Goldy Gopher was born a chipmunk. That’s because when George Grooms originally drafted the design in the 1940s that would become the University’s mascot, he lived in Iowa, where there were no gophers.

Petra was designed by Javier Mariscal, a Spanish designer and illustrator, who is also known for creating the Barcelona 1992 Olympic mascot Cobi and the EXPO 2000 mascot Twipsy. Mariscal is an expert ...

Japanese sportswear company Mizuno has released a pair of official trainers for Expo 2025 that are informed by the event's ...