10,000 Eyes
2011
Client: Rotterdam Police Department
For the Police Department of the City of Rotterdam we took care of the concept, design and creative direction of the 10,000 Eyes campaign. The campaign consists of 10,000 eyes that were left in public space in the Rotterdam district of Delfshaven. The main objective of the project was to help the police to communicate their anti-crime policy in this neighborhood, and to give context to the idea to fight this problem together.
On two 95 meters tall towers of the Europoint building complex we added large 10 square meter big eyes to give the towers a face and an expression. The big eyes can’t be missed by passers-by since these are very well visible from various highways in the region as well as from the main railway track.
On two 95 meters tall towers of the Europoint building complex we added large 10 square meter big eyes to give the towers a face and an expression. The big eyes can’t be missed by passers-by since these are very well visible from various highways in the region as well as from the main railway track.
Together with 70 volunteers from neighborhood and police department, 10,000 eyes were sprayed on the pavements in the neighborhood, which make people wonder what happens. Also trams, bus stops and metro stations were brought to life with mysterious eyes everywhere in and around them. The idea, goal and sender of the campaign wasn’t communicated for the first week, which resulted in a great number of reactions and speculations on diverse social media.
Along with the urban interventions, we designed an inspiring newspaper that was distributed in Rotterdam. The newspaper was primarily meant to raise awareness regarding the project and commitment from the locals. Furthermore, we rolled out a highly succesful social media campaign to help generate attention for 10,000 Eyes and its goals.
10,000 Eyes newspaper
