39 Olympic Logos From 1924 to 2012

Living in Vancouver, Canada, I’ve been seeing the logo of the upcoming 2010 Winter Olympic Games more and more around the city as the date draws closer.

I thought it would be interesting to take a look at how the design trends in Olympic logos have evolved over the years.

Noticeably, the logos seem to have changed from a monochromatic trend to a more multicolor approach in recent years.

Logo design seems to have been streamlined to simpler and cleaner shapes. This article features every logo from the summer and winter Olympic games from 1924 to 2012.

Paris – Summer 1924

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Lake Placid – Winter 1932

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Los Angeles – Summer 1932

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Garmisch-Partenkirchen – Winter 1936

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Berlin – Summer 1936

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St. Moritz – Winter 1948

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London – Summer 1948

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Oslo – Winter 1952

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Helsinki – Summer 1952

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Cortina d’Ampezzo – Winter 1956

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Melbourne / Stockholm – Summer 1956

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Squaw Valley – Winter 1960

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Rome – Summer 1960

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Innsbruck – Winter 1964

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Tokyo – Summer 1964

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Grenoble – Winter 1968

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Mexico – Summer 1968

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Sapporo – Winter 1972

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Munich – Summer 1972

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Innsbruck – Winter 1976

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Montreal – Summer 1976

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Lake Placid – Winter 1980

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Moscow – Summer 1980

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Sarajevo – Winter 1984

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Los Angeles – Summer 1984

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Calgary – Winter 1988

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Seoul – Summer 1988

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Albertville – Winter 1992

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Barcelona – Summer 1992

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Lillehammer – Winter 1994

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Atlanta – Summer 1996

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Nagano – Winter 1998

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Sydney – Summer 2000

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Salt Lake City – Winter 2002

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Athens – Summer 2004

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Turin – Winter 2006

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Beijing – Summer 2008

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Vancouver – Winter 2010

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London – Summer 2012

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Which is your favorite logo and what do you think of the logos of the upcoming Vancouver and London games?

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