1968 Mexico Olympics, Mexico
by Mexico 68 Design Team
The starting point was the mandatory five-ring logo that identifies the modern Olympic Games. It was the realisation that the geometry of the five rings could be expanded to generate the number ’68′, the year of the games and with the addition of the word ‘Mexico’ the logotype was created.
Mexico 68 clearly identifies the country, the year and the event. The distinct geometric forms suggest early Mexican cultures and Mexican folk-art, and the final design references 1960′s Op Art.
Program Director
Pedro Ramirez Vázquez
(Chairman of the Organizing Committee)
Design Team Directors
Urban Design: Eduardo Terrazas
Olympic Publications: Beatrice Trueblood
Student Design Team: Manuel Villazon
Special Projects: Peter Murdoch
Graphic Design: Lance Wyman
Graphic Design Team
Lance Wyman, Beatrice Colle,
Jose Luis Ortiz, Jan Stornfeld
Images courtesy of Lance Wyman
