“Ten Images for Ithaca” is a poster competition. It began in 2002, by Fimios, Cultural Events of the Municipality of Ithaca, Greece, as an attempt to reinforce the cultural profile of the island, through the applied arts. Throughout the years, the competition has evolved to a whole group of events and exhibitions, so that, today, it is considered a point of interest for professionals, students and, generally, people that are interested in graphic arts. The contest’s main goal is not only to accent Ithaca as a meeting point for creative people from all over the planet, but, also, to help create ideas that promote the art of visual communication.
The competition invited in 2008 all designers to set their imagination free and talk about their dreams, whether these are images and feelings the human mind creates while we sleep or their hopes and wishes. Therefore, the term “dream” can also be used metaphorically, it can be the “starting point” of an idea or be the main theme for the final piece.
The ten best entries were printed into banners with dimensions 2m x 60cm and were hung along Ithaca’s promenade for the entire summer of 2008. Winning posters were also exhibited at the municipal gallery of Ithaca and at Bios Center in Athens on 11, 12, 13 & 14 of September 2008. My “personal dream” won the second prize of the competition and is a digital photo collage.
