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Olympic Logo Design (2000-2012)

…a look back and a peek at London 2012.

The Olympics are just around the corner so we thought we would share with our readers the past 10 years in Olympic Logo Design. It is very interesting to see how design styles have changed over the last decade and how each country uses color, style and typography in their designs. If you’d like to read more on Olympic design check out our posting of the 2010 Vancouver Winter Olympic Medal Design. Check them out after the jump.

In the gallery below you can find the logos for the following Olympics:
Sydney, Australia – 2000 Summer Games
Salt Lake City, USA – 2002 Winter Games
Athens, Greece – 2004 Summer Games
Torino, Italy – 2006 Winter Games
Beijing, Chine – 2008 Summer Games
Vancouver, Canada – 2010 Winter Games
London, England – 2012 Summer Games
2 Responses to “Olympic Logo Design (2000-2012)”
  1. Andy Law 26 January 2010 at 1:29 am #

    So far I’m not a fan of London! Let’s hope the design does not negatively affect the athletes.

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