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German Design Awards 2019: Imaginarius receives international prize 1

German Design Awards 2019: Imaginarius receives international prize

German Design Awards 2019: Imaginarius receives international prize 2

One of the most prestigious awards in Design was awarded on 9 February in Frankfurt, Germany, to the Municipality of Santa Maria da Feira for the communication of its Imaginarius event. Among 4500 applicants, the award was for “a fantastic event that allows visitors to experience the creative potential of the city.”

President of the Chamber, Emídio Sousa, and the Councilor for Culture, Gil Ferreira, accompanied by the image designer of Imaginarius 2017, José Vinhas, traveled to Frankfurt, Germany, to receive one of the most prestigious international awards in the field of design attributed by German Design Council to the Municipality of Santa Maria da Feira for the communication of its event Imaginarius – International Street Theater Festival.

The ‘Winner’ award in the ‘Excellent Communications Design Event’ category resulted from the evaluation of a jury composed of dozens of reputed design and communication professionals who rated Imaginarius positively in more than 20 criteria, describing it as’ a fantastic event which allows residents and visitors to experience the city’s creative potential in all its senses. ”

“The work now distinguished, whose prize encompasses a universe of strategies and communication pieces carried out by the professionals of the communication and public relations office of the Municipality of Santa Maria da Feira, which in the 2017 edition had the contribution of André da Loba, responsible for an illustration that gave a motto to the concept of the image, is simultaneously a prestige generating element of the Santa Maria da Feira – Culture and motivation team for all the team involved in the organization of the festival “, says Gil Ferreira, Councilor of Culture. “The Municipality is to be congratulated and the residents of Santa Maria da Feira can feel proud of this distinction that proves the public recognition of Imaginarius and the success of our internationalization strategy. Santa Maria da Feira is in the world’s elite of design and communication, “adds Emídio Sousa, mayor of the city.

The German Design Awards, international leading awards awarded by the design and communication center German Design Council, annually distinguish innovative products and projects, their manufacturers and designers. Divided into three categories – ‘Excellent Communications Design’, ‘Excellent Product Design’ and ‘Universal Design’ – they aim to discover, present and honor pioneering design solutions in areas such as sustainability, accessibility, visual aesthetics or technicality. The winners of the contest, which takes place at the Ambiente fair, one of the three largest in the industry, are “designed to the highest standards of design, separating them from the masses and enhancing their global presence.”

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