Taking stock of the emblems of previous World Expos, according to the regulations of the International Exhibition Bureau, World Expos are divided into two types according to their nature, scale, and exhibition period: one is a registered (also called comprehensive) World Expo, with an exhibition period of Usually 6 months, it is held every 5 years since 2000. One is the accredited (also called professional) World Expo. The exhibition period is usually 3 months and is held between two registered World Expos
Taking stock of the emblems of previous World Expos 1 On the 25th, the Japan International Exposition Association announced the emblem of the Osaka World Expo: on a chain composed of red spheres, five blue eyes look in different directions.
The 2025 Osaka Expo emblem
The 2025 Osaka Expo emblem was released
Netizens complained about being mentally polluted
The 2025 Osaka Expo emblem is It is a ring-shaped structure composed of circular, oval and other cell patterns. The main tone is red; the theme of the emblem is "Light of Life". The words "Osaka·Kansai·Japan 2025 Expo" are written below the pattern. Since Osaka hosted the World Expo in 1970, the emblem also contains design elements from the 1970 World Expo emblem.
The five works that entered the finals
According to Japan's "Sankei Shimbun" report on the 25th, the emblem takes "Light of Life" as its theme and is shaped like a "cell". It not only symbolizes "The possibility of every individual life" also means that this conference will inherit the "gene" of the 1970 Osaka World Expo. It is the work of the creative team "INARI" and stood out from 5,894 works across Japan. After the results were announced, the leader of the team happily said, "I was very surprised. I didn't expect to be selected." The President of the Japan International Exposition Association said, "I hope that the emblem will be promoted in Japan and even the world as a symbol of the World Expo, and will always be loved by people."
Japan's Twitter hot search list on the afternoon of the 25th , "Please Kill Me" ranked second
After the emblem was announced, some Japanese netizens quickly pointed out that its design is very similar to the packaging of a snack, and some netizens thought it looked like the one in a popular children's program. Some netizens complained that the mascot was mentally contaminated, saying that it looked weird. They also added the line "Please kill me" to it, and it ranked second on Japan's Twitter hot search list.
The opening of Expo 2020 Dubai has been postponed to October next year
The logo is inspired by the gold ring
The logo of Expo 2020 Dubai
is the same as before Compared with the old monogram used, the new monogram retains the distinctive and complex geometric pattern style, but eliminates straight lines and adopts dense concentric circles and juxtaposed quasi-circular designs. The color tone has also changed from blue to yellow and black gradient. color. On the right side of the logo, "Expo 2020, Dubai, United Arab Emirates" is written in Arabic and English respectively.
Reem Hashemi, Minister of State for International Cooperation of the UAE and Director-General of Expo 2020 Dubai, introduced at the launch of the new logo that the final logo design stood out from 19,000 entries. Its creative inspiration comes from a gold ring excavated from an archaeological site in the Dubai desert (the archaeological site of Saruq Al Hadid). “This small object is very artistic, and its design of concentric rings is very suitable for Dubai. The World Expo’s ‘Connectivity, Flexibility and Power’ and other features”
The world’s tallest building in Dubai, United Arab Emirates - Burj Khalifa
Affected by the COVID-19 epidemic, the UAE government proposed in March this year. Changing Expo Dates. The Executive Committee of the Bureau International des Expositions unanimously agreed in April to postpone Expo 2020 Dubai by one year and retain the name "Expo 2020 Dubai". According to the statutes of the Bureau International des Expositions, changing the date of the World Expo requires the support of a two-thirds majority of member states.
The Paris-based Bureau International des Expositions issued a press release on May 4 this year, stating that as of the 4th, the resolution to postpone the 2020 Dubai Expo for one year had met the requirements for approval by two-thirds of the member states. . Accordingly, the Bureau International des Expositions will officially announce that the Dubai Expo will be postponed to October 1, 2021 to March 31, 2022.
The emblems of previous comprehensive World Expos
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According to the regulations of the International Exhibition Bureau, World Expos are divided into two types according to their nature, scale and exhibition period: 1. One is the registered (also called comprehensive) World Expo, which usually lasts for 6 months, and is held every five years starting from 2000; the other is the accredited (also called professional) World Expo, which usually lasts for 3 months, and is held every five years since 2000. It is held once between two registered World Expos.
The registered world expo is different from general trade promotion and economic investment exhibitions. It is the highest level expo in the world.