Design*Sponge recently opened up a contest to design your own typeface and $500 + $150 gift card to veer were on the line. Of COURSE I was interested. So I submitted a couple of typefaces that I've been working on as of late: This script typeface is digitally drawn, inspired by calligraphy. This sans serif typeface is also digitally drawn, inspired by J. Crew ads. Unfortunately for me, neither of my designs made it to the final round, but I'm more than okay with it. I knew I didn't have much of a chance when I saw a preview of some of the submissions & read that there were over 400 entries. The top 30 designs have just blown me away and I'd love to have any of those in my font library. I'm just in awe of the creativity & design genius of the finalists! Check out the talent: round 1 finalists • round 2 finalists • round 3 finalists