The DanSCe Dialogues 2 - Creative Design

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1 Call for Entries Logo design for the European project DanSCe Dialogues 2 Frame of the call for proposals: The partners of the European project DanSCe Dialogues 2 are calling for entries for the creation of their logo. ODIA Normandie (the Artistic Development Office of Normandy), the lead partner, will coordinate this call for proposals. The winning entry will be selected by a jury consisting of members of the partner organisations. The winning entry will be used as the basis for all branding for the twoyear project. The winning logo will be displayed on all media and communications for the DanSCe Dialogues 2 programme activities. Not required as part of this tender: The winning entry will be transformed into the appropriate digital media by the lead organisation. DanSCeDialogues 2:project s presentation The goal of DanSCe Dialogues 2 is to foster sustainable conditions to support Franco British contemporary dance professionals across the dance sector. It deals with the creation of development schemes on both sides of the channel, according to territorial identities. Several regional agencies for artistic development, production venues, touring venues and one university will work to stimulate artistic innovation and cooperation specifically between France and the UK. The nine project partners are: L ODIA Normandie (Rouen et Caen, Normandie) The Point (Eastleigh, Hampshire) South East Dance (Brighton, Sussex) Take Art (South Petherton, Somerset) ICIA / University of Bath (Bath, Somerset) Spectacle Vivant en Bretagne (Rennes, Bretagne) Le Triangle, cité de la danse (Rennes, Bretagne)

2 Le Centre chorégraphique national de Caen / Basse-Normandie, Le Phare, Centre chorégraphique national du Havre / Haute-Normandie. The project will take place between October 1, 2012 and October 31, The activities of the project promote: - The cultural attractiveness of the Franco British Channel area - The transfer of knowledge and skills between English and French participants, and also between generations. - The extension and the enlargement of a professional network in contemporary dance sector. Within the context and the challenges identified above, the activities of the project can be categorised in 4 different areas: - Research and experimentation: research and creation laboratories, artistic residencies - Training and exchange of best practices: exchanges and skills development in the research and creation laboratories, conferences, job shadowing or internship experiences; - Programming and network development: programming of choreographic works, presentation of works-in-progress and master classes and choreographic workshops, professional meeting days - Project management, coordination and marketing strategy: The partners will engage coordinators, organise meetings, create a website, implement a communication campaign, hold press conferences.

3 Guidelines for entries: - The logo acts as the visual identity for DanSCe Dialogues 2. - The logo must be distinctive, original and visible (from a distance and close up). - The logo is for a wide audience (local, national, international) and will be placed in different environments (artistic, institutional, academic, and economic). - It must project and embody the values of the DanSCe Dialogues 2 programme, particularly its size, the Anglo-French artistic rigour, its specificity and its art form: contemporary dance. - The logo should be distinctly different from the first DanSCe Dialogues 1 logo (see below) so that DD2 has its own identity. - The name DanSCe Dialogues 2 will be a mandatory part of the logo. - The proposal will include a typographic work and a graphic icon representing the project. - It will be contemporary and reflect the current design trends over the timeframe for this project that will run for three years. - The logo will be used on documents and communication materials published by DanSCe Dialogues 2. It will also be integrated within all the partners communication media, and so will need to fit in their visual environment. - The logo and its variations will be used on a variety of media: Printed materials (brochures, press, stationery, display) screens (websites, mobile etc.), signage, promotional items and more. Project brief the winning entry will reflect the culture, the art form (Contemporary dance), and the notion of meeting and living together. your entry should illustrate the following themes: o choreography, movement, dynamism o Exchange French-English, English Channel, o Innovation, creativity, contemporary

4 Technical constraints The logo must meet the following criteria and flexibility allowing it to be used widely To do this, we recommend the following: Create the logo in vector format EPS, CMYK for printing OFFSET. Create Colour, black/white, white/black, transparent background versions Use a simple typography, sans serif, royalty-free Selection Criteria - The effectiveness of the message and visual performance in relation to the theme and target audience (force / storing the message / readability / consistency) - Connection between the project name and the proposed visual - Creativity and Aesthetics - Meeting with the values of the project - The versatility of creation (how it works in different media) Keywords: Innovation, originality, clarity, relevance of the proposal in relation to the nature of the project. Regulations: Registration: ARTICLE 1: This call is open to independent artists (visual artists, photographers, designers, illustrators, typographers), a group of artists, students of schools of Fine Arts. ARTICLE 2: To participate, it is important to keep a record of the following deliverables: The completed registration form. A digital version of the proposal in vector format EPS, CMYK for printing OFFSET. Supply files of each version of the logo, on CD for Mac and PC digital formats for all forms. A document outlining the fonts and colors used (CYMK). The printable PDF version of this settlement agreement signed on each page. A statement of intent (optional). Incomplete entries will not be considered. The partner organisations will not be held responsible for any loss, theft or damage to entries during their shipment.

5 The shipping documents and customs charges arising shall be borne by the sender. ODIA Normandie will refuse all documents sent with a declared value on which there would customs duties applicable. ODIA Normandie will acknowledge receipt by of all entries received. Dates for receipt of entries: ARTICLE 3: The submission of entries must be completed before September 15, 2012 postmarked with the date, at the following address: ODIA Normandie Regional center of knowledge Boulevard de l'europe Rouen Any entry submitted after this date will not be considered. For more information: Katell ADAM (Information Communications & Marketing Officer of ODIA Normandie) kadam@odianormandie.fr Selection: ARTICLE 4: A jury is responsible for the selection of the logo. It will consist of twenty professionals including communication officers and management teams of partners' DanSCe Dialogues 2. Prize: ARTICLE 5: Unsuccessful entries will not be compensated for their participation in the call for projects. ARTICLE 6: The winner will receive a 500 prize and two tickets per show, to attend two projects organized as part of DanSCe Dialogues 2. ARTICLE 7: The winner agrees to hold the copyright of the logo it enters for this call for proposals. Subject to compliance with moral rights, it specifically gives the ODIA Normandie and all partners, under the project DanSCe Dialogues 2, the intellectual property rights related to the winning entry. Any further adjustment of the logo is considered "all rights transferred" to ODIA Normandie, without limit of time or materials.

6 Cancellation of call for Entries: ARTICLE 8: ODIA Normandie reserves the right to suspend the consultation and report the call for entries unsuccessful or if the number and quality of the entries does not meet the required quality. I acknowledge having read these rules, and accepts, (handwritten) Done at: Date: Signature: Estimated timing: 15 September 2012: Closing date for submission September 2012: consultation of the artistic jury. September : announcement of the winner. 30 September to 15 October 2012: Fine-tuning or Adjustment of the winning entry, if necessary. November : presentation of the logo at the press conference to launch the project.