2009 REBRAND 100® Global Awards Winning Brands

The full listing of 2009 REBRAND 100 winning brands is below. Scroll to view alphabetical list by category.

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2010 Rebrand 100 Global Awards

The Rebrand 100 Global Awards is the only highly respected and coveted global awards of its kind.

Businesses, brand strategists, and various organizations have come to value knowing they are among the best in the world when it comes to effectively meeting strategic goals and forging strong connections and loyalty among their targets.

Participants must include before and after examples of their work with a summary write-up on the industry setting, challenge, strategy and results achieved.

Eligibility includes work done anywhere in the world launched between January 2007 and September 2009.

The rebrand could have been an enterprise-wide initiative, a single component of a brand or for a brand extension.

Entries submitted could be from in-house corporate professionals, design firms, clients, architects, business strategists, advertising agencies, non-profit organizations, and government agencies.

Deadline for entries is September 23, 2009 (late entry with late fee is October 7, 2009).

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76 designers for 76 years. Tribute to Shigeo Fukuda

Durante a III Bienal Internacional de Posters na Bolívia, (19.11/03.12.2009), foi feito uma homenagem ao designer gráfico japonês Shigeo Fukuda, onde foram convidados 76 designers consagrados pelo mundo a criarem posters em homenagem aos seus 76 anos de idade.

A exposição online pode ser vista aqui: www.76designersforfukuda.com/fukuda/default.html

Milton Glaser's SVA: a Legacy of Graphic Design

School of Visual Arts (SVA) presents "Milton Glaser's SVA: A Legacy of Graphic Design," a 50-year retrospective of nearly 100 works created by the legendary designer for the College, where he has been on the faculty since 1960 and currently serves as acting chairman.

The exhibition will include the original artwork for the iconic posters seen by generations of New Yorkers as part of SVA's ongoing subway campaign, preparatory sketches that will be on public view for the first time, and rare printed pieces like the 1963 announcement for the course Glaser taught at SVA with the late art director Henry Wolf.

The exhibition is curated by Steven Heller, design historian and co-chair of the MFA Design Department, and Mirko Ilic, designer and faculty member in the MFA Illustration as Visual Essay Department.

Beth Kleber, SVA's archivist, researched and compiled the works in the exhibition, which is designed by Francis Di Tommaso, director of the Visual Arts Gallery.

"Milton Glaser's SVA: A Legacy of Graphic Design" will be on view at the Visual Arts Gallery, 601 West 26 Street, New York City, from August 31 - September 26, 2009.

To many, Milton Glaser is synonymous with American graphic design.

He co-founded the revolutionary Pushpin Studios in 1954, founded New York magazine with Clay Felker in 1968, established Milton Glaser, Inc. in 1974, and designed the famous "I LOVE NY" campaign in 1977.

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Illustrative Berlin 2009

Paris, Zurich and now Berlin: ILLUSTRATIVE 2009 will return to the creative capital to celebrate the cutting-edge works of contemporary graphic art for the fifth time around. From the 16th of October to the 1st of November, works ranging from drawing, graphic prints, painting and monumental mural collages to graphically inspired 3D-illustrations, book art and animation will be show. With more than 60 artists from all across the world, ILUSTRATIVE brings together an inspiring cornucopia of visual contemporary culture ih the Villa Elisabeth located in he heart of Berlin.

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World Design Capital 2012 Shortlisted Cities Announced

Following deliberations on 17 July 2009, the International Council of Societies of Industrial Design (Icsid) announced today on behalf of the members of the WDC Jury that the City of Eindhoven (The Netherlands) and the City of Helsinki (Finland) have been selected for the shortlist of cities that will move on to the next round of evaluation in the hopes of becoming World Design Capital in 2012.The World Design Capital (WDC) is a biennial designation appointed to cities based on their accomplishments and commitment to design as an effective tool for social, cultural and economic development.Upon careful consideration, these two applications were retained based on their ability to demonstrate their relevancy to the WDC mission and vision.The evaluation for the WDC designation is founded on a comprehensive assessment process spanning a five-month review and deliberation period, during which time, applicants were requested to demonstrate evidence of their strengths in the following areas: Design, Programming, Infrastructure and Financing.Within the context of design, cities are evaluated on a multidisciplinary representation of design industries, the establishment of educational institutions where design programmes are available, as well as the existence of professional designers working within the city.

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e-Design Congress in Lisbon

Centro Portugues de Design (Portuguese Design Centre) and the National and European Observatory of Design Higher Education are hosting the "e-design" congress on education envision for Europe's new environment and economy.The event will take place on November 6-7, 2009, at Culturgest, in Lisbon.

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TAIWAN INTERNATIONAL GRAPHIC DESIGN AWARD 2009

Taipei, Taiwan (Chinese Taipei) - The Call for Entries for the 2009 Taiwan International Graphic Design Award is open until 31 August 2009. Organised by the China Productivity Center, with the support of Icograda's professional members in Taiwan (Chinese Taipei), the Award has been supported by the Department of Commercial Affairs of the Ministry of Economic Affairs since 2004. This year, the award scheme includes the usual Poster Design Award and introduces a new stream, the Corporate Identity (CI) Design Award, both endorsed by Icograda.The special theme for this year's edition of the award scheme is "Harmonious human/nature relationship".The international jury panel for the Poster Design Award includes:
Tsung-Hung Su︱Taiwan (Chinese Taipei) Art Director of Lemon Yellow Design Company, professor of the Department of Fine Arts, Chinese Culture University.
Jeff, Che-Fu Liao︱Taiwan (Chinese Taipei) Art Director of Feng Geh Image Design
Freeman Lau︱ Hong Kong SAR, Vice Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Hong Kong Design Centre, Partner of Kan & Lau Design Consultants, received the 2008 Ten Outstanding Young Persons Award.
Fons Hickmann︱Germany Co-founder of Fons Hickmann m23
Martin Woodtli︱Switzerland Lecturer in the Academy of Art in Bern and the Academy of Art and Design in Lucerne and winner of the “Swiss Design Award.”The panel of the CI Design Award jury is made up of:
Taddy Ho︱Taiwan (Chinese Taipei) Director of Operating Committee, BBDO Taiwan Advertising Co., Ltd, Associate professor of the Department of Fine Arts, National Taiwan Normal University.
Jianpin He︱Germany, Director of Hesign International.
Taky Satoh︱Japan, leader of "Taku Satoh Design Office" and winner of the Tokyo TDC Award in Tokyo and the ADC silver award in New York.
Vince Frost︱Australia, leader of "Frost Design."
Debbie Millman︱USA, president of Sterling Brands Entries will be judged on 28 September 2009. The Poster section prizes include a Grand Prize of USD $5000, two Gold Medals of USD $2000, two Silver Medals of USD $1000 and two Bronze Medals of USD $500. The CI section prizes includes two Gold Medals of USD $2000, two Silver Medals of USD $1000 and two Bronze Medals of USD $500, as well as an Icograda Excellence Award, JAGDA Excellence Award and two Local New Talents Awards Medals

For complete regulations and instructions on submitting work, visit the event website.

New to +DESIGN: ClearRX

CHALLENGE: To design a prescription distribution and communication system that improves consumer understanding and increased quality of care.

SOLUTION: Clearer prescriptionsWhen designer Deborah Adler learned that her grandmother had accidentally swallowed her husband's pills, she decided to base her School of Visual Arts M.F.A. thesis project around redesigning the outdated and dangerously incomprehensive pill bottles. When presented with the design proposal, American retailing company Target was keen to jump on board.Together they introduced ClearRx, an innovative prescription distribution and communication system that offers a family of smart, safe innovations in medication packaging and design, prescription and health information and patient communication.This first-of-its-kind system makes prescription health information easier to understand. ClearRx transforms the current prescription dispensing system, specifically with innovations in patient communications, such as an easier-to-read-and-use bottle design, and prescription and health information pamphlets.

FIND OUT MORE: Visit Icograda's +DESIGN website to read more and see other inspiring design solutions.