The grapevine has been working overtime recently and yes, the rumours are true… Santa Claus is indeed coming to town later this month.

In the meantime, we’re stepping into his boots and letting one lucky girl or boy win a £100 Marks & Spencer Luxury Italian Hamper on December 13th!

We’ve teamed up with Digital Agency and Hosting Provider NuBlue to fill one of the windows of their very own advent calendar. Forget cheap chocolates – instead, you’ll be in with the chance of winning a different prize every day, including our scrummy selection of Christmassy treats.

What do you have to do? Well, it’s simple. Click on the date and complete the set task to be entered into the prize draw. So make a note to look out for the HypeForType window on December 13th and a huge basket of festive food and drink could be on its way to you!

Best of luck and, of course, Happy Christmas!

Slanted Magazine have kindly given us 10 brand new copies of issue #14 to giveaway absolutely free. If you haven’t come across Slanted before, it’s a wonderful array of typographic trends, experimental projects, and high end design work. The current issues prime focus is on grotesque fonts originating from the 19th and 20th century. We’ll be giving away 2 copies each day (free worldwide postage included) up until July 26th.

Winners will be announced each day on our Twitter and Facebook pages, and to qualify, all we ask that you just follow us on both social networks. So what are you waiting for, let’s get this competition started.

TWEET ENTRY
Fonts, Fonts, Fonts!. I’m in it to win it @HypeForType ››

COMPETITION:
To celebrate the launch of DarkAge® (a brand new limited edition graphic novel by Identikal) we’ve 2 fantastic prizes up for grabs in this week’s competition! 1st Prize Winner will get a Free copy of the beautiful 162 page fully illustrated DarkAge graphic novel delivered straight to your door! 2nd Prize Winner will get a Free collection of DarkAge limited edition Bennu Sans A + B font collections (shown below) delivered straight to your email inbox!

So what do you have to do to be in with a chance of winning? Well, it’s simple…

ENTER HERE:
All you have to do to enter is tweet:
DarkAge. So Rare, it’s a god damn Super Power! @hypefortype

CONDITIONS:
We will select two winners at random from Twitter on the 18th of February, and the first winner to reply gets to choose which prize they would like. Good luck to everyone involved, this is a global competition so whether you’re from Tyneside or Tokyo, the novel itself along with postage and packaging is all pair for, best of luck!

ENTER HERE:
All you have to do to enter is tweet:
DarkAge. So Rare, it’s a god damn Super Power! @hypefortype

It’s Monday morning and we’re guessing you all need a good wash, so what better way to kick the week off than with a competition for a bar of Typography soap. Yes, we know it’s a little bit geeky but it made us laugh non the less. So, if you’ve got your own studio, why not plant it in the bathroom to remind clients about the importance of typography? Or maybe you’re a bit like ourselves, obsessed with type and would love it to be part of the furniture at home? Either way, this week Typography Soap is up for grabs in our “That’s My Type Of Soap” competition.

To be in with a chance of winning this fontastic bar of Typography soap, it’s simple:

• First of all you just have to be Subscribed to our monthly newsletter on the homepage.
If you’re already signed up then you’re good to tweet!

• Once you’re all subbed up, simply tweet That’s My Type Of Soap @hypefortype
and you’re all good to go!

On February 3rd, we will announce one winner at random from Twitter. If the winner is also signed up to our newsletter then the soap is on the way. If not, then we’ll pick another. Good luck!

We’re pleased to announce the winner of the brand new Apple iPod Touch. Congratulations to Tom Bevan from Hackney, London. The iPod Touch is on it’s way to you!

That’s right! To celebrate our recent launch of TypePong, we’ve got our biggest giveaway yet! For this month’s competition, we’re giving something a little more tasty away. That’s right folks it’s a brand new Apple iPod Touch, fully loaded with a free copy of TypePong.

So what do you have to do to be in with a chance of winning? Well, it’s simple…

STEP 1:
Firstly, help us share the hype by tweeting: I am in it to win it in the @hypefortype competition! Bring me that free iPod Touch!

STEP 2:
Secondly, tell us what you love most about TypePong, by leaving your twitter name and a comment (be nice!) on our Youtube video here” http://bit.ly/cJQ3t8

Conditions:
We will announce the winners on the 10th of May, and in order to win you must complete both steps above. Best of luck!

Picking A Winner:
Between the 27th April & 10th of May, we will pick one lucky winner at random.
Complete both steps above to be in with a chance of winning this hypefortype delight.

We will announce the winners on the 14th of May, and good luck to everyone involved, this competition is a global competition so feel free to enter wherever you are. The Apple iPod Touch itself along with postage and packaging is all paid for, best of luck!

For this month’s competition publisher Thames & Hudson have kindly given us 3 free brand new type books to give away. The book is entitled New Ornamental Type, and between the 17th & 24th of April, we will pick three lucky winners at random from twitter. All you have to do to be in with a chance of winning…

one of these typetastic treats, is to click below and tweet…

I Need New Ornamental Type In My Life! @hypefortype

We will announce the winners on the 1st of May, and good luck to everyone involved, this competition is a global competition so feel free to enter wherever you are. The book itself along with postage and packaging is all paid for, best of luck!

For a chance to win, just tweet…

I Need New Ornamental Type In My Life! @hypefortype

For this month’s competition we have three copies of the fantastic 269 page Business Cards 2: More Ways of Saying Hello” book. Between the 10th & 17th of March, we will pick three lucky winners at random from twitter. All you have to do to be in with a chance of winning…

one of these typetastic treats, is to click below and tweet…

FOR FONTS SAKE, Give Me That Letterific Lovin! @hypefortype

We will announce the winners on the 19th of March, and good luck to everyone involved, this competition is a global competition so feel free to enter wherever you are. The book itself along with postage and packaging is all paid for, best of luck!



For a chance to win, just tweet…

FOR FONTS SAKE, Give Me That Letterific Lovin! @hypefortype

Our friends over at Bag Of Bees have kindly given us 3 free fantastic Neo Deco inspired
t-shirts to give away. Perfect for men and women, you can take a look at what’s up for grabs over at Bag Of Bees.

Between the 1st & 8th of February, we will pick three lucky winners at random from twitter. All you have to do to be in with a chance of winning one of these typetastic treats is to tweet…

HOLY F*NT, Give Me That TypeTastic Tee! @hypefortype

We will announce the winners on the 10th of February, and good luck to everyone involved, this competition is a global competition so feel free to enter wherever you are. The t-shirt itself along with postage and packaging is all paid for, best of luck!