A small sense of destiny will be at play for one graduate when the Gold Coast 2018 Commonwealth Games (GC2018) Queen’s Baton Relay (QBR) reaches Griffith University’s Nathan campus on Easter Saturday.
Twelve months have passed since the QBR was launched at Buckingham Palace and the world first took notice of the Queen’s Baton vibrant and colourful design. Its emblem is the creation of Elise Appleton who completed a Bachelor of Design at Griffith and who now works at the Nathan campus.
In 2016, when she was drawing inspiration for her design and considering how best to capture the spirit of the Relay, the Queen’s Baton upcoming zig-zag tour across the nations and territories of the Commonwealth proved something of a muse for Elise.
“I drew inspiration from flight paths and used these to represent the connection and unity of people and places around the world,” Elise said.
“The Queen’s Baton Relay is a
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