SOTA Catalyst Award: Call for Entries

The Society of Typographic Aficionados (SOTA) is pleased to announce a new award for young people who have created original work in type design, type history, or other areas related to typography. The award recognizes a person 30 years of age or younger who shows both achievement and future promise in the field of typography. The recipient will attend TypeCon2010 in Los Angeles and will give a presentation during the conference program.The SOTA board of directors hopes that this introduction to a large cross-section of the typographic community will serve as a catalyst in advancing the career of the recipient.The award includes main conference and education forum registration fees plus reimbursement of up to $1500 USD for coach travel to/from Los Angeles and standard lodging in the conference hotel while attending TypeCon. Attending TypeCon2010 and giving a presentation are required to receive the award.Submission DeadlineApril 30, 2010Notification of AwardMay 12, 2010JudgingEntries will be reviewed by a committee of SOTA board members.RequirementsRecipient must have been born in 1980 or later, and must attend TypeCon2010 in Los Angeles and give a 20-minute presentation during the main conference.The following materials must be emailed to catalyst@typesociety.org by the submission deadline:1. A PDF file (may be multiple pages) detailing a specific project or group of related work to be the topic of your presentation2. A brief description of the presentation with title (100 words or less)3. A letter explaining your involvement in typography (300 words or less)4. Optional online links to additional work or background informationPlease place all submission files into a folder and compress into a sing

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