Merdeka logo has Taiwanese inspiration

The 51st national day logo competition winner Anuar Dan has conceded that his creation was ‘inspired’ by a logo used by the Taiwanese government for its trade awards.

“It was used as a reference during my research,” said Anuar when contacted by Malaysiakini.

Yesterday, Malaysiakini was notified by a reader that Anuar’s creation bore a strong resemblance to the Taiwan Excellence Award logo – used by the Taiwanese Ministry of Economic Affairs (MOEA) and Taiwan External Trade Development Council (TAITRA) for several years already.  Anuar, 48, has been an artist for 25 years and was a former officer in the National Art Gallery.

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