Mexico olympics

The 1968 Olympics took place in Mexico City, Mexico. It was the first Games ever hosted in a Latin American country. And for Mexico City, the event was an opportunity to show the world that they were a metropolis as worthy as London, Berlin, Rome or Tokyo to host this huge international affair. Among other ground-breaking

The Mexico City Olympic Games began 50 years ago, on Oct. 12. The Games’ vibrant visual identity became the icon of an era and a country, and the style is celebrated as a cornerstone for contemporary graphic design. But its success also brought an ongoing dispute between people from both sides of the border.Mexico Seeks ‘Lost’ Children Artists For 50th Anniversary Of 1968 Olympics →

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This is a pretty complete run-through of the 1968 Mexico Olympics logo and brand identity system, designed by Lance Wyman.

Tickets for the 1968 Olympics in Mexico City, designed by Lance Wyman and Beatrice Colle, posted 5.17.2010. www.theobsessiveimagist.com

Mexico 68 by Lance Wyman

Whilst the identity work on the Munich 1972 Summer Olympics, lead by Otl Aicher remains my favourite example of the genre, the branding for the 1968 Mexico Olympics is also an exceptional piece of work. Shown above on the September 1968 edition of Design magazine. Read on for further examples. Via ISO50.

Still some of my favorite type design: the logo for the 1968 Summer Olympics in Mexico.

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Stamp // Mexico 68

Olympics poster based around logotype // Mexico 1968 // Lance Wyman

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México 1968 Olympics PostcardsDesign: Adapted from Lance Wyman? Year: 1968 Photo: Javier García

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The 1968 Olympics were designated "Los Juegos de la Paz" ("The Games of Peace") “With the Olympics coming up in Paris I’ve been thinking back to several experiences I had in Mexico during the 1968 games and have been digging a few things out from my archive. Mexico 68 had a cultural program with the same number of events as there were sport events (20). Participating nations sent representatives of their culture and arts as well as their athletes and they would participate in events in…

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