Urso Chappell
Urso Chappell was an American graphic designer, writer and world's fair historian[1] born in 1967 in St Louis who died in December 2020.[2]
He created ExpoMuseum.com in 1998[3] and the World's Fair Podcast in 2009.[4] In 2004, he won the international competition to design the exterior of the Expo 2005 Linimo train.[5] In 2010, he wrote a series of articles for China Daily about world's fairs in conjunction with Expo 2010.[6] At Expo 2015, he created the Expo 2015+100 Archive project in conjunction with Expo 2015's social media effort. As a designer, he created many visual identities including that of ZipRealty.[7] He supported United States membership in the Bureau International des Expositions (BIE).[8]
References[]
- ^ reporter, Charles Storch, Tribune staff. "Whatever happened to the World's Fair?". chicagotribune.com.
- ^ "Urso Stephen Chappell's Memorial Website | Ever Loved". Retrieved 8 January 2021.
- ^ Makinen, Julie (30 May 2010). "Shanghai Expo 2010 Turns Spotlight on Nations" – via NYTimes.com.
- ^ Chappell, Urso (9 January 2010). "The World's Fair Podcast: The World's Fair Podcast, Episode 0".
- ^ "Selection of winners in the design contest for the EXPO 2005 AICHI, JAPAN Linimo car bodies : EXPO 2005 AICHI,JAPAN". www.expo2005.or.jp.
- ^ "Expo 86 still shines after 24 years". www.chinadaily.com.cn.
- ^ http://www.ursocreative.com/identity/index.html[dead link]
- ^ Michaels, Daniel (20 February 2009). "The U.S. Can't Host a World Expo, and Fans Say That's No Fair" – via www.wsj.com.
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