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2012 London Olympics Pictograms

Images from the designers (someone) site showing the ‘dynamic’ set in use.

The poor man’s olympics

Developing the pictograms for the Olympics is a dream for every designer. A dream that most likely will never become reality. Instead you end up doing toilet icons. This is a brief look into a neglected niche of graphic design.

Read the full post: The poor man’s olympics, by Ralf Metzger

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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

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Beijing Olympics Pictograms