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Sunday, December 9, 2012

Creative Designs of the New Winter Olympics 2014 Pictograms




The  2014 Winter Olympics or the 22nd Winter Olympics will be celebrated on February 7-23 in Sochi, Russia. A total of 98 events in 15 winter sports will be held. The Sochi Organizing Committee (SOC) will organize both the Olympic and Paralympic Games. Some few updates about the most anticipated event in sports history are the game venues, mascots, and the calendar of events.
Another addition to the long list of progress for the grand event is the new set of pictograms for the Games. The collection is consisting of 22 icons displaying a figurative representation of the competitions. The symbolic representations are set to appear in the games themselves and will serve as label guides for visitors to their own respective events. They will also appear on tickets, event schedules and other licensed merchandise.
The set of pictograms is inspired by the 1980 Olympics in Moscow game icons but with a creative twist. The minimalist stick figures of the games is combined with bursting colors of blues, reds, greens, and purples. Each design is full of amazing patterns featuring the combination of 16 ornaments from Gzhel to Khokhloma, the most famous national crafts from Russia. Moreover, the set comes in two forms – the colored version and the other collective set which form silhouettes. Let’s take a look at some of the amazing symbols.

Sochi Winter Olympics 2014 Pictogram
Freestyle Skiing, Aerials

Sochi Winter Olympics 2014 Pictogram
Figure Skating

Sochi Winter Olympics 2014 Pictogram
Biathlon

Sochi Winter Olympics 2014 Pictogram
Snowboard, Parallel Events

Sochi Winter Olympics 2014 Pictogram
Freestyle Skiing – Halfpipe

Sochi Winter Olympics 2014 Pictogram
Alpine Skiing

Sochi Winter Olympics 2014 Pictogram
Luge

Sochi Winter Olympics 2014 Pictogram
Bobsleigh

Sochi Winter Olympics 2014 Pictogram
Ice Hockey

Sochi Winter Olympics 2014 Pictogram
Nordic Combined

Sochi Winter Olympics 2014 Pictogram
Speed Skating

Sochi Winter Olympics 2014 Pictogram
Freestyle Skiing – Ski Cross

Sochi Winter Olympics 2014 Pictogram
Ski Jumping

Sochi Winter Olympics 2014 Pictogram
Skeleton

Sochi Winter Olympics 2014 Pictogram
Short Track Speed Skating

Sochi Winter Olympics 2014 Pictograms