Olympic Pictograms

Olympic pictograms in 3 color schemes

Students were asked to design six identical signs that use physical "links'' in order to communicate six sport competition events at a summer Olympic Games. In addition to communicating the sport competition events, the signs that you will come up with, need to have a distinct style that communicates the host country of the Olympic Games. The chosen style teaches the audience something about the culture and history of the host country.

For my pictogram design, I chose Greece as my host country. I drew inspiration from ancient Athenian and Cycladic vases, which showcased paintings and engravings that would tell various stories. I made sure to accentuate muscles and different parts of the body on my figures, and added extra lines to show definition. I added an olive wreath on each head, which were used to crown winners in Panathenaic Games in Athens. This is an important symbol as Athens, Greece is the origination of the Olympic games.