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Copernican year project
The visual identification of the World Copernican Congress created by dobosz.studio has been nominated in the Design of the Year competition organised by the Association of Graphic Designers in Warsaw. The jury's verdict will be announced on 21 October.
The Project of the Year is the first graphic design competition in Poland, in which the jury takes into account not only the aesthetic evaluation of the submitted work, but also the function of design and the social responsibility of the creators. The aim of the competition is to honour the most groundbreaking projects by graphic designers in Poland. The originator of the initiative is the Association of Graphic Designers (Stowarzyszenie Twórców Grafiki Użytkowej), set up in 2004 by a group of designers from Warsaw.
Of the 62 projects submitted for the competition for the graphic identification of the World Copernican Congress, the idea of the Poznań-based dobosz.studio proved to be the best. Its leading theme is the border between light and dark. In the final, for which the three highest-ranking entries qualified, the jury unanimously chose the logo designed by dobosz.studio. - In the opinion of all the jurors, from the outset, the winning design stood out from the others in terms of the simplicity of its message and its considerable utility," said dr hab. Mieczysław Kunz, NCU Prof., secretary of the Competition Jury at the time. - The minimalist design of the logo and the clear reference to the world's best graphic design trends, combined with the understatement or - if you prefer - the individual interpretation of the logo's signet ring, testify to the originality and excellent thinking of its creator and the fact that it meets the defined main objective of the competition.
Andrzej Romański
The winners of the Project of the Year competition will be announced on 21 October at a special gala. Winners will be presented with distinctive six-sided medals, cups and prizes from partners.
Dobosz.studio is a Poznań-based design studio with extensive experience. It creates visual identification for companies, institutions and events. It works with commercial entities as well as cultural institutions, galleries and universities. Winner of numerous competitions, including the Polish Graphic Design Award, KTR (Klub Twórców Reklamy), Pictures of the Year International, Grand Press Photo (photographic publication of the year). Member of the Association of Graphic Designers. www.dobosz.studio
The World Copernican Congress - an event organised to mark the 550th anniversary of Nicolaus Copernicus' birth by four entities: Nicolaus Copernicus University in Toruń, Jagiellonian University in Kraków, University of Warmia and Mazury in Olsztyn and the Institute of the History of Science of the Polish Academy of Sciences in Warsaw. The main aim of the conference was to present the state of research into the life and work of the great astronomer, as well as his influence on the development of science.
