VOLUME I features the by now legendary urban graphics of Shepard Fairey; a photographic profile of coastal Brooklyn's last frontier, Red Hook; and excerpts from the personal diaries and artwork of Dan Eldon, who was stoned to death in Somalia. He was the youngest reporter ever to work for Reuters. The theme of the Manifesto to win this volume will be:  LIVING FOR THE CITY .

VOLUME II is dedicated to Korea:  Land of the Morning Calm. It features unexpected and often surprising cross-sections of Korean Society from the voiced struggles of a rural rice farmer to the smart urban gleam of Shinjuku district; to the triumphs and setbacks of a defected North Korean film actress starting from scratch in a different Korea... The theme of the Manifesto for this volume will be:  PERSONAL DISCIPLINE.
 

VOLUME III is the Genius Issue.  The cover features Jimi Hendrix, from an hitherto unseen photo shoot by Gered Mankowitz. The seminal artist, Louise Bourgeois and the poet James Sheldon Tanner are also profiled here.   The theme of the Manifesto for this volume is: MY DEFINITION OF GENIUS
 

VOLUME IV is about Passion.  What gets you going? Looming in the forefront are the words and images of "Northwest Passage" by Joshua Paul, photographer  and lover of the stark beauty of ice floes; distinctive street art captured by Kelly Burns; the work of Turner Prize winner Wolfgang Tillmans... Manifesto: THE USES OF PASSION

ENTRY RULES:

1) All manifestos should be 500 to 750 words.

2) Manifestos should be submitted to manifesto@helveticabold.net This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it   

3)Please put the title of your manifesto in the subject heading.

4) Also include your full name and mailing address. (We won't sell you to advertisers. You're safe with us.) 

5) All submissions are due by October 31st.

6).By all means express yourself, but please note that submissions containing content offensive to any group of people will not be published (or eligible for the prizes).

The 12 most intriguing entries will be published in HELVETICA BOLD in November. The best in each of the four categories will receive a vintage copy of TRUCE magazine, and the eight runners-up will receive a Helvetica Bold T-shirt. 

As always with HELVETICA BOLD, you don't need to be Swiss or of Swiss descent to participate. All you need is an interest in Switzerland and Swiss culture.  So by all means, be our guest, go write that Manifesto! 

your friend,
Ms. Helvetia