Sarbi - Daegu 2011

The Official Mascot - Sarbi is cute, friendly and brings good luck to the
IAAF World Championships Daegu 2011!

The design of mascot Sarbi is actually derived from the Sapsal-gae, an indigenous canine breed that originated from the region around Daegu. Sapsal-gae are very much loved by the Korean people, as they believe that Sapsal-gae would bring them good luck and fortune, just as they would bless good fortune to the Championships.

The mascot’s colours are developed from the ‘Colorful Daegu’ brand and they complement the city’s commitment to a colourful and vibrant Championships.

Shenzhen Summer Universiade

UU, the mascot of the 26th Summer Universiade evolved from the event's logo 'Happy U'.

UU is shining, lively and colorful as well as futuristic. UU is a lovable smiling face. The designer tried to break away from the tradition of the Universiades' mascots that were based on animals and plants. Shiny and colorful material helps point out to the future, without any implication od ideology, politics and religion. UU comes from the future and symbolizes the beginning of a new era.

UU, mascot for the Shenzhen Summer Universiade, is the brainchild of a design team headed by Wang Yuefei, a renowned local designer. The other four young members of the team include graphic designers Guo Dong and Xing Yishun, animation designer Wang Guanqun and 3D animation designer Li Xinyi. UU, close kin to the Universiade emblem, is a smiling face developed from the Happy U. In the shape of U, the initial letter of “Universiade”, it represents a great departure from tradition as important sport meetings tend to use human figures, animals or plants as their mascots.

"UU" is given a variety of cute facial expressions: joyous, sweet and somewhat playful. These trendy and cheerful images are designed to embody the great vitality and uplifting spirit typical of the young people, express the expectation of the host city for the upcoming Shenzhen Summer Universiade, and highlight the role of the Games as a stage where young athletes with different racial, ethnic and religious backgrounds compete and show us their best form.

Shenzhen, China - August 12th to 23rd, 2011

Emblem “Happy U” consists of colored dots of varying size

Shenzhen Airlines introduces specially-painted Boeing 737-800 “Universiade 2011″ logojet as a promotion for the upcoming Universiade 2011 games.

via fisu.net

Serbian mascot for Olympic 2012

Serbian Olympic Committee has chosen the winner of the competition for the offical mascot of Serbia for the Olympic Games in London 2012 - Ivan Aran.

all pics (c) ivan-aran.com

Nooka Nooka & Unmask

The trio Liu Zhan, Kuang Jun, Tan Tian Wei comprise Unmask, one of China’s top fine artists studios, have customize a nooka nooka. Just like all of their work, they put a unique spin on this customization. They used a mysterious chinese process utilizing genetically processed fur. This will be part of the growing list of international artists contributing to the nookanooka customs!

via nooka

Lumpi

Da li je istina da je Mercator odustao od svoje potrošačke linije za šestogodišnjake? Tj. da je Lumpi dobio neadekvatnu zamenu u vidu mutirane zabave za tinejdžere?! Meni se ovaj nehajni Lumpi sa dredovima jako sviđao i ja negodujem - -

Zakumi

Osim vuvuzela, nove (ovom prilikom) plasirane Adidasove fudbalske lopte, jedina stvar po kojoj ću zapravo pamtiti 2010 FIFA Svetsko prvenstvo jeste Zakumi - afrički leopard!
Školski primer dobro profilisane maskote, oblikovane bujne zelene kose, sportskog stava, blago bezobraznog/izazivačkog pogleda u teen duhu.

A evo i malo činjenica:

How Zakumi Got His Name

Zakumi’s name comes from ZA, which is the international code for South Africa, and ‘kumi’ which means ‘ten’ in various African languages.

Zakumi was designed as a character by Andries Odendaal of Cape Town. His outfit was put together by Cora Simpson, owner of Cora’s Costumes. His green and yellow colors reflect the colors of the national team, Bafana Bafana’s football kit. Zakumi’s green hair is said to be the perfect camouflage on the green football field.

Zakumi is Known as the Mascot with Attitude

Zakumi has developed as a character full of personality. FIFA have described him as lively, outgoing, adventurous and spontaneous. Apparently he loves to perform and follows his instinct and intuition, however he is prone to exaggeration. Zakumi loves football passionately and always has his ball with him on his many travels, using it to make new friends wherever he goes.

Zakumi’s official motto is “Zakumi’s game is fair play.”