Type FaceOff was a competition hosted by the GDSA / AIGA student group at Nicholls State University, my alma mater. And I have to admit, “G” has always been my least favorite letter. It was pretty much a certainty I would get it in that instance.

Alumni and students signed up in October to fill the 26-letter alphabet need and ended up with an extra two glyphs to culminate in a total of 28 alumni and students competing head to head. The letters were chosen randomly for both categories of contestants.

After some mind-mapping and a bit of Pinterest pinning and hunting for inspiration, I sketched out thumbnails inspired by words that start with “G”. Some pen tool sessions and eliminating weak ones out later, here we are!

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Tell me that brown one doesn’t look like a squirrel.
Tell me that brown one doesn’t look like a squirrel.

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Geometric, gridded, and golden.
Geometric, gridded, and golden.

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Ribbon inspired letterform for my stepdaughter.
Ribbon inspired letterform for my stepdaughter.

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The chosen letterform to go into the exhibition. Yay for glasses!
The chosen letterform to go into the exhibition. Yay for glasses!

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