September 1, 2010

THEME: "CODE: the identity of the city."
CODE: POSTER DESIGN COMPETITION [NAGOYA] Report

The works of designers and creative or cultural workers shape the identity of our cities.

The purpose of this competition was to produce images that illustrate what has made, makes or will make Berlin, Buenos Aires, Kobe, Montréal, Nagoya, Shanghai and Shenzhen unique.

Every metropolis has its own visual identity, an individual CODE. The focus of this competition was: What CODE defines each city? What is your image of each city?

Through this poster competition, together with thousands of creative minds internationally, we wanted to depict symbols, forms, colors and stories in the urban landscapes that make UNESCO Cities of Design.

Organized in the framework of UNESCO Creative Cities Network, this competition was the first joint project carried out by the seven UNESCO Cities of Design (As of May, 2010).

*CODE is an idea from Raban Ruddigkeit of the Berlin agency ® ruddigkeit corporate ideas. CODE stands for City Of DEsign, and for each individual UNESCO DEsign City’s own unique code.
*The Director-General of UNESCO has nominated Seoul, Saint Etienne and Graz as UNESCO Cities of Design, we now have 10 members. (As of March, 2011)

Please refer to the CODE POSTER DESIGN COMPETITION for the detail.