The Design Montréal office and the UNESCO Chair in Landscape and Environmental Design at Université de Montréal (CUPEUM) invite seven graphic design firms to develop the visual identity for Building Montréal, UNESCO City of Design.
The Design Montréal office and the UNESCO Chair in Landscape and Environmental Design at Université de Montréal (CUPEUM) invited the seven graphic design firms that had taken part in the Design Montréal Open House event in 2007 and/or 2008 to submit tenders (with payment for concept) to develop the visual identity for Building Montréal, UNESCO City of Design (Réalisons Montréal, Ville UNESCO de design).
A jury made up of representatives of the project producers and an industry professional interviewed the tendering firms on August 21, 2008; they gave presentations explaining their proposals and their visions of the project.
In the event that more than one firm qualified on the basis of its concept proposal, the jury reserved the right to select the winner on the basis of the lowest tender (opening of a sealed envelope containing the fee amount requested for the mandate).
Jury members:
- Marie-Josée Lacroix, Director, Design Montréal
- Philippe Lamarre, Vice-President, Société des designers graphiques du Québec
- Philippe Poullaouec-Gonidec, Chairholder, UNESCO Chair in Landscape and Environmental Design
- Sophie Tanguay, Research and Socio-Economic Planning Officer, MCCCF
- Virginie Zingraff, Development Officer, Conférence régionale des élus de Montréal
The proposals were evaluated on the following criteria:
- Strength of the concept (esthetic value, originality, innovative nature)
- Ease of application (versatility)
- Respect of the mandate
- Only if necessary: fee amount requested