Vancouver 2010 Pictograms
“Twenty-four sport pictograms and a series of sport illustrations for the 2010 Winter Games are revealed in September 2008. Created by Dutch illustrator Irene Jacobs of I’m JAC Design, the pictograms depict the 2010 Winter Games sports using a simplified silhouette with small details depicting the dynamism of the athlete in motion.
Otl Aicher’s Olympic Graphic Design
“The Natalie and James Thompson Art Gallery located within San Jose State University is hosting an amazing exhibition of graphic design by the office of Otl Aicher for the 1972 Munich Olympics. The exhibition features, posters, books, brochures and signage conceived for the 1972 Olympic identity program” Dave
Rural pictograms
“Aicherâs pictograms for the town of Isny contrast sharply with those he developed for the Munich Olympic games some ten years earlier – while many share the same constructional grid, the speed, grace and pose of the athlete makes way for the slower pace and peace of the rural countryside and country folk