Totallympics International Song Contest - Special Event

[Olympian1010 7,971]

What is Logo? It’s a symbol. It’s the embodiment of a culture, and it's the mark of an event. For the Special Edition of the TISC, I wanted to create something truly special that was uniquely Japanese, while at the same time a great representation of the TISC. So without further ado, users of Totallympics, I present the logo for the Totallympics International Song Contest Special Event.

Explaining the Logo

Red Circle: There is clearly nothing more identifiably Japanese than the flag of Japan itself. A circle white on a white background. A simple, yet elegant representation of the rising sun. The red circle used in the logo is placed in the center, just like it is on the Japanese flag.

Music Note: Again, there is clearly no better symbol to identify music than the musical note itself. The musical note represents the main purpose of the TISC, the sharing of the music. The note appears to be rising out of the red circle, this is a subtle reference to Japan’s nickname as the Land of the Rising Sun.

Connection between Red Circle and Music Note: If you look at where the music note is connected to the red circle, you’ll notice that it is not a perfect connection like the other side of the music note. This represents the Japanese ideal of wabi-sabi. Wabi-Sabi is the idea of imperfect or incomplete beauty. The connection isn’t perfect, but yet it’s imperfection is beautiful itself.

Lettering: The lettering of the logo is inspired by the business signs of the bustling Tokyo districts like Akihabara and Shinjuku. You can find many examples of vertical lettering in Tokyo.

Typeface: The typeface for the logo is modern, yet simple. Japanese culture is known for it’s special blend of modern and traditional influences. The typeface is an homage to Japanese culture, as well as a nod to Tokyo 2020 (with it’s modern, yet simple visual look).

Placement of words: The placement of words feels chaotic, yet orderly, much the world famous Shibuya Crossing. The box-like shape is even reminiscent of the crosswalks of Shibuya.

Color of Lettering: Pink represents the Sakura, a world-famous symbol of Japan’s natural beauty, and Gray represents the industrialized urban areas of Japan.

[rybak 3,217]

So, no Cyprus even here

 

But I'm glad that there are Kiribati, Sri Lanka and Somalia

[Olympian1010 7,971]

Just now, rybak said:

So, no Cyprus even here

 

But I'm glad that there are Kiribati, Sri Lanka and Somalia

You could have chosen Cyprus, just sayin’ 

[Olympian1010 7,971]

Back to you @OlympicIRL!

[Agger 1,662]

And nobody going for the Faroe Islands. They were on my list, but not high enough

 

[OlympicIRL 5,532]

Totallympics International Song Contest

Special Event

 

 

 

 

 

 

The draw for TISC Special begins at 15:00 (GMT +1).

The order of events is as follows:

 

1. Reveal list of participating users

2. Reveal list of participating nations

3. Reveal of Logo

4. Draw for Group Stages

5. Reveal of Slogan

 

 

 

Thanks so much to @Olympian1010 for his inspirational logo

 

So I guess it's time to finally begin the draw for the TISC Special 2020

 

 

[Vojthas 949]

Just now, OlympicIRL said:

So I guess it's time to finally begin the draw for the TISC Special 2020

[rybak 3,217]

3 minuty temu, Olympian1010 napisał:

You could have chosen Cyprus, just sayin’ 

I could but I didn't  I wanted give chance to someone else 

[OlympicIRL 5,532]

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Hello everyone and welcome to the draw for the Totallympics International Song Contest - Special Edition.

 

The function of today's draw is to allocate the 30 participating nations to their respective groups. The 6 groups are labelled Groups A-F and each group contains 5 nations.

 

The nations have been divided into 5 pots based on geography:

Pot 1 = Asia

Pot 2 = Africa

Pot 3 = Europe

Pot 4 = Americas

Pot 5 = Oceania

 

The various pots will be drawn one-by-one. We will commence the draw by drawing the teams from Pot 1 consisting of the 6 Asian Nations. One Asian nation will be allocated to each Group A-F.

However, before any nations are drawn from this pot, the host nation, Japan, will automatically be allocated to Group A, in the position A1.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Group A     Japan

Group B

Group C

Group D

Group E

Group F

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

[dcro 10,210]

I'm surprised nobody from South America got a nod. Not that many nations to choose from, but still surprising. Also only 6 from Asia (4 of whom from East Asia). Also no Belgium and I expected more than one from Oceania.