Olympic Candidates – Cities and Logos
Winning the Olimpics isn’t something only athlets aim at, the competition starts early between the candidate hosting cities, which have already designed their logos for the prestigious competition.
The major candidates are Chicago, Madrid, Rio de Janeiro and Tokyo. The International Olympics Committee will announce the Gold Medal winner host on October 2.
But here are the logos.
Chicago
Olympics Chicago 2016 logo
Designed by VSA Partners, actually the second of their submissions, as the first one was rejected. Accompanied by the slogan, “Let Friendship Shine.”
Madrid
Madrid Olympics logo 2016
Designed by Joaquín Malle. It’s hand with the Olympics logo and a the M of Madrid, basically saying “Hola Everyone!”
Rio de Janeiro
Rio de Janeiro Olympics 2016 logo
Designed by Ana Soter, it represents the Sugarloaf Mountain. Slogan: Live your passion.
Tokyo
Tokyo Olympics logo 2016
Designed by Kenji Ekuan, accompanied by the slogan, “Uniting Our Worlds.”
As explained in this article:
The logo of the Tokyo 2016 Olympic bid takes the form of a traditional Japanese knot, known in Japan as “MUSUBI.” It integrates the five Olympic colours into the motif of a “MIZUHIKI”, colourful and decorative knotted strings which long have been utilized in Japan to signify blessings during times of celebration.
Via: DesignerBlog.it
