Logo Design Competition Nexus 2010 Sunday 13-Tuesday 15 June 2010 Faculty of Architecture (FAUP) and Center of Mathematics (CMUP)/Faculty of Sciences (FCUP) University of Porto Porto, Portugal

We are pleased to announce the competition for the logo to represent Nexus 2010, the VIII international, interdisciplinary Nexus conference for architecture and mathematics will take place 13-15 June 2010 in Porto, Portugal, hosted by the Faculty of Architecture (FAUP) and the Center of Mathematics (CMUP)/Faculty of Sciences (FCUP) of the University of Porto. The conference logo will appear on the website, on all printed announcements and posters concerning the conference, and on all conference material, and a special webpage on the conference website will provide space for the winning designer to explain the concept and process behind the creation of the logo. The winner of the competition will receive a set of publications. All competition entries will appear on a website. A selection of the best entries will be on exhibit in the Faculty of Architecture of the University of Porto during the Nexus 2010 conference.

This is the eighth conference in the Nexus series, following those in 1996 (Fucecchio, Florence, Italy), 1998 (Mantua, Italy), 2000 (Ferrara, Italy), 2002 (Óbidos, Portugal), 2004 (Mexico City), 2006 (Genoa, Italy) and 2008 (San Diego, USA). The papers from the conference will be published in future issues of the Nexus Network Journal, which will feature the Nexus 2010 logo on the cover.

The logo should capture the "nexus" of architecture and mathematics, the interdisciplinary subject of the Nexus conferences. Ideally it should refer to at least one of the themes of the special sessions of this conference, which are indicated below. While past logos have mainly referred to a historic or traditional interpretation of the Nexus theme, we particularly encourage designs that interpret this theme in a contemporary, computer-oriented key. References to the conference venue in Porto are also appreciated.

Conference Session themes

• Shape and Shape Grammars
• Generative Architecture Codeness
• Architecture, Systems Research and Computational Sciences
• From Mediaeval Stonecutting to Projective Geometry: Formal, Social and Epistemological Shifts
• Miscellaneous

Past Logos

Design by Kim Williams	Design by Kim Williams	Design by Kim Williams
Design by Mark A. Reynolds	Design by Mark A. Reynolds	Design by ISA-Monza
	Design by Sylvie Duvernoy

Specifications for Entries

For purposes of selections, entries should be submitted in digital format, regardless of technique used (for instance, digital scans of watercolours or pastels should be submitted) in an uncompressed format (.tif or .bmp) with a resolution of not greater than 144 dpi. The final file size for entries should not exceed 2000 KB (high resolution images will be requested when the winning image has been chosen). Designers should bear in mind that the size of a cover image of the Nexus Network Journal is no larger than 14 x 14 cm and must be readable at that scale.

Send submissions to Kim Williams at <kwb(at)kimwilliamsbooks.com> (replace the (at) with @).

Intellectual Property Rights

The winning designer will grant permission for unlimited use of the image in relation to Nexus conferences, Nexus publication, and the Nexus Network Journal, but such permission will not be ceded to third parties without the express permission of the designer. The image copyright will belong to the designer, and express authorization must be obtained for uses other than those related to Nexus.

Competition Jury

• Sylvie Duvernoy (past designer)
• Mark Reynolds (past designer)
• Kim Williams (conference director and past designer)
• João Pedro Xavier (conference director)

Deadlines

• Entries for the logo competition must be submitted by 31 January 2010.
• The winner will be notified by 28 February 2010.
• The logo webpage will be online by 15 March 2010.

If you would like to know more about the Nexus conferences, books or the Nexus Network Journal, or you have questions about the logo competition, please don't hesitate to contact the conference organizers:

Conference Directors

Kim Williams Editor in Chief, Nexus Network Journal

João Pedro Xavier Faculty of Architecture (FAUP), University of Porto

João Nuno Tavares Center of Mathematics (CMUP)/Faculty of Sciences (FCUP), University of Porto

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