Olympic design through the ages

Updated On: 07 August, 2024 08:05 AM IST | Mumbai | Nandini Varma

Discover the history of Olympic design, and learn how Mexico 1968 was a pathbreaking edition when it came to sport-themed art

The logo and iconography of the 1968 Games (right) Metro icons

The 99% Invisible podcast explores the power of design in everyday life with an emphasis on spaces around us that go unnoticed. In a recent episode, The Art of the Olympics, host Roman Mars brings forth a chapter from the history of the Olympics. It focuses on the graphic design language of the Mexico 1968 Games. This edition was a big deal because it was the first time it was being organised in a Latin American country.

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