Front 2011

The Office of Major Events has chosen the design that will draw the cover of the April Fair 2011 and for which a public contest of ideas was convened, who have attended total 39 projects, which means that the call has been most involved since it was set up this contest.

The jury has been designated as the winning design Jacinto Gutierrez one graphic designer who lives in Seville since 25 years. “I feel more than anyone Seville and now I am in full”, said after the mayor of major festivals, Rosamar Prieto-Castro, and Mayor discovered his work.

The cover of 2011 commemorates the first circumnavigation of the Earth. The return to Sevilla in a world, will be the theme of the cover of Fair 2011, with which it is intended to commemorate the fifth centenary of the first circumnavigation of the Earth. Five hundred years to be served in 2019, but whose ephemeris is to make known and to Seville “one of the more powerful instruments disclosure, as is the cover of the Fair”, said Mayor, Alfredo Sanchez Monteseirín, during his presentation.

Blue-toned, reminiscent of the color of the sea, will cover three big arches (as usual) on that draw three circles, one of which is represented Victory ship with some minor yellow lines. The center circumference, which is larger, It is a compass rose with the symbol of the City Council. Tops joint logo Sevilla 2019-2022, Fair dates commemorating the departure and return of that ship of his tour of the world, a sphere composed designed from a ball. Also, Cover decoration is inspired by elements of the naval world.

The final draft of the Home shall be prepared by the Technical Services of Major Festivals. Once assembled and will be a reality 183.000 kilos of weight and dimensions 51 meters wide 43 high. Each arc will be about 11 meters high.

The jury, chaired by Senior Associate Party Hall, Rosamar Prieto-Castro, has been made the director of major festivals, Carlos García Lara; Chief Technical Services said Delegation, Rafael Carretero; architect Juan Ruesga; the technical architect and member of the College of Technical Architects of Seville, Juan Castro; architect and professor at the School of Arts of Seville, Joaquín Moya Becerra; and journalist and president of the Press Association of Seville, Nani Carvajal

DATA JACINTO GUTIERREZ

Jacinto Gutierrez has been president of the Andalusian Association of Designers, created the corporate image of Cartuja 93 and has also designed the covers of some books.

Also, notable for having been chosen by one of the DDI 75 best representatives of modern Spanish design.

Information provided by:
HE Major Festivals Area. City of Seville

EL “ALUMBRAO”

Surely you've been surprised to read this little word, that belongs to you-no doubt quepis- the particular dictionary Seville, but comes from “The Lighting”, light verb.

It really is something like “Chupinazo” in the San Fermin, represents the beginning of the Feria de Sevilla and is the highest authority of the city, our mayor, Alfredo Sánchez Monteseirín press a little button and go slowly turning the 22.000 Home Light Bulbs, whose central entrance arch to the Fair is inspired by the door that leads to the building of the University of Seville (former tobacco factory) Calle San Fernando. Gradually be completely illuminating the Real, lighting all the bulbs that are in the Real de la Feria. The Fair is completely shines… and hence what the “alumbrao”.