We’ve made some updates to the submission requirements for the Japanese and Traditional Chinese categories due to errors in the original guidelines. Submissions in the old format are still acceptable, but please ensure your text size matches the sample provided.
■Details of the Updates
Japanese Category Entry Sheets – Sheet2 Updates
Note: There are no changes to the text size or number of characters required before or after the update.
◯Japanese Captions Revision
[Before] 10字詰 → [After] 16字詰
[Before] 行送り13ミリ、20字詰 → [After] 行送り12ミリ、25字詰
◯English Captions Revision
[Before] about 10 characters → [After] about 16 characters
[Before] with 5mm leaded line length: 20 characters → [After] with 4mm leading: 25 characters
◯Addition of Missing Japanese Horizontal Text
[Before] ことばがあるとい → [After] ことばがあるといわれ
Traditional Chinese Category Entry Sheets – Sheet2 Updates
Note: The text size in the sample was correct before and after the update.
◯Correction of Inconsistent Point Size
[Before] 45pt → [After] 48pt
[Before] 65pt → [After] 64pt
◯Correction of English Translation
[Before] line length → [After] leading
You can download the latest submission requirements and guidelines as a ZIP file from here.
The submission deadline is August 29, 2024 (Japan time). Pre-registration and obtaining a submission ID are required to submit your work. We look forward to receiving your entries.
Updates will be posted on the official website as well as on the following social media accounts for the “Morisawa Type Design Competition”: