After that, all people from all over the world had three weeks to vote online on the top ten logos and choose a winner. The initiators were positively surprised at the high level of participation: millions of people followed the competition since the opening ceremony in May. German Federal Foreign Minister Guido Westerwelle had the following to say: “The great success of the competition shows that human rights are an important topic in all countries of the world. Many people have obviously felt that a universal symbol for human rights was missing. This gap has now finally been filled.” He also said that people from all over the world had come together for discussions and had been able to exchange ideas on human rights and design. [Read More]

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Source: Weekly Blitz :: Writings