Comments on: The Three Ages of Olympic Logos http://icdindia.com/blog/three-ages-of-olympic-logos/ Wed, 18 Jul 2018 09:51:22 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=5.3 By: AnimationVisArts http://icdindia.com/blog/three-ages-of-olympic-logos/#comment-1157 Wed, 18 Jul 2018 09:51:22 +0000 http://icdindia.com/blog/?p=324#comment-1157 The first thing which comes to mind when one thinks of Olympics Symbol is the pentad colored rings. The Olympics symbol meaning and the significance has a historic philosophy behind it.

It was 1912 when Baron Pierre de Coubertin got the idea of polychromatic rings to be used as the logo for the modern Olympics.

The worldwide popular Olympics games are the foremost sports event organizer on an international level, including both summer and winter games.

The logo of the Olympics has a white background with rings of colors blue, black and red in the first
row and of yellow and green in the second row. The pentad colored connected rings symbolize the five continents of the world; Asia, Africa, America, Europe, and Oceania.

The rings are colored with at least one color of the flag of every nation. These colors were chosen to represent every nation that took part in the Olympics games making it an international symbol.

The co-founder of the Olympics Symbol (Logo) has clearly revealed his opinion about his motto behind the multi-colored interlocked rings.

“The Olympic flag has a white background, with five interlaced rings in the center: blue, yellow, black, green and red. The design is symbolic; it represents the five continents of the world united by Olympism while the six colors are those that appear on all the national flags of the world at the present time”.

Since it was the time of World War 1, the designer of the Olympics logo, Baron Pierre de Coubertin wanted a symbol that attained global acceptance and represented peace and solidarity among the nations.

The Olympics is the highest platform for sports competition where sportsmen from all over the world participate. The rings were designed in an interlocking manner in order to represent the unity among the continents.

The Olympics logo has been fortunate in impressing the world with its simplicity and attractiveness universally.

]]> By: Nitasha Basu http://icdindia.com/blog/three-ages-of-olympic-logos/#comment-982 Mon, 05 Mar 2018 12:14:18 +0000 http://icdindia.com/blog/?p=324#comment-982 Thanks for your input. It’s interesting indeed.

]]> By: Karin http://icdindia.com/blog/three-ages-of-olympic-logos/#comment-954 Sun, 18 Feb 2018 12:04:28 +0000 http://icdindia.com/blog/?p=324#comment-954 Dear Itu, a bit late to the game(s) but I think you made a mistake with depicting Munich’s Logo in its absolute short form. You’ve shown every (at least modern) Logo in a way how they’d been used in official material – and in that case Munich would have always been shown locked with the rings between two border lines.
I also don’t share your opinion on it’s severity going against the motto of cheerful games – keep in mind it usually was shown with its light blue or green background. Sicher was very keen on avoiding dark, somber colors (esp. red and black) in the corporate design, out of his experiences with the Third Reich and he was a deeply humanist person. For him though design didn’t have to be cheerful and cutesy in a way it seemingly has to nowadays (Sydney and Rio, looking at you) to convey a sense of celebration.

And Glaser’s ranking is pretty moot in m opinon, it feels like he’s given just some random marks – must be his age.

]]> By: Nobel, Dylan and the twilight of authority - ICD | Blog http://icdindia.com/blog/three-ages-of-olympic-logos/#comment-379 Wed, 22 Mar 2017 12:34:47 +0000 http://icdindia.com/blog/?p=324#comment-379 […] are the Olympics and the Nobel. Until 1956, the Games logos reveal an officious face, much like government insignia. From 1960 to 1988 they are broadly […]

]]> By: Itu Chaudhuri http://icdindia.com/blog/three-ages-of-olympic-logos/#comment-133 Mon, 29 Aug 2016 08:43:09 +0000 http://icdindia.com/blog/?p=324#comment-133 Makes sense, Hari. Though I’d say it’s more the case that a logo for a particular Games gains from the five rings, as a useful tool for recognition (but see Munich). But long term, a Games logo only serves for a short period, when it enjoys and connotes its own identity. After that, it’s forgotten, like the Games itself. Only the Olympics are permanent, and their continuity depends not only on the five rings but the rituals that brand it so effectively, as I mention in an early para in the piece.

]]> By: Santosh http://icdindia.com/blog/three-ages-of-olympic-logos/#comment-131 Sun, 28 Aug 2016 07:19:14 +0000 http://icdindia.com/blog/?p=324#comment-131 Fascinating, Itu. Enjoyed that very much.

]]> By: Mdan Lal http://icdindia.com/blog/three-ages-of-olympic-logos/#comment-126 Tue, 23 Aug 2016 14:59:17 +0000 http://icdindia.com/blog/?p=324#comment-126 For me, it’s really very exiting and developing my ideas in the making of sculptural design. Such a great search by you, I know your excellency in every aspect of life in art. No words to explain my feelings, best wishes. madan lal

]]> By: Mihir http://icdindia.com/blog/three-ages-of-olympic-logos/#comment-125 Mon, 22 Aug 2016 11:32:31 +0000 http://icdindia.com/blog/?p=324#comment-125 Fascinating! You have captured the development of the logo through time exceedingly well and the parallels drawn to design and timelines is very educative.
I find this blog one of best places to come to, to read up on design.
My compliments!

]]> By: Hari Sankaran http://icdindia.com/blog/three-ages-of-olympic-logos/#comment-124 Mon, 22 Aug 2016 03:27:33 +0000 http://icdindia.com/blog/?p=324#comment-124 Masterful

Yet I cannot help feel that the recollection of an Olympic rarely revolves around its logo, except for the universally remembered rings

Which begs the question of whether the branding of the Olympics has added value to event or the other way around?

Make sense?

]]> By: Sonali http://icdindia.com/blog/three-ages-of-olympic-logos/#comment-122 Thu, 18 Aug 2016 14:32:41 +0000 http://icdindia.com/blog/?p=324#comment-122 Wow quite an evolution. Never thought about it.

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