Fun Times ~ ~ ~ Competition ~ ~ ~

Times is the default typeface of the Web because most people's computers have it installed. But you're not likely to see Times unless a website's CSS has failed. This is largely because the last thing we want is for people to think our website's CSS has indeed failed…

For our work to look designed , one of the first things we'll do is pick out a font to replace Times. But if you try to look at Times with fresh eyes, it's a rather beautiful font — and using it eliminates the cost of loading a web font.

As an exercise in working within constraints for the benefit of performance, Fun Times asks you to design a web page using only the Times and/or Times New Roman font families. The more inventive and beautiful the design is, the more likely it will win the competition.

Rules

• You can only use the Times and/or Times New Roman fonts (any styles and weights you like)
• The design must be greyscale or monochrome.
• It must be entered into the competition as a single CodePen (see below)
• It must contain at least 250 words. Not all of them have to be legible
• No raster images, videos, or other linked media allowed
• Inline SVG and JavaScript are fine

How to enter

• Save your Fun Times codePen with the tag funtimescomp so it can be found easily when it comes to sharing and judging.
• Tweet a link to your codePen with #funTimesComp as the hashtag.

Judging and prizes

It will go to a public vote, using a mechanism not settled upon yet (suggestions welcome). I'm putting down £100 to be donated to one of the following charities / organizations, from which the winner can choose. I welcome any contributions to make the prize money bigger. Entries will be accepted until December 1st, 2017 .

• ACLU
• Democratic Socialists of America
• Hope Not Hate
• EFF
• Black Lives Matter
• PDSA
• Southern Poverty Law Center
• Trans Lifeline
• Adapt
• St. Jude Children's Research Hospital

Good luck! And grab me on Twitter ( @heydonworks ) if you have any questions.