Tbilisi Echo

Connecting the city with the stories hidden in its streets.

Tbilisi Echo explores a simple idea: the city has stories that people walk past every day. The concept connects selected locations with digital content through QR-based urban markers, inviting people to learn more about the places around them.

Project
Cultural design · University project · 2025
Disciplines
Brand identity / Digital experience / Urban design
Design
Nikoloz Tse.
Tbilisi Echo sign with a QR code in a city park

The idea

A new way to explore familiar places

Everyday places often carry histories that remain invisible to passers-by. Tbilisi Echo explores how design can make those stories more accessible without separating them from their physical context.

Tbilisi Echo brand board: concept, audience, typography, colours and logomark

Selected locations

The concept is presented through selected locations in Tbilisi, including Rustaveli Theatre, Marjanishvili Theatre, and the Writers' House. These examples show how one design system can work across different architectural and cultural settings.

Location 1: Rustaveli Theatre, its story and archive photos Location 2: Marjanishvili Theatre Location 3: Georgian Writers' House

From street to screen

QR-based touchpoints create a connection between the physical city and digital storytelling. The design system aims to make discovery intuitive, creating continuity between signage, identity, and interface.

QR integration: a QR sign in the street and a visitor scanning it Mockups of the signs and the platform in the city
Website UI: discover stories and contribute to the Echo Website UI: interactive map, numbers and newsletter