Naoki Iwata will be the creator of the "2021 Digital Day" logo!

At the first "Digital Day" Review Committee meeting held on June 10, 2021, we decided to ask graphic designer Naoki Iwata to create the logo for "Digital Day 2021".

Background to the decision

"Digital Day" will be established this year as an opportunity for the government and digitalization to jointly reflect, experience, review, and share digital on a regular basis in order to realize "a human-friendly private sector that leaves no one behind" (Note 1).

In preparation for the first "Digital Day 2021," we received 6,699 valid votes from the Internet for two weeks from Wednesday, May 12 to Tuesday, May 25, 2021, for the creator of the logo that symbolizes this initiative.

It was selected at the first "Digital Day" Review Committee (Note 2) held on June 10, 2021, based on the fact that it was the first place in the number of votes (506 votes), that it is active as a "deaf graphic designer" and has a high affinity for digitalization's vision of "a human-friendly digitalization that leaves no one behind," and that it has received the consent of the person.

Naoki Iwata Profile

Born in November 1995, he is active as a "deaf graphic designer" and operates "Rocho Kai," a place for interaction between people who are deaf and listeners.

Future Timelines and Developments

The logo created by Mr. Iwata is scheduled to be announced in July 2021. In addition to creating the logo, Mr. Iwata will participate in the initiative as an advisor of "Digital Day" and will provide various guidance and advice including accessibility.

Note 1: Details of "Digital Day" can be found on the "Digital Day Homepage" (now closed).

Note 2: For more information on the "Digital Day Review Committee," please refer to News Release dated June 9, 2021.