Urso Chappell
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Urso Chappell is an American graphic designer
, writer
, and world's fair
historian
born March 4, 1967.
He created ExpoMuseum.com in 1998 and the World's Fair Podcast in 2009. In 2004, he won the international competition to design the exterior of the Expo 2005
Linimo
train. In 2010, he wrote a series of articles for China Daily
about world's fairs in conjunction with Expo 2010
. As a designer, he has created many visual identities including that of ZipRealty
. He supports United States membership in the Bureau International des Expositions (BIE) and Silicon Valley's bid to host Expo 2020
.
Graphic designer
A graphic designer is a professional within the graphic design and graphic arts industry who assembles together images, typography or motion graphics to create a piece of design. A graphic designer creates the graphics primarily for published, printed or electronic media, such as brochures and...
, writer
Writer
A writer is a person who produces literature, such as novels, short stories, plays, screenplays, poetry, or other literary art. Skilled writers are able to use language to portray ideas and images....
, and world's fair
World's Fair
World's fair, World fair, Universal Exposition, and World Expo are various large public exhibitions held in different parts of the world. The first Expo was held in The Crystal Palace in Hyde Park, London, United Kingdom, in 1851, under the title "Great Exhibition of the Works of Industry of All...
historian
Historian
A historian is a person who studies and writes about the past and is regarded as an authority on it. Historians are concerned with the continuous, methodical narrative and research of past events as relating to the human race; as well as the study of all history in time. If the individual is...
born March 4, 1967.
He created ExpoMuseum.com in 1998 and the World's Fair Podcast in 2009. In 2004, he won the international competition to design the exterior of the Expo 2005
Expo 2005
Expo 2005 was the World's Fair held for 185 days between Friday, March 25 and Sunday, September 25, 2005, in Aichi Prefecture, Japan, east of the city of Nagoya. It was a Specialized International Exhibition under the scheme of the 1972 protocol of the Convention relating to International Exhibitions...
Linimo
Linimo
, formally the is a magnetic levitation train line in Aichi, Japan, near the city of Nagoya. While primarily built to serve the Expo 2005 fair site, the line is still operating to serve the local community.Linimo is owned and operated by...
train. In 2010, he wrote a series of articles for China Daily
China Daily
The China Daily is an English language daily newspaper published in the People's Republic of China.- Overview :China Daily was established in June 1981 and has the widest print circulation of any English-language newspaper in the country...
about world's fairs in conjunction with Expo 2010
Expo 2010
Expo 2010, officially Expo 2010 Shanghai China was held on both banks of the Huangpu River in the city of Shanghai, China, from May 1 to October 31, 2010. It was a major World Expo in the tradition of international fairs and expositions, the first since 1992...
. As a designer, he has created many visual identities including that of ZipRealty
ZipRealty
ZipRealty, Inc. is a U.S. real estate company with licensed agents Founded in 1999, the company operates in 35 major markets in 22 states and the District of Columbia. It is incorporated in Delaware and headquartered in Emeryville, California. The company went public in 2004.-See also:*National...
. He supports United States membership in the Bureau International des Expositions (BIE) and Silicon Valley's bid to host Expo 2020
Expo 2020
Expo 2020 is a Universal scale Registered Exposition time slot which can be sanctioned by the Bureau of International Expositions, Paris between 2011 and 2014....
.