1968 olympics

Here's the history you should've been taught in school about that iconic "Black Power Salute" from the 1968 Olympics.

Summer Olympics moments of Mexico City

Click for larger view The fantastic pictograms, logo, and identity for the 1968 Olympic games, held in Mexico City, were designed by the great Lance Wyman. Throughout the entire identity system for the games, Wyman did a fantastic job of combining the bright colors of Mexican art and culture, ultra-contemporary '60s op-art style, and these sports logos which are simple and stylish enough to still stand out today. Check out these other great applications for his designs:

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

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.

Newsletters for the 1968 Olympic Games in Mexico, design Lance Wyman / 1968 More Lance Wyman: monowolf.com/2012/07/design-by-lance-wyman/

Olympics 1968 Mexico

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Mexico 68. Olympic poster. Such a powerful act by Tommie Smith and John Carlos

Eduardo Terrazas, Lance Wyman. Mexico 68. 1967. Offset lithograph. 34 x 34" (86.3 x 86.3 cm). Gift of the XIX Olympics Committee. 179.1968. Architecture & Design