Conqueror, the global premium paper brand from Arjowiggins Creative Papers of Paris, France, announces its “Typographic Games.” This graphic design and typographic poster competition issues a challenge on the theme of sport and on the phrase “It’s not what you win, but how you conquer it.” Gold, Silver and Bronze medals will be awarded and the Gold Medalist will win two tickets to the 2012 Olympic Games in London.

Open to designers, printers, students and other creative professionals from around the world, the deadline is April 30, 2012 and entry is free. The only requirement is that the entries incorporate the phrase, “It’s not what you win, but how you conquer it.” Submissions can be entered and will be voted for online.

In addition to the top prize VIP trip to the Olympic Games, there are customized Nike shoes for five Silver Medalists. Global exposure for all of the winners will include a special booklet distributed with an international design magazine and an exhibition in London in June 2012.

The top 50 designs for the “Typographic Games” will be judged by an international panel of designers in London in May 2012. Typographer Jean-François Porchez will head the jury of leading typographers and designers. Porchez designed five bespoke “Conqueror” typefaces as part of the “It’s Not What You Say, It’s How You Say It” award-winning campaign, which re-launched the Conqueror brand in 2010.

Conqueror’s premium papers are distributed exclusively in North America by Appleton Coated. Learn more about Conqueror and the full requirements for the “Typographic Games” at Conqueror.com.

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About Jean-François Porchez, president of the “Typographic Games” jury
Jean-François Porchez is a world-renowned typographer whose Typofonderie in France is an independent digital type foundry designing, manufacturing and selling high-quality typefaces for adventurous, digital typographers.
The five bespoke “Conqueror” typefaces created by Porchez are available to download free from Conqueror.com and have been downloaded more than 26,000 times. The award-winning typefaces include AW Conqueror Sans, AW Conqueror Didot, AW Conqueror Inline, AW Conqueror Slab, and AW Conqueror Carved. In addition, a Chinese font is available, developed in partnership with The Beijing Founder Electronics Company.

About Conqueror
Conqueror is the world’s gold standard for business communication. For more than 100 years, image-conscious businesses around the world have chosen Conqueror for its reliability and as a statement of quality.
Its relaunch in 2010 consolidated the brand’s reputation as a premium product that delivers significant advantages in terms of technical assets and sustainability credentials. Conqueror’s new offerings in many of its markets include new Bamboo, with its high bamboo content and use of organic pigments; while its Print Excellence technology offers faster drying times and outstanding print performance. These additions confirm its position as the paper of choice for designers and printers, as well as leading businesses. It also has an unparalleled reputation for innovation: in 1991, the brand was the first on the market to launch a Recycled range and by 2006, all of its papers were fully FSC® certified. They are now classified as CarbonNeutral® in 12 European countries.

About Arjowiggins Creative Papers
Arjowiggins Creative Papers has 1,300 employees and its products are distributed in 82 countries. Products in the Arjowiggins Creative Papers portfolio continually achieve best-in-category for paper capability and print performance and are available globally. Each range offers a high-quality finish for a wide variety of applications.
All of Arjowiggins Creative Papers’ brands have been FSC certified since June 2008, and the company is constantly expanding its recycled paper ranges. Arjowiggins Creative Papers has an unwavering commitment to working alongside customers and suppliers to continue to innovate through their range of inspiring papers and in the way they do business. This is supported by The Blank Sheet Project, their inspirational platform that challenges all to think creatively about how to leave a mark in a way that is socially, economically and environmentally responsible.

About Appleton Coated
Appleton Coated offers the most comprehensive line-up of premium, coated papers available today marketed under the Utopia brand. From the elegance of Premium to hardworking Utopia Three, the Utopia family of coated papers offers six ways to ignite a passion for paper and the environment. The Curious Collection of fine papers and Conqueror premium paper brand are manufactured by Arjowiggins, headquartered in Paris, France, and distributed exclusively in North America by Appleton Coated. Appleton Coated is headquartered in Combined Locks, Wisconsin.

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