National symbols in creation of modern logos

The article is devoted to the role of the national symbols of Azerbaijan in creating logos for major international events held in the country. It is well known that since the restoration of independence in art and cultural life of the Republic the interest for explanation of national symbols is increased. Currently elements of national symbols are widely used in the creation of different logos, emblems for international socio-cultural activities, among which are Eurovision-2012, the First European Games, Islamiada-2107 and many others. It is noted that creating original artwork for logos of these and other events, authors tend to use elements from the rich arsenal of decorative-applied art and folklore of the Azerbaijani people. This patterns found on the Azerbaijan carpets, artistic elements used in applied art, characters of oral national creativity.