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Judging Arabic type without a house style
A panel of one taste is the fastest way to make an award worthless.
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Should you enter the same project twice?
The archive is public. A jury will read a resubmission as a resubmission.
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What it means when a place is withheld
Not a fourth level, and not a comment on the entries that did compete.
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Event
Winners exhibition opens
Every placed project, printed at size, for two weeks.
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Event
The 2026 jury, announced live
Every juror, the categories they take, and why each one was asked.
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Interview
Layla Haddad on rebuilding an identity around a scale
The Mizan team on why the mark had to measure rather than illustrate.
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Interview
Judging Arabic type without a house style
A panel of one taste is the fastest way to make an award worthless.
2 min read
Article
Should you enter the same project twice?
The archive is public. A jury will read a resubmission as a resubmission.
2 min read
Article
What it means when a place is withheld
Not a fourth level, and not a comment on the entries that did compete.
2 min read
Event
Winners exhibition opens
Every placed project, printed at size, for two weeks.
2 min read
Event
The 2026 jury, announced live
Every juror, the categories they take, and why each one was asked.
2 min read
Interview
Layla Haddad on rebuilding an identity around a scale
The Mizan team on why the mark had to measure rather than illustrate.
2 min read
Event
Portfolio clinic: preparing an entry
Bring one project. Two jurors read it against the published criteria, out loud.
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Interview
A juror on the difference between finished and resolved
Most entries are finished. Fewer are resolved, and the criteria can tell.
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Interview
In conversation: Karim Daoud on judging without a house style
The founding member on why a jury of one taste is the fastest way to make an award worthless.
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Article
Print, in a two-week turnaround
Regional production constraints are real, and jurors are told to account for them.
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Interview
What tier verification actually checks, and why it happens before scoring
A student ranked against agencies is not a competition. Admin walks through the paperwork.
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Article
How a tie is broken, step by step
The criteria are read in a fixed order. Public votes are not part of it.
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