The Municipality of Famagusta announced an Open Competition for its new logo.
According to a relevant announcement issued by the occupied Municipality, the competition is open to all those who wish to participate professional graphic designers and not, while as mentioned the main colors to be used are blue and gold beige, colors that are reported to have a symbolic character as the blue symbolizes the sea and the golden beige the sand of Famagusta.
1. RIGHT TO PARTICIPATE
The Competition is open to all those who wish to participate: Graphic Designers, Advertising Agencies, Graphic Arts / Science Students but also for non-specialists.
2. COMPETITION ELEMENTS
For any questions that may arise regarding the competition, interested parties can contact the Secretariat of the Municipality of Famagusta at the email address ammochostos.famagusta.mublic@cytanet.com.cy or by phone +357 25386969.
3. LOGO FORMAT AND USE
The Logo must:
• To be original and unique, as defined in the Copyright Act of 1976, including all its amendments to date.
• To attract attention and strengthen the image and role of the Municipality of Famagusta.
• To be recognizable, fresh, dynamic and susceptible to reduction and enlargement without losing its communication power, to be functional in its use so that it can be reproduced in any application (eg plates, flags, stickers, stamps, cards, letters, mail folders, website, social networks) etc.
• There is no limit to the font size.
• The main colors that will be used should be blue and gold beige. For the information of those interested, these 2 colors have a symbolic character since the blue symbolizes the sea and the golden beige the sand of Famagusta.
• Indicate the name of the Municipality of Famagusta in Greek and English Language: MUNICIPALITY OF FAMAGUSTA - FAMAGUSTA MUNICIPALITY.
• It is possible to use the existing logo.
• To be delivered digitally, in vector (illustrator / photoshop), raster (png), joint photographic experts group (jpeg) and pdf format, black and white and color.
4. PROPOSAL PROCEDURE
Those interested can submit their proposals in a sealed envelope in person or by post at the Head Office of the Municipality of Famagusta no later than May 12, 2017 at 12:00 noon.
The file should state "DA.DIAGONISMOS.1-2017 - Tender for the design of a New Logo of the Municipality of Famagusta".
The following information should be included in the file:
• The details of the creator (name, address, contact phone, email).
• Brief presentation of the Logo that clearly analyzes the general idea and the symbolism contained.
• Color and black and white printing of the Logo.
• CD / DVD or USB in all digital formats as described above.
• The full acceptance of the terms of this Competition by the participant and a statement that the submitted design is original and no copyright of third parties is infringed.
Each candidate will have the opportunity to submit up to five (5) proposals.
The file should be delivered to the Head Office of the Municipality of Famagusta by the deadline for submission of proposals mentioned above at 138 Arch. Makariou III Avenue, 3021 Limassol or PO Box. 51682, 3507 Limassol.
Proposals submitted in a different way or overdue will not be considered.
5. PROPOSAL EVALUATION PROCEDURE
The proposals that will be submitted on time and in accordance with the terms of the Competition, will be evaluated by a 9-member Jury which will consist of:
Alexis Galanos Mayor of Famagusta (Chairman of the Jury),
Christos Chatzisotiris Municipal Councilor - Chairman of the Communication & Media Committee
George Hatzitheodosiou Municipal Councilor - Vice President of the Communication & Media Committee
Pantelaki Andronikou Municipal Councilor - Member of the Communication & Media Committee
Poly Evangelidis Municipal Councilor - Member of the Communication & Media Committee
Andrea Kazamia Municipal Councilor - Member of the Communication & Media Committee
Pamela Anastasiou Papaiakovou Municipal Councilor - Member of the Communication & Media Committee
Maria Tsoukka Municipal Councilor - Member of the Communication & Media Committee
Marilena Manoli Enlightenment & Cultural Affairs Officer
The following procedure will be followed for the selection:
In case many proposals are submitted, the selection of the 10 most suitable will be made. Then, each member of the Jury will select the two best proposals and will rank them in order based on the following criteria:
• Originality (20%),
• Time duration (20%),
• Simplicity and legibility of the logo (20%),
• The relevance of the creative message with the central message (20%),
• Ability to play the logo on all media (print, Internet, etc.) (20%).
The ranking of the proposals will be done in the order of the total score they will collect.
6. TERMS AND CONDITIONS
The Municipality of Famagusta:
• Will not be required to adopt any Award-winning Logos, and may not adopt any Logos.
• It will have the absolute ownership of all the Logos that will be awarded and will be able to use them in any way it wishes.
• In case it is decided to adopt the relevant Logo, then the Municipality of Famagusta may ask the winner to make small changes to his proposal (in letters or colors or to add an element, etc.). It goes without saying that these changes will be small so that they do not
differentiate the idea of the proposal.
7. PRIZE
The two best proposals that will get the highest score will be given the following prizes:
• First Prize: € 250.00
• Second Prize: € 150.00
• Praise if deemed necessary.
The awards will be presented in a way chosen by the Municipality of Famagusta. The cost of the awards will be covered by the Fund of the Municipality of Famagusta. The results of the Competition will be announced on the website of the Municipality of Famagusta (www.famagusta.org.cy ) within 30 days of the closing date for the submission of proposals.
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