Ever since the Olympic Winter Games of Lillehammer in 1994 I have been visiting all the Games. By monitoring locally, reading, researching and collecting I was able to get an overview and to form a judgement about the quality of design. Whenever possible I contacted key people of the Communication & Design Department to talk about processes and problems in the development of the design. Sometimes even after the events.
I’m assuming he’s in Vancouver right now, observing, collecting and documenting …











Athens 1896. St. Louis 1904, London 1908, Anvers 1920, Paris 1924, Berlin 1936, Cortina d'Ampezzo 1956, Rome 1960, Munich 1972, Torino 2006, Vancouver 2010



Top: Grenoble 1968, Mexico 1968
Bottom: Montréal 1976, Salt Lake 2002


All images are from theolympicdesign.com. Markus Osterwalder's collections include some 12,000 items in the following categories:
Objects
Papers Electronical Files
• Winners Medals
• Winners Diplomas
• Participation Medals
• Participation Diplomas
• Torches
• Badges
• Pins
• Host Country Stamps
• First Day Covers
• Mascots
• Merchandising
• Uniform Volunteers
• Uniform Torch Relay
• Opening Ceremony Kit
• Closing Ceremony Kit
Papers
• Design Manuals/Guidelines
• Official Reports
• Bid Books
• Souvenir Programme
• Daily Programme
• Sport Regulations
• Official Guides
• Official Results
• Books
• Pre-Olympic Newsletters
• Brochures
• Opening Ceremony Programme
• Closing Ceremony Programme
• Opening Ceremony Tickets
• Closing Ceremony Tickets
• Sport Event Tickets
• Accreditations
• Volunteers Material
• Paralympic Games
• Official Posters
• Sport Posters
• Art Posters
• Advertising Posters
• Mascot Posters
• Torch Relay Posters
Electronic Files
• Graphic Files like:
• Bid Logos
• Olympic Emblems
• Pictograms
• Mascots
• Secondary Marks Logos
• Look of the Games Design
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