We’re excited to announce a new partnership with Ning on their upcoming theme marketplace. Designers who submit to the theme marketplace will have access to some of our favorite fonts when creating their designs — an opportunity that we hope will result in a more sophisticated, typographically-rich social media experience. Moreover, the marketplace will allow designers to sell their themes, creating a platform for design that will benefit designers and Ning users alike.

To jumpstart the marketplace, Typekit is sponsoring the Ning Design Competition. Entrants will be judged by a panel of world-class designers, including Brian Hoff, Dan Cederholm, Elliot Jay Stocks, Ethan Marcotte, Khoi Vinh, and Luke Wroblewski. There are some fantastic prizes on the table; visit the Ning Design Competition site for details. We can’t wait to see your work!