Parade of Nations gets logo

Roughly 50 logos were submitted to be considered for this year’s Parade of Nations. The quality was so high that the committee was able to adopt a design for the 2021 event and a permanent logo.

Dollar Bay sixth grader Emma Riita Moilanen’s submission features a globe saying hello in dozens of languages to portray this year’s theme, “The world is calling.” She wins a $200 award for her logo being selected.

Moilanen says, “I picked this design so I could show diversity using the different languages of the world. I am excited to see it used for the parade.”

The UK’s Andre Cole will have his logo be adopted on a permanent basis by the committee. It is a colorful work, with a globe consisting of various flags as its centerpiece. Cole says, “There are three responses to a piece of design – yes, no, and WOW! Wow is the one to aim for.”

Cole’s logo is below.

The full press release from Michigan Tech is below.

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We have a Parade of Nations logo for 2021.

From more than 50 entries, the Parade of Nations Committee has picked a design by Emma Riita Moilanen, a sixth grader at Dollar Bay School. She will receive a $200 prize.

Her logo features a personalized globe saying “hello” in many languages. (See graphic attached)

“Thank you so much for picking my design,” Emma said. “I am very grateful and honored. I picked this design so I could show diversity using the different languages of the world. I am excited to see it used for the parade.”

The committee also chose a design by Andre Cole to serve as the permanent logo for the Parade of Nations. His logo features a globe filled with colorful flags of the world.

“There are three responses to a piece of design – yes, no, and WOW!” said Cole. “Wow is the one to aim for.”

Cole is a Jamaican who lives in the United Kingdom. He will receive a $100 prize.

The logos represent the theme of this year’s Parade of Nations: The World is Calling.

The Parade of Nations will be held on Saturday, September 18.