Dog Design will create the Eurovision 2007 visual image.
"This is surely the biggest project we've got so far and surely the most visible" says Ilona Ilottu. She is as confused but happy as her team mates Eeva Sivula and Petri Salmela for the opportunity given by YLE and EBU. They will create the visual image used in logos and all printed matter, so their work will be seen all over town, but less in TV. "Just to make it clear we are not responsible for the stage or choreography or script or whatever!" The theme chosen by YLE is "True Fantasy" as we all know by now and Dog Design's idea is built around kaleidoscope, how to turn fantasy into reality.
These young designers (35-39 years old) studied graphics together in Helsinki's University of Arts and Design. They started collaborating already back then, during the depression years in Finland in the early 1990's. "We felt we had to work while studying to be able to get a job later on, we did it almost for free" and they all worked in different magazines. They have been a success as a trio, winning several awards and honorable mentions. Today one third of their job is designing book covers and other packaging. They also design products for companies, graphics for exhibitions, stamps and logos. "Working as a trio works fine with us. It's faster and easier. We are three different persons with different tastes but if we all agree on something it's usually fine with others, too. And we do disagree as well!" More details on the visual image of Eurovision 2007 will be revealed in January.
"This is surely the biggest project we've got so far and surely the most visible" says Ilona Ilottu. She is as confused but happy as her team mates Eeva Sivula and Petri Salmela for the opportunity given by YLE and EBU. They will create the visual image used in logos and all printed matter, so their work will be seen all over town, but less in TV. "Just to make it clear we are not responsible for the stage or choreography or script or whatever!" The theme chosen by YLE is "True Fantasy" as we all know by now and Dog Design's idea is built around kaleidoscope, how to turn fantasy into reality.
These young designers (35-39 years old) studied graphics together in Helsinki's University of Arts and Design. They started collaborating already back then, during the depression years in Finland in the early 1990's. "We felt we had to work while studying to be able to get a job later on, we did it almost for free" and they all worked in different magazines. They have been a success as a trio, winning several awards and honorable mentions. Today one third of their job is designing book covers and other packaging. They also design products for companies, graphics for exhibitions, stamps and logos. "Working as a trio works fine with us. It's faster and easier. We are three different persons with different tastes but if we all agree on something it's usually fine with others, too. And we do disagree as well!" More details on the visual image of Eurovision 2007 will be revealed in January.
Comments