Artefacts

Los Angeles 1984, sketch of decorative flags and pannels from the Look of the Games.

Physical description

Sketch with the Games' emblem, handball pictogram and rainbow tinted ornaments.

Created

Created: Annette DEL ZOPPO

Materials

paper

Colors

multi coloured, white, transparent

Dimension

28 x 21.5 cm

Literature

Comité d'organisation Olympique de Los Angeles. Rapport officiel des Jeux de la XXIIIe Olympiade, Los Angeles 1984. Volume 1: organisation et plannification. Los Angeles, 1985. ISBN #0961451203. OLSBERG, Nicholas. "Architecture and Sculpture, a Dialogue in Los Angeles ". In: Architectural Review, 2014, pp. 88-93.

Type of item

-> Archives and Documents

Reference number

109542

Keywords

Organisation of the Olympic Games drawing Los Angeles 1984, Olympic Games Handball visual identity Pictogram

Notes

The principal aim of the design programme was to transform the 75 separate sites of the 1984 Los Angeles Games into one coherent group. The basic element for this was the colour palette. The lively colours ensured that the decor of the city and Games sites was simple and fun.