Fight for Kindness Returns for Its 5th Edition: The 2026 Global Poster Call Is Now Open
In a time when the world is facing complex global challenges, design can still become a powerful act of kindness. With this spirit, TypeCampus — with the support of Zetafonts — announces the open call for the fifth edition of Fight for Kindness, the international typographic campaign inviting designers and creatives to share messages that inspire empathy, awareness, and positive change.
Professional designers, letterists, students, and creatives worldwide are invited to submit a typographic poster expressing a message that can make a difference through the power of kindness.
Submission details
Free submission
Deadline is extended: May 31st, 2026
“Fight for Kindness is a journey that transforms personal reflection into a universal, visual message,” says Debora Manetti, Program Director of TypeCampus, co-founder of Zetafonts, and founder of the initiative. “Changing the world with letters may seem an impossible challenge, but activating a virtuous process of conscious thoughts is one of the most important things the creative industry has the power to do.”
Through typographic and visual design, creativity becomes a tool to express kindness in all its forms: toward the planet, humanity, others, and ourselves. These human, artistic, and relational values remain the beating heart of the project.
Selected posters will be featured in the online gallery, included in the annual publication, and showcased in a growing network of international exhibitions.
The project is made possible thanks to the support of a wide network of partners and institutions, who contribute to amplifying the visibility of the initiative by sharing the call and hosting exhibitions around the world.
Fight for Kindness continues to build a global community of designers who believe that typography can inspire empathy, awareness, and positive change.
Submit your poster and join the movement.
2026 PARTNERS: ADCE, OFFF Festival, Slanted, Typeroom, Paradiso, Type01, TDC, ADCI, PRINT, Indigo Award, Communication Arts, House of Lucie, Designfully!, DNA Paris, The One Club for Creativity, Aiap Woman Design Award, Hadath Alkhatt, Farmani Group, Poster Heroes, D&A, People of Print, YouCreative Media, Creative Communication Awards, NOW Paris, CaffèDesign, Forward Festival.
SPONSOR: Zetafonts Foundry
FIGHT FOR KINDNESS: Fight for Kindness is a nonprofit campaign promoting kindness through typography, first launched in 2022 to mark World Kindness Day (November 13th). It is sponsored by the Italian type foundry Zetafonts and organized by Zetafonts’ TypeCampus team. Fight For Kindness has won multiple awards and recognitions, including the Indigo Gold award in Integrated Graphic Design for Social Change, Best of the Best in Social Responsibility at the C2A, it was shortlisted in the Design for Good category of the Art Directors Club 102nd Award, and selected in the ADI Design Index 2025, as a candidate for the Compasso D’Oro competition.
TYPECAMPUS: It is the cultural department of Zetafonts, promoting creativity and collaboration in typography. With over 20 years of experience, it provides resources for professionals, students, and global agencies. Its key programs include the Academic Plan, Agency Support, and Type Designer Support, offering mentorship, Type Crit, and workshops. TypeCampus has also led the Fight for Kindness initiative since 2022.
ZETAFONTS: Founded in Florence in 2001 by Cosimo Lorenzo Pancini, Francesco Canovaro, and Debora Manetti, this digital type foundry combines tradition and innovation, creating original typefaces for the international markets. Among the 3,600+ fonts they have designed are those for Google, Apple, the European Commission, Disney, Fox Sports, Rai, Warner Bros., and many more.
The call for submissions is now open. For further details and to submit your work, visit www.fightforkindness.com.
