Yesterday the results of the Competition for the new CICECO - Aveiro Institute of Materials logo were announced, with the victory of our design proposal. Here are some notes about our submission. The proposed logo is presented in two distinct versions. The first fulfills the requirements of the competition in its entirety, containing the text “CICECO” and also “Aveiro Institute of Materials” (in English and Portuguese), the second is a simplified version of the previous one and contains only the text “CICECO”. This second version should be used whenever a very small size is necessary or if it is only interesting disclosing the “CICECO” brand, however, as described in the Guide that accompanies this proposal, the logo to be considered should be the first. The logo is composed by an illustration/iconographic image and two distinct text boxes. The image is simple in shape/form and literally readable as a capital letter C (CICECO). It conveys other values and messages, even containing...
