It is with great pleasure and excitement that we announce the winners of the World Urban Campaign Logo Competition.
The Jury exhaustively deliberated the merits of the entries until they felt confident that they had found a logo that not only fully embodied the World Urban Campaign and its mission, but also one that would serve the functional and pragmatic applications of a global initiative comprised of many partners, cultures and languages.
First Place goes to João Borges of Portugal. He was awarded the prize of US$5000 at the closing ceremony of the World Urban Forum in Rio de Janeiro Brazil on March 26 and his logo will represent the World Urban Campaign.
Second Place goes to Oleg Macujev of Russia who will be awarded the prize of US$3,000. Mr. Macujev is not able to personally receive the award in Rio de Janeiro. The award will be sent to him.
After great deliberation, and despite the submission of many commendable deigns, the jury was not able to select a logo that successfully met the criteria for a third place winner. The Jury decided the prize money for the third place should be awarded to João Borges to further develop the identity of the World Urban Campaign from his winning logo.
The Winning Logo from João Borges of Portugal
See the design process
The second place winner from Oleg Macujev of Russia
The competition closed for entries 1 March 2010 at 23:59 -8:00GMT. No entries sent after this time will be accepted.
We have received over 200 submissions from around the globe. Thank you to everyone who has taken the time and effort to participate.
The jury will convene in San Francisco March 5-7 to review the entries and select the three finalists and winner. Finalists will be notified by email March 12.
We are pleased to announce the selection of the five jurors. We have attempted to find a group of exceptional designers that represent the tenets and spirit of UN-Habitat and the World Urban Campaign.
- Ruth Klotzel [Brazil]
- Mervyn Kurlansky [Denmark]
- Jean-Benoît-Lévy [Switzerland]
- Robert Peters [Canada]
- Lucille Tenazas [United States]
Three logo designers/finalists will be chosen by an International Jury. The three finalists will be flown to Rio to participate in the launch of the World Urban Campaign as part of the closing ceremony of the World Urban Forum.
The World Urban Forum has become the world’s premier gathering on urban issues. We are expect that 15,000 leaders and representatives of government, local government, the private, professional, academic and civil society sectors from more than 100 countries will attend its 5th session in Rio de Janeiro, 22-26 March 2010.
Acceptance of Submissions begins February 9
Individuals may register before this date and will be notified when the entry form is available and further updates. See registration link in sidebar.
Announcement of Jurors: February 8
Competition closing date: 1 March 2010.
The prizes to winners will be as follows:
- Winner: $5,000 plus ticket to Rio;
- 2nd Finalist: $3000 plus ticket to Rio;
- 3rd Finalist: $2000 plus ticket to Rio;
