The Cellar - View Single Post - 'Dancing Beijing': Story behind 2008 Games logo

Billy · 08-05-2003, 12:07 AM

Hein Verbruggen, chairman of the IOC Co-ordination Commission for the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games:

Of course, we have some problems understanding the characters (on the logo) but, even for somebody who isn't able to read Chinese, visually it is very strong.

We (the IOC) are extremely pleased with the logo.

When we firstly confront with the logo, I could describe it very Chinese. It was striking that we, who do not have the pleasure to be Chinese, found it extremely attractive.

This logo will certainly fulfill the ambition that you can have (to host the best ever Olympics).

08-05-2003, 12:07 AM	#1
Billy Professor Join Date: May 2003 Location: Germany Posts: 1,462	Hein Verbruggen Hein Verbruggen, chairman of the IOC Co-ordination Commission for the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games: Of course, we have some problems understanding the characters (on the logo) but, even for somebody who isn't able to read Chinese, visually it is very strong. We (the IOC) are extremely pleased with the logo. When we firstly confront with the logo, I could describe it very Chinese. It was striking that we, who do not have the pleasure to be Chinese, found it extremely attractive. This logo will certainly fulfill the ambition that you can have (to host the best ever Olympics). Attached Images