Statistics of the contest:
970 projects received from participants from 24 countries and approved by clients were engaged in the contest Identity: Best of the Best 2006. In 10 nominations competed the works from Russia, USA, Serbia and Montenegro, Italy, Colombia, Czech, Netherlands, Australia, Belgium, China, Ukraine, Croatia, Estonia, Belarus, Germany, Mexico, Lithuania, Hong Kong, Romania, South Africa, Portugal, UK, United Arab Emirates, Vietnam.The jury members of Identity: Best of the Best 2006 are the world-class experts in the fields of branding and design:
 | David Hillman partner of Pentagram (UK) |
 | Michael Gais founder and creative director of QWER (Germany) |
 | Gary Horton senior graphic designer of Attik (UK) |
 | Jason Smith founder of Fontsmith (UK) |
 | Margo Chase founder and creative director of Chase Design Group (USA) |
 | Toshihiro Onimaru art director and vice president Graphics & Designing Inc. (Japan) |
 | Bill Gardner president of Gardner Design (USA), the editor of catalogue Logo Lounge and portal www.logolounge.com |
 | Steven Addis CEO Addis (USA) |
 | Sergey Serov Russia's represent of ICOGRADA, president of Moscow international biennale of graphic design "Golden bee" (Russia) |
The winners of the contest Identity: Best of the Best 2006
L1 - logos for industrial companies
L1, 1-st place
F & C TECHNOLOGY, makeup (cosmetics) producing company
ICOM (Russia)
L1, 2-nd place
LANDL, furniture manifacture, sliding-door wardrobe producer
fallindesign (Russia)
L1, 3-d place
Radiocom, National Radiocomunication Society (telecomm)
Brandient (Romania)
L1, short-list
VolgaMashMarket, carbuilding complex
Pavel Balykin (Russia)
Lightstar, illuminating equipment production and trade
ICOM (Russia)
Measure Twice, construction company
3 (USA)
Hilliards, commercial and residential air conditioning, heating and insulation
Zed+Zed+Eye Creative Communications (USA)
Thomas Better, building company
Provintsia (Russia)
Karveon, workshop of elite tools (instruments)
Art-o-sfera (Russia)
Human Banner Real Estate, new real-estate company
Li Shaobo (China)
L2 - logos for retail (supermarkets, shops, boutiques), bars and restaurants
L2, 1-st place
Yelena Tsvetkova Fashion House, boutique
fallindesign (Russia)
L2, 2-nd place
Watch & Clock, watch and clock shop
Stanislav Topol'skiy (Ukraine)
L2, 3-d place
Wildhorse, cafe
Logomaker (Russia)
L2, short-list
Ringcross, arts and jewelry gallery
Petr Scherbanos (Russia)
Bar of vices, restaurant chain
Zalutskiy Studio (Russia)
Otis Saves, bar and music venue
The Decoder Ring Design Concern (USA)
Diva, female clothes boutique
Valentin Kartavenko (Russia)
Poolbar, bar situated near to a pool (at the hotel territory)
Viva Design (Ukraine)
Domo, leading electronics and white goods retailer in Romania
Brandient (Romania)
Coliseum, night club
Alexei Shelepov (Russia)
L3 - logos for trade and service companies (b2b)
L3, 1-st place
Digital Angel, digital technologies
Valery Fironov (Russia)
L3, 2-nd place
Written Word Workshop, Unconventional writing program founded by Southern author and University of Louisiana professor Wiley Cash
The Decoder Ring Design Concern (USA)
L3, 3-d place
Root Idea, design-studio
Root Idea (Hong Kong)
L3, short-list
Anastacia and Alexandra Faldins author's sign
fallindesign (Russia)
Smartree, IT/software
Brandient (Romania)
QP, teleshop "QP" - in Russian QP is sounds as "buy"
DEFA Gruppe (Russia)
Musictown, sound recording studio
Alexei Rud' (Russia)
Center of Prenatal Development
3 (USA)
Equity Momentum, Colorado based private operation that provides funding for various ventures
Barnstorm Creative (USA)
Acme Printing Company, a 40 year old printing company
Root Idea (Hong Kong)
L4 - trademarks for FMCG (consumer goods)
L4, 1-st place
Froggy, computer production and repair
Zebra design branding (Russia)
L4, 2-nd place
Elenov wines, Macedonian wine producer
Jelena Drobac (Serbia)
L4, 3-d place
Parallax, company importing torchlights
Studio Cuculic (Croatia)
L4, short-list
Albalact, milk & dairy
Brandient (Romania)
Petrone, oil-products
Alexei Rud' (Russia)
XTREME O2, underwater breathing apparatus production
Vasco Morelli (USA)
Simple, wholesale wine trade
DEFA Gruppe (Russia)
NefteGazMash, oil, running-out of the well, facilities production
Victor Golubinov (Russia)
Rosso-M, nuts and dried fruits production
DEFA Gruppe (Russia)
BeautifulTwisted, 'Beautiful Twisted' is theCD's of Sharron Kraus, musician, creates "dark folk music for the new millennium"
angryporcupine*design (USA)
L5 - logos for non-profit organizations and events
L5, 1-st place
Lusaka Muslim Society, non-profit religious organization
Sakkal Design (USA)
L5, 2-nd place
Khersones Snail, the International festival of ceramics
Evgeniy Ezhov (Russia)
L5, 3-d place
New Literal Review (NLO), literary magazine
RTM (Russia)
L5, 3-d place
Bogforum2004, Danmark book market in Copenhagen
Li Shaobo (China)
L5, short-list
Malyok (newly-hatched fish), an author's sign for fisherman
Notamedia (Russia)
Homeless animals help fund
Alexandr Shiryshev (Russia)
GP06, Groups' Portraits is a biannual initiative, which aims to provide a platform for young designers to present their vision of the urban topic
Cubicle (Netherlands)
Seattle Tashkent Sister City Associates, traditional tiles of Tashkent are transformed in a electronic bits representing Seattle Sakkal Design (USA)
Mama I malysh (Mom and baby), obstetrical center
Team agency (Russia)
Strelkoviy soyuz Rossii, Russian shooting union
Logomaker (Russia)
C1 - corporate identity for industrial companies
C1, 1-st place
OmegaTech, paintwork material production
Anton Smirnov (Russia)
C1, 2-nd place
F&C TECHNOLOGY, makeup (cosmetics) production
ICOM (Russia)
C1, 3-d place
Yctek, Yeh-Chiang Technology Corp
Mary Hutchinson Design LLC (USA)
C1, short-list
Lightstar, lighting technology production and selling
ICOM (Russia)
AT design, serigraphy production
AT design (Russia)
Hunter Douglas, the world leader in extraordinary window treatments and coverings
Braue: branding and corporate design (Germany)
LADA revolution, sport cars production
Zebra design branding (Russia)
Scan Turbo, turbo charger engineering and state-of the art-technology and service
Braue: branding and corporate design (Germany)
Rotek, medium-sized company and supplier of high-grade small-sized drives
Braue: branding and corporate design (Germany)
Europharm, pharmaceuticals
Brandient (Romania)
Thomas Marine Consultants, a well known icon in the coastal engineering industry
Braue: branding and corporate design (Germany)
C2 - corporate identity for retail (supermarkets, shops, boutiques, bars and restaurants)
C2, 1-st place
Maraschino, Bar's name refers to a authentic liqueur which has been produced in Zadar area (Croatia) for decades
Studio Cuculic (Croatia)
C2, 2-nd place
Domo, leading electronics and white goods retailer in Romania
Brandient (Romania)
C2, 3-d place
Guild, teashop chain
Design Depot (Russia)
C2, short-list
Azbuka Vkusa (ABC of taste), city supermarket chain
SCG London (UK)
Leva nova, fashion clothes boutique
Zebra design branding (Russia)
The Bar of Vices, restaurant chain
Zalutskiy Studio (Russia)
Dixis, mobile telephone dealer
SCG London (UK)
Zine, leather goods and accessories trading company
Grafik Online (Serbia)
Pesochnitsa, goods for kids
Net Profit (Russia)
Tstyle, automobile tuning trading network
GraphicBand (Russia)
C3 - corporate identity for trade and service companies (b2b)
C3, 1-st place
Urbanos, logistics company
MyBrand (Portugal)
C3, 2-nd place
Smartree, IT/software
Brandient (Romania)
C3, 3-d place
Lagutta Grey, design-studio
Lagutta Grey (Russia)
C3, short-list
Dadada, a system of discounts and different quizes for consumers
Zebra design branding (Russia)
EDP, Energias de Portugal ( integration of 13 separate regional businesses)
MyBrand (Portugal)
Penguins, production house
WOWhouse (Russia)
Six Brothers Production, a collective of film & TV producers
Ales Micka Design (Czech)
City Express, delivery service
Design Depot (Russia)
Brandient, design-studio
Brandient (Romania)
Nordsee Pflege, retirement home for old people
Braue: branding and corporate design (Germany)
C4 - brand identity for FMCG (fast moving consumer goods)
C4, 1-st place
Three Kings Vinery, wine production
Studio Cuculic (Croatia)
C4, 2-nd place
Froggy, computer production and repair
Zebra design branding (Russia)
C4, 3-d place
Dutchwaters, sanitary products
B/Twentynine B.V. (Netherlands)
C4, short-list
Myasoed (meateater), meat products (food)
1 Dirigible (Ukraine)
Packaging Smartree, IT/software
Brandient (Romania)
Savana, dyes & paints
Brandient (Romania)
Pantoff, vodka
Handicraft (Russia)
Zuzu, milk & dairy
Brandient (Romania)
Teaology, Innovative Beverage Concepts (tea)
Mary Hutchinson Design LLC (USA)
Albalact, milk & dairy
Brandient (Romania)
C5 - corporate identity for non-profit organizations and events
C5, 1-st place
Czech Donors Forum, The Donors' Forum's mission is to support the development of organized philanthropy in the Czech Republic and to provide a support base for donors
Lucia Kocmanova (Czech)
C5, 2-nd place
ISO, night club
GraphicBand (Russia)
C5, 3-d place
GP06, Groups' Portraits is a biannual initiative, which aims to provide a platform for young designers to present their vision of the urban environment
Cubicle (Netherlands)
C5, short-list
Gabi Szabo, young Romanian sport celebrity
Brandient (Romania)
Russia Today, TV-news
Alexei Maslov (Russia)
Tol'yatti (town), corporate identity of a town Tol'yatti in Russia
Pavel Balykin (Russia)
AMBA, MBA Alumni Association. AMBA (association of MBA in Lisbon)
MyBrand (Portugal)
66 East, non-profit foundation and exhibition space dedicated to exposing and highlighting the experiential and implicit aspects of the urban environment
Cubicle (Netherlands)
ELA, Espacio Latinoamericano is a Belgian institution conformed by the Latin-American community living in Belgium
Federicografia (Belgium)
Garden city, garden city marching band contest
Daniel Hernandez (Colombia)
