China Fire Services Museum emblem design

On September 7, 2010, the design of the emblem of China Fire Services Museum passed the approval of the leaders of the Ministry and Bureau. The design of the emblem adopts the shape of water dragon and flame, and skillfully uses the two traditional Chinese totem patterns of dragon and phoenix. The abstract shape of dragon and phoenix is closely combined with the blue and red colors, and the 119 characters are hidden inside, which not only highlights the theme of "history" and "fire fighting", but also contains the concepts of "water over fire" and "fire fighting". "Water over fire", "water on fire" natural dialectical relationship, the overall shape is simple and generous, both form and meaning, while both the historical and cultural connotations, the modern concept of fire prevention and social and educational significance.

China Fire Museum emblem design is an important part of the museum construction work, started at the end of 2009, January 1 this year, through the main professional design website and fire online website at the same time announced the emblem of the competition, after the social collection, expert evaluation, deepen the design and comprehensive validation of a number of links. The whole logo design work organization and preparation lasted a long time, social influence and participation, design level and high level, achieved a successful result.

First, the bureau leadership attaches importance to the design of the emblem and attention. After the launch of the logo design work, the Bureau of leadership repeatedly listened to the progress of the work report. Director of the Office of the meeting was devoted to the selection results and design adjustments to review the program, and put forward specific comments and suggestions.

The second is that senior experts strongly support and guide the design work of the emblem. After the collection of the emblem, that is, organized by the Chinese Museum Association, director of the display art committee, researcher Zhao Chungui, former director of the Chinese Museum Association display art committee, the Chinese People's Revolutionary Military Museum Chief Designer Xia Shuxian, the Chinese Museum Association, the display art committee design experts, researchers of the National Museum of Zhou Shiqi, and other senior experts from the design of the subject matter, pattern modeling, cultural connotations of the entries of a comprehensive review of the work in various aspects. On August 27, relevant experts were invited again to adjust and deepen the design of the emblem style to finalize the review and issued a final opinion. Third, the community actively responded to and participated in the design of the emblem. After the announcement of the emblem competition, the Public Security Fire Forces officers and soldiers and the community of professional design institutions, designers and design enthusiasts responded positively and participate in the collection of manuscripts after nearly two months, *** received 131 units or individual works 205 works, works of diverse design styles, creativity has its own characteristics. The competition fully mobilized the enthusiasm of social participation, the publicity effect is remarkable, and effectively improve the social influence of the museum. The museum emblem modeling using abstract water dragon shape and fire phoenix shape, phoenix shape contains 119 characters.

The outer outline of the abstract dragon shape, water-like, blue, almost rounded leap out of the water; inside the abstract phoenix shape, flame-like, red, wings back to the head filled with the dragon shape; deformation of the word "119" contained in the fire phoenix shape, a perfect integration. The emblem consists of a water dragon and a fire phoenix pattern, corresponding to the main elements of fire fighting: water, fire, water dragon wrapped in a fire phoenix, implying the natural dialectical relationship of "water over fire", "water on fire" and "preventing danger before it occurs. "This ancient simple idea of disaster prevention, and at the same time, the image embodies the "I Ching" thesis: "water on fire, both, the gentleman to think of trouble and prevention." This is also the origin of the idea of "combining fire prevention and elimination, prevention first". In addition, in the traditional Chinese concept, the dragon and phoenix shape means harmony, auspiciousness and unity.

The outline of the dragon and the water element unity, taking the meaning of the dragon out of the sea, both "the sea, tolerance" meaning, implying that the fire history and culture of the long history and culture, the museum storage of the old and the new, the collection of the eternal; dragon for the Chinese ancient totem, is the representative of the Chinese nation pattern, itself a metaphor for the spirit of China's takeoff, its shape both imitation cursive writing "Dragon" character, strong and robust, but also imitated the red mountain culture of jade dragon modeling, a long history; dragon main water, water grams fire, the ancient building of the algal well is also special production of water dragon modeling or decorations to town fire; Ancient Chinese folk fire fighting organization is called the "water dragon will", the members are called The ancient Chinese civil fire-fighting organization is called "Water Dragon Association", its members are called "Dragon Soldiers", and the fire-fighting pump is called "Water Dragon". The perfect fusion of the ancient Chinese totem and the fire-fighting history proprietary elements highlights the "history" and "fire" theme of the China Fire Services Museum. The theme of "firefighting" is emphasized.

Inside the phoenix shape and fire element unity, taking the meaning of the fire phoenix nirvana, fire phoenix and water dragon echoes, wings and plumes stretching, flames in the air, referring to the object of fire fighting - fire; phoenix is also an ancient Chinese totem, the ancient Chinese often use "phoenix cave" as a metaphor for the place of literary excellence, implying that China's fire fighting museum "history" and "fire" theme. The phoenix is also an ancient Chinese totem, and the ancient saying "phoenix cave" is often used as a metaphor for the place where literary talent is gathered, implying that the China Fire Services Museum is a collection of the history and culture of China's firefighting; the character "119" is contained in the fire phoenix pattern, with the left plume morphing into the character "11", and the phoenix head, crown and tail forming the character "9", and "11" is a symbol of the firefighting work. ", "119" is the fire police special telephone number, but also the fire work of the pronouns, and the phoenix shape of the use of fire red color complement each other, fire theme is clear, while taking the phoenix bathing in fire, nirvana rebirth of the meaning of the image of the interpretation of the public security fire forces". To go through fire, sacrificing their lives and forgetting death" professional characteristics and valuable spirit; nirvana rebirth and has the meaning of endless life, hoping that the fire historical and cultural heritage in an orderly manner, the fire cause of scientific and innovative development.