Coca Cola 2010 Winter Olympics Limited Edition Cans

As always, Coca-Cola came up with collector edition cans to commemorate a big sport events. This time, beside being the official sponsor, Coca-Cola has launched a set of four collector cans for the Vancouver 2010 Winter Olympics. Designed by Iconologic, the 325ml cans have everything related to the event including the Olympic & Coca-Cola logo, and silhouettes of athletes. The cans only feature three sports: snowboarder, figure skater and speed skater while the last design has the contour of the Coca-Cola bottle with a special inukshuk design.

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Official 2014 Olympics Games Logo Revealed

We’ve waited—and we’ve even seen some early concepts—but today the official Sochi 2014 logo was unveiled in Russia.

"Developed by Interbrand in conjunction with Sochi’s own brand council, the new logo is simpler than anything we’ve seen in recent history. Stepping away from the traditional practice of incorporating an abstract cultural image (London 2012 excluded), Russia opted for an all typrographic treatment for the Winter Olympic Games in 2014.

Spelling out sochi2014.ru in lowercase rounded lettering, the logo is an Olympic first to incorporate a web address. Perhaps symbolizing the city’s location on the Black Sea, the letterforms in ‘2014’ typographically mirror those of ‘Sochi,’ somewhat resembling a reflection on water."

Read the rest of the article here.

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2012 Olympics Pictograms Launched

Interesting article at Creative Review.

Race for the 2016 Olympics

Two months from now the International Olympic Committee will name the host city of the 2016 Summer Olympics. If the decision were based solely on design, which candidate would win?
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