The Communication Arts Typography Annual 2 honors, among other superb things, the best of the year in typeface design. We were excited to see some of our favorite type designers and foundries on the list, including Laura Worthington and Stephen Rapp, plus the Alphabet Soup Type Founders and Sudtipos Type. Some 1,723 entries were submitted for consideration, which makes grabbing the jurors' attention pretty extraordinary. Congratulations to all. Keep making typefaces.

The grand prize-winning font haiku is sports-themed, which is fitting, given the spirit of friendly competition that has infused this contest. Congratulations to @orinjuse, whose haiku for Fan Script came out on top - she wins a new iPad 2 for her poetic flair and typographic passion. This contest has been fun. We were pretty thrilled to receive so many entries, and even more impressed by their quality and originality. We knew fonts were inspiring, but it was nice to be reminded that creativity

From the first syllable to the last, all the font haiku contest entries have displayed a true affection for fonts (no surprise there, but still). We've been impressed each week by the quality of your wordsmithery and we're downright sad that the contest is now closed. All that remains is for us to pore over your poetry and name a monthly winner, not to mention a grand prize winner. Check in next week to find out who walks away with glory and an iPad 2. Meanwhile, enjoy this week's winning haikus

The font haiku contest is winding down, but there's still time to submit your entry and win. Tweet your haiku with the hashtag #veerfonts by noon MST on Thursday, and you could get a T-shirt, $250 in Veer merch, or even the grand prize: an iPad 2. See all the rules and regulations

A few weeks ago we told you about our Creative Catalyst competition, in which we challenged creatives to come up with a piece of artwork in support of a great cause. To say we were thrilled by the response would be such an understatement. It was wonderful.

See all the winning fonts We just couldn't follow such top-quality haikus with one of our own. We had to resort to a limerick: 'Tis a moment especially ripe For poetical musings 'bout type And the winning haiku Gets a new iPad 2 Which completely lives up to the hype

Posterity represents a lot of work by a lot of artists - it's a limited edition poster series created to aid famine relief efforts in East Africa. The one shown above was designed by our own Joe Newton, and you can see the whole series (and find out more about the project) here. The poster project is part of a larger initiative called 50/50 - Make or Break, which is an experimental but incredibly organized effort to aid UNICEF's famine relief efforts in East Africa through a range of creative, d

Just a few more weeks It's almost December now Quick - send your haiku Congratulations to this week's winners, @kaliko_rosa, @MarketingWebDev, @andreakremer, @koythong, and @jaysundub!

This week's top font haikus were sent by @mandyannecurtis, @melissai, @jess4002, @peterdebay, and @FlopsockDesign. Thanks and congratulations to the winners, whose poems appear below in the fonts they describe. Tweet your font haiku with the hashtag #veerfonts before December 20, and you could win a T-shirt, $250 in Veer merch, or an iPad 2 (or possibly all of those things).

Since it's Monday morning, I was looking for a photo of chicken wire. In my search, I stumbled upon the art of Ivan Lovatt. He sculpts portraits and wildlife out of chicken wire and the results are very impressive.

Another round of excellent haikus, another five outstanding winners. This week, we congratulate @Tayowin, @shaneguymon, @THEDavidMills, @BlackHouseCreat, and @davidmelton. See their haikus sampled in the fonts they describe below. Tweet your font haiku with the hashtag #veerfonts, and your name could appear here next week. You could also win a monthly prize of $250 in Veer merch, or even the grand prize of an iPad 2.

We love this week's font haiku contest winners (both poetically and typographically): @jefftopping, @SDWrites, @jonnail, @joesteenholdt, and @HeySeto. Congratulations! Thanks to everyone for sending haikus. Keep tweeting fresh ones with the hashtag #veerfonts, and you could be a weekly winner, which could lead to being a monthly winner, or maybe even the grand prize winner. Then you can write haikus on your new iPad 2.


It's time to design for a good cause. Create a piece to support an issue of your choice and you could win a £/€2000 donation for the cause, have your design displayed in Berlin and London as well as a Computer Arts magazine double page spread, and get 2000 Veer Credits to spend on fonts and images.Find out more

Maybe scarves make you think of swashes. Maybe falling leaves spark calligraphic flair. Whatever the case, you loved script fonts this week, and we loved your haikus. We read a lot of wonderfully clever submissions, which we narrowed down to these five winners: @orinjuse, @Faldim, @cmykamy, @DavidBordow, and @SamFalbo_Quad. Congratulations! Inspired? Write a haiku about your favorite font, tweet it with the hashtag #veerfonts, and you could be one of next week's winners. Or our next monthly winn

Nearly 300 contributors from 45 countries sent in over 500 glyphs in a single week. Behind the scenes, volunteers Neil Summerour, Silas Dilworth, Delve Withrington, and Grant Hutchinson were up to their elbows in Adobe Illustrator and Fontlab assembling the typeface. The sheer number of submissions coupled with the complexity of some of the designs caused unforeseen delays in completing the typeface. The team not only managed the immense influx of submissions, they also had several technical hur