Sofia Development Association organized an international competition for a logosystem for the candidature of Sofia for European Capital of Culture 2019. The initiative is implemented in partnership with Sofia Municipality and Sofia Design Week.
Seventy-six participants from five countries entered the competition: Bulgaria, Greece, Finland, Germany and Portugal.
The international jury was chaired by Ruedi Baur, graphic designer; members included the Mayor of Sofia Yordanka Fandakova; Lana Cavar, graphic designer; Christine Breton, curator, cultural heritage; Alexander Kiossev, Director, Cultural Center of Sofia University; Andrean Nechev, graphic designer; Kiril Valtchev, journalist, Darik Radio. The jury selected 14 projects for the open air exhibition on “Shishman” Str. Four projects were selected for the final round, in which citizens voted online and chose the winner.
The big award went to Boris Bonev.
Read more about the competition: http://logosystem.sofia2019.bg/contest