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Tokyo Olympics unveils new logo following plagiarism scandal

on Apr 25, 2016 | 0 comments

By Tony Connelly

The Tokyo 2020 Olympics has unveiled its new logo, seven months after the original design was scrapped amid accusations of plagiarism.

The winning designs for the Olympic and Paralympic Games were created by Japanese designer Asao Tokoro and are titled “Harmonized Checkered Emblem.”

The emblem features three varieties of indigo blue rectangular shape which represent different countries, cultures and ways of thinking.

On discovering that his design had won Tokoro said: “My mind has gone blank as I just found out my design won. I put a lot of time and effort into this design as though it was my own Read full story ›

Source: The Drum