Olympic Logos

I am going to continue the spirit by posting another entry relating to the Olympic games. Recently, on Scott Hansen's blog (www.iso50.com), he wrote a post about the branding of Olympic games. Obviously, art and design is subjective, so his post was basically commentary about Olympic Logo Designs. He scanned some Olympic Logos in which he considers to be of the modern era. This begins with the Paris Olympic games in 1924, to Amsterdam 1928, Los Angeles 1932, Berlin 1936, (then he misses 12 years), then London 1948, Helsinki 1952, etc. etc. etc. Hansen ends at the London 2012 games (which is the Location of the next Summer Olympics). This logo is completely different from all the previous logos (check Scott Hansen's blog post here). The trend that this logo mimics is of the late 80s and 90s, which the bright colors and gaged lines. Even the Olympic rings are different because they're just white rather than the colors blue, yellow, black, green and red. The typeface... which I'm not really sure about... is most definitely ... not a popular typeface of this era. I find this logo to be kind of... risky. But then again, I cannot completely predict what the trend for the general masses will be 4 years from now. We will just have to see.

Web Service: FFFFOUND!

What I usually do when I visit other people's blog, is that I would usually check out the links they've posted on their sidebars. I found FFFOUND (nice) on Scott Hansen's ISO50 website. Usually, I trust well-known graphic designers to have good taste when referring to other artists or communities. Anyway, FFFFOUND! (that's with four Fs) is a web service that allows the public to participate in sharing and posting "found" images from the web. They can "also dynamically recommends each user's tastes and interests for an inspirational image-bookmarking experience". Upon wondering around the site, I've discovered that the only way you can participate is through invitation. (Which totally makes not really a public thing). But besides this somewhat snobberish invitational junk, the sites got some really great images. Be sure to check it out. Information from FFFOUND.COM

Graphic Designer: Scott Hansen

Scott Hansen is a San Francisco based graphic designer (ISO50) and musician (TYCHO). Hansen creates pieces that resemble designs of the 60s and 70s but also has a very contemporary vibe. One of his most famous people whom Hansen has created art for is Bjork and Barack Obama.
Hansen also has a blog in which he updates quite frequently.

I created the blog portion of ISO50 so I’d have a chance to share my influences and the things that inspire me. Over the years I have collected a lot of amazing examples of design and I will be posting the choice specimens here with my commentary. I am no idealogue, and certainly not an intellectual when it comes to design. I hold no college degrees and have never studied design. I have, however, independently practiced graphic design for almost ten years and at this point I feel I have a good grasp of what types of design I enjoy and what styles inform my own work.

Aside from being a graphic designer, Hansen also creates music. Opposite from the retro feel of his designs, Hansen's music is filled with electronic beats and samples that can easily get ambient fans to favor.

Check out Hansen's portfolio, music, and blog.

Designs and Images are by Scott Hansen.