typodojo
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Dojo challenges

one theme. one week.

A dojo challenge gives everyone the same brief at the same moment. Draw for a week, then the dojo votes for three days, and every finished entry stays in the gallery.

An example brief

a sign painter's lowercase.

Twenty-six letters for a shop front, read from across the street. Typo Display's skeleton is allowed as a start; the final drawing must be yours.

Draw
7 days
Vote
3 days
Entries
One each

How it runs

four parts, in order.

The calendar is the same for everyone, and every step happens on typodojo, so every entry can be checked.

  1. 01

    Announced

    The brief, the characters to draw and the dates, on this page and in one email.

  2. 02

    Drawing week

    Seven days. Draw in the studio; the entry is your project, with its history, so the work shows its making.

  3. 03

    Voting

    Three days. Verified accounts vote on entries shown in a random order, with names hidden until voting closes.

  4. 04

    The gallery

    Finalists are pressed with the dojo challenge seal. Every finished entry stays, credited to the person who drew it.

Fair play

the same brief, the same clock.

Prizes are announced with the first challenge. Whatever they are, the rules below hold.

  1. One entry per person, drawn in typodojo during the drawing week.
  2. Only verified accounts vote, once per entry, and never for their own.
  3. Entries show without names while voting is open.
  4. Committed members and members enter and vote the same way.
  5. An entry that copies another font is removed, and the report is public.