It is better to prepare a toast beforehand and in various languages… In Armenian and Greek, in Jewish and Russian, in Bulgarian and even in Ukrainian… Because the lady is multilingual… And her age in terms of  human one is trifling at all… She is almost a girl. And of course all wishes must come true. Because the wishes are sincere and vodka is hard.

HAPPY BIRTHDAY, ODESSA.

And yet, alas, Odessa (at all its incredible potential, energy, history and uniqueness) still doesn’t have its brand of full value and recognizable visual image which will symbolize the city, able to attract and hold the guests emotionally.

And now let’s imagine that businessmen, politicians, cultural workers, journalists and even students got together, come to an agreement and arrange the function of Odessa in the creation of potential guests of the city, single image and vector of development… Because you know, brand of native city is the goal which can unite everybody regardless of their profession, religion and social status. Then thousands and rather millions of tourists will come to Odessa to get impressions, admire the city and come back again. Odessa will become the city about which people from other cities will know and dream to visit it.

On the 5^th of September joint brand session of hundreds of Odessa’s residents of different professions and age with team of project from Kiev «Бренд города – дело Горожан» (Brand of city is matter of its residents) will take place. I invite all not indifferent residents of Odessa who are ready to take part in the development and promotion of Odessa to visit this open meeting which will be held at the Theater of Music Comedy.

The result of the meeting must be agreed image of Odessa (using the language of marketing — «brand paltform») which later became the basis for building of our city’s promotion strategy. More details about meeting.

Admission is free, you only need the register with subject «Branding of Odessa»: http://bgorod.in.ua/kontaktyi-2.html.

Format of event: one-day teamwork from 10:00 till 20:00.

Venue: The Odessa State Academical Theater of Music Comedy n.a. M. Vodyanoy (many thanks to the director Red’ko Elena Grigor’evna)

3, Panteleymonovskaya street

Admission is free. Lunch and coffee  at your own expense.

We are waiting for you, residents of Odessa!

It is significant that the colour scores are alike…

The market with such an architecture could give mediately much more money as one of the tourist lights of the city, but momentary interests are first of all. Present-day children will be able only to read and to examine the postcards with images of this market. Against this background the renewal of the Lutheran church made on the money of private investors looks like architectural and cultural feat.

Аnd the local guard looked comically threatening among the sellers of vegetables…

A few photos from Noviy Rinok

The contest which was announced is new, the rules are concrete, so if you have some fresh ideas, thoughts and abilities of its realization, I invite you to take part in this contest. And not as a critics but exclusively as mark etrs – creators-artists.

I have translated from the state language into Russian the document about the rules of holding the contest.

To take part in the contest it is necessary to make application and pass it to the Department of recreational complex and tourism of Odessa City Council at the address: 8, Deribasovskaya Street, Odessa.

The draft of tourist emblem of Odessa city (in black-and-white and in color versions) must be submitted in electronic format.

The drafts must be submitted for the contest in the form of original font solutions, special graphic emblems and also in the form of linking font solutions and emblem.

The short text description must be attached to the draft.

Printed drafts of emblems must be submitted on the sheets of A-4 format.

To take part in the contest of tourist slogans it is necessary to make application and present the example of tourist slogan of the city (short advertising message about Odessa which would describe the city, emphasize its individuality and promote the attraction of tourists) to the Department of recreational complex and tourism of Odessa City Council

When developing the drafts of emblems and slogans one should take into account that tourist emblem and slogans must be original and memorable and to present tourists objects and tourist potential of Odessa in the best possible way. It is necessary to foresee the possibility of effective usage of tourist symbols both on the big banners and on the promotional products (T-shirts, caps, stationery etc.).

Additionally tourist symbols must assume its usage on the printing products and photo-, video products.

Total amount of work presented within one application is limited by one project. The works will be accepted till 8 of October 2010.

Reception hours since 10:00 am. till 04:00 p.m daily, except weekend.

The appointments are conducted by Коvalenko Аnjelika Коnstantinovna – deputy director of the Department of recreational complex and tourism of Odessa City Council.

Competitive selection of project.

The selection of projects is made by jury of the contest. Personal composition of the jury is approved by the order of mayor.

The work of jurymen isn’t payable.

The session of jury is considered to be effective if no less then two thirds of jurymen will be present there.

The projects are submitted to the jury in the following composition:

concept of the project (draft of logo);

explanatory note.

The voting of jury is conducted in two rounds, at that each juryman has one vote. The decision of the jury is accepted by simple majority by means of secret ballot. In the event of divided vote the head of jury has full voting status.

The decision of the jury, recommendations about art improvement of the project should be executed in the form of report, which must be signed by the head and the secretary of jury.

The decision of jury is the reason to prepare the project of Odessa City Council’s decision about approval of official tourist logo of Odessa. The information about the results of jury’s work is opened.

The usage right of Odessa’s tourist logo which won in the contest belongs to the local socity of Odessa city.

Chief of administration Т.М.Ershova

It happened in that way that my daughter and I found ourselves at the Starokonniy market  on the weekend and then we had a walk through Moldavanka for a long time…

Further you can see some more photos from this district of the city



Some immature frames of the sea

I say Happy Birthday to Boris Litvak!