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NATIONAL'Seoul, My Soul' becomes city's new brand slogan
'서울, 마이 소울', 서울시 새로운 슬로건 발표
Posted : 2023-08-18 09:13
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The new slogan brand for Seoul in English version, left, and Korean version / Courtesy of Seoul Metropolitan Government서울시 새로운 브랜드 슬로건 영문판(왼쪽)과 한글판 / 서울특별시 제공
The new slogan brand for Seoul in English version, left, and Korean version / Courtesy of Seoul Metropolitan Government
서울시 새로운 브랜드 슬로건 영문판(왼쪽)과 한글판 / 서울특별시 제공

By Ko Dong-hwan


Seoul City unveiled its new brand slogan "Seoul, My Soul," Wednesday, after a yearlong selection process.
수요일 서울시가 1년여 간 선정 과정을 거쳐 새 브랜드 슬로건 '서울, 마이 소울'을 공개했다.


Seoul Mayor Oh Se-hoon made the introduction during a presentation held at City Hall.
오세훈 서울시장은 서울시청에서 열린 슬로건 발표 행사에서 새 슬로건을 소개했다.


In August 2022, the city government launched a project to look for a new city brand slogan to replace the city's former logo, "I.Seoul.U," which had been in use for the past eight years.
2022년 8월 서울시는 지난 8년 동안 사용된 로고 ‘아이 서울 유(I•SEOUL•U)'를 대체할 새로운 도시 브랜드 슬로건을 찾는 프로젝트에 착수했다.


Four finalists were chosen and after two rounds of public surveys, and the winner was chosen by over 63 percent of 260,513 voters in a final selection between the winning slogan and the runner-up, "Seoul for you."
4건의 최종 후보가 선정됐고 두 차례의 공개 설문 조사를 거쳐 260,513명의 투표자 중 63% 이상의 선택으로 우승 슬로건 ‘서울, 마이 소울'과 준우승 슬로건 ‘서울 포 유' 사이에서 최종 우승작이 선정됐다.


Design experts then started working on the new brand, adding pictograms to the text to add universality so that the brand can be understood by the global community.
이에 디자인 전문가들은 세계 공동체가 브랜드를 이해할 수 있도록 슬로건에 픽토그램(그림문자)을 더해 보편성을 더하는 등 새로운 브랜드 작업에 착수했다.


"The image of a heart represents 'love' or the affectionate attention local residents and people from around the world have toward the city," the city authority said.
시 관계자는 "하트는 한국인과 세계인이 서울시를 향해 보내는 '사랑' 또는 애정 어린 관심을 상징한다"고 말했다.


"The exclamation mark means how the city 'inspires' the residents and visitors with diverse and new experiences. The smile symbolizes 'fun' or the attraction points the city can offer to people."
"느낌표는 서울시가 다양하고 새로운 경험으로 지역 주민과 방문객에게 '영감을 준다'는 의미다. 미소는 서울시가 사람들에게 제공할 수 있는 '재미' 또는 매력 있는 명소들을 상징한다."


Some 850,000 people partook in creating the city's new brand slogan, according to the city government. They were the local citizens and residents who submitted their own ideas for a catchphrase and evaluated suggestions by others, as well as experts in branding, marketing and design.
서울시에 따르면 약 85만 명이 시의 새로운 브랜드 슬로건을 만드는 데 참여했다. 참여자들은 슬로건에 대한 본인의 아이디어를 제출하고 다른 사람들의 제안을 평가한 서울 시민 및 거주자들, 그리고 브랜딩, 마케팅, 디자인 등 분야별 전문가들이었다.

KEY WORDS
■ unveil (새로운 계획·상품 등을) 발표하다
■ launch 시작[착수]하다
■ slogan 구호, 슬로건
■ replace (다른 사람·사물을) 대신하다
■ runner-up (대회의) 2위
■ universality 보편성
■ affectionate 다정한, 애정 어린
■ exclamation mark 느낌표
■ diverse 다양한
■ catchphrase 유명 문구, 선전 구호

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