The Pictograms of Olympic Events – Tim Johnson

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From China Rises blog:

Hats off to the organizers of the Beijing 2008 Summer Games in the design of logos.

Already, the “running man” emblem is everywhere in China. The emblem looks like a dancing or running human being, arms spread in celebration, and is the trademark of the upcoming Games. What makes it highly clever is that it is derived from the Chinese character for “jing,” which is part of the two-character name for Beijing. [Full Text]

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