As a result of the original Tokyo 2020 Olympic and Paralympic logo was officially withdrawn due to plagiarism concerns, last October organizers re-launched the competition to once again design the Games’ emblems.
A call for submissions was advertised, open to everyone, regardless of previous experience or formal qualifications. Stipulations of the designs included that the individual competition entries must come from Japanese Nationals who are at least 18 years of age, or foreign nationals of the same age minimum who have the right of residence in Japan. Children and non-resident foreigners could also submit designs via the group entry system (10 persons maximum), as long as one member of the group meets the aforementioned age, residential and nationality requirements.
Out of the 14,599 designs that were submitted, the Tokyo Organizing Committee narrowed the list down to just 4 from which the public can voice their opinions. Through April 17th, the committee is accepting opinions via a form on the Tokyo 2020website. The Tokyo 2020 Emblems Selection Committee will then take these opinions into consideration when selecting the final logo.
Of note, to avoid any repeat of the plagiarism debacle surrounding the first attempt, the committee has said “we have implemented a series of format and design checks on all entries, and have received the cooperation of design experts during the design checks. We have also undertaken both domestic and international trademark verification procedures.”
Below are the different designs:
This is #Tokyo2020Emblems design A “Harmonized chequered emblem”
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This is #Tokyo2020Emblems design B “Connecting Circle, Expanding Harmony”
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This is #Tokyo2020Emblems design C “Surpassing One’s Personal Best”
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This is #Tokyo2020Emblems design D “Flowering of Emotions”
Give us your views https://t.co/NtQVdCPOpd pic.twitter.com/BBrDkA8U23— Tokyo 2020 (@Tokyo2020) April 8, 2016
D!!!!
This is easy: D. It’s gorgeous and speaks to Japan on several levels.
B is hard to “read.” C has been done a few times before (not fresh). A is a non-starter.
I totally agree!!!