Evolution of Olympic Posters From 1896 To 2012
The 2012 London Olympics are just round the corner. Officially the Games of the XXX Olympiad, London Olympics is going to start from 27th July and ends on 12th August 2012. London Olympics is also being touted by many as the first “Social Games”. While many people around the world might get inspired by performances of many athletes, it is now time for the designers all around the world to start getting inspired by the way Olympics is utilizing Graphic Design to get all the attention. There are various elements through which the designers could get inspiration from Olympics like the Olympic posters to banners to Olympic logos and mascots.
Olympic Posters resemble the nation where the games are being held. Posters resemble the color, the mood, the feelings of the nation towards the games. Designers designing the Olympic posters need to keep in mind the typography which plays a very important role. Posters for Olympics started to be used from 1896 when the games were first being held in Athens. When we have a look at these posters we could see how greatly the posters have evolved from then 1896 to current 2012. In this post we are publishing the Evolution of Posters in Olympics from 1896 to 2012
You may also want to read a similar article on the Evolution of Graphic Design in Fifa World Cup OR Evolution of logos of Famous Brands
Summer Olympic Posters
1896 – Athens
1900 – Paris
1904 – St.Louis, USA
1908 – London
1912 – Stockholm, Sweden
1920 – Antwerp, Belgium
1924 – Paris, France
1928 – Amsterdam, Holland
1932 – Los Angeles, USA
1936 – Berlin, Germany
1940 – Helsinki, Finland (cancelled)
1948 – London, UK
1952 – Helsinki, Finland
1956 – Melbourne, Australia
1960 – Rome, Italy
1964 – Tokyo, Japan
1968 – Mexico City, Mexico
1972 – Munich, Germany
1976 – Montreal, Canada
1980 – Moscow, Soviet Union
1984 – Los Angeles, USA
1988 – Seoul, South Korea
1992 – Barcelona, Spain
1996 – Atlanta, USA
2000 – Sydney, Australia
2004 – Athens, Greece
2008 – Beijing, China
2012 – London, UK
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Amit – who has written 28 posts on Artatm - Creative Art Magazine.
Thanks for this really interesting and inspirational collection, not just for showing the evolution of the Olympics poster but also for the different influences and trends that have been used in graphic design over the past decade. I love the style and colour that have been incorporated into in the 1972 Munich poster.