makers, architects, coders, illustrators, artists, project managers, photographers, tattooists, creative thinkers and chancers.
Entry Process
- Explore the categories and select the ones you would like to enter.
- Enter your project(s) by the 31st July 2026.
- After creating an account, you can save, edit, and submit entries until the deadline.
- Projects will meet the jury on the 12th August 2026.
- Visit our website on the 11th September 2026 to learn if your work has been shortlisted for an International Creative Award.
- Celebrate your achievement at the Awards Ceremony during International Assembly in Scotland on the 13th November 2026 (optional).
- Selected projects will be showcased during International Assembly, across social media and INTL channels.
- Awarded projects will receive a handcrafted concrete trophy and Recognised projects will receive a bespoke certificate and concrete certificate holder.
What do you win?
Awarded projects will receive a handcrafted concrete trophy created by renowned Glasgow artist Charles Stephen Myatt in collaboration with Warriors Studio. Recognised projects will receive a bespoke certificate and concrete certificate holder.
All shortlisted projects are invited to attend the Awards Ceremony in Scotland on Friday 13th November 2026 to collect their trophy or certificate and celebrate their achievement. Selected projects will also be showcased at the International Assembly festival and featured across social media and INTL channels.
Additional benefits highlighted here.
Jury
Announced soon.
What do you submit?
- Title of Project
- Short Summary of Project (50 words max)
- Longer Description of Project (300 words max)
- Upload (max 10) images/videos/files etc which showcases your project. This could be photographs, digital images, drawings, moving image etc. A range of file formats, links, URL’s are accepted.
- Project Credits
We try to keep the entry process as efficient as possible.