24 Dec 2012
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Not just the athletes, well done London! #stuckwithblutac http://olympiclogoaday.com/2012/08/11/out-and-about-1/ #London2012 #roundup

24 Dec 2012
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Thanks to all who encouraged me & joined in including @nytimes @Dezeen @blueprintmag @LogoDesignLove http://olympiclogoaday.com/2012/07/11/new-york-times/ #London2012

23 Dec 2012
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Now it’s over to you Rio @Rio2016 @VisitBrasil #London2012 #roundup

23 Dec 2012
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Massive “well done” to @TeamGB @AndyHunt_TeamGB @ParalympicsGB @sebcoe #London2012 #roundup #saditsover

22 Dec 2012
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The Queen parachuted in with Daniel #bondjamesbond #doesownstunts #London2012 #roundup @IamDanielCraig @Queen_UK

22 Dec 2012
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#GamesMakers had us laughing & chatting to each other. We miss them. #friendlylondon @sebcoe @MayorofLondon @Olympics

22 Dec 2012
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The world watched. @Olympics @BBCSportOlympic @NBCOlympics @nytimes @SkyNewsAust @INDBreakingNews @Japan_Olympic…

22 Dec 2012
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The torch relay brought us out to line the streets to cheer stars & neighbours, rain, sun, wind #torchrelay #London2012

21 Dec 2012
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The rowers took us through every emotion @andrewthodge @PeteReed @TomJames @TomJames Katherine Grainger @watkinsteamgb

21 Dec 2012
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Jumped up and down, clapped and screamed with @LauraTrott31 @chrishoy @DavidStone108 #London2012 #roundup

21 Dec 2012
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We shouted ourselves hoarse with @AliBrownleetri @jonny_brownlee @ZacPurchase @MarkHunterGB @Marathonchamp #London2012

20 Dec 2012
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And Samantha won Team GB’s final medal in the Olympic Games @_samanthamurray #modernpentathlon #London2012 #medals

20 Dec 2012
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Jade brought celebratory tears to eyes with GB’s 1st taekwondo #gold @jadejonestkd #welldone #olympicgold #London2012

20 Dec 2012
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Andy so close at Wimbledon, then smashed it to win gold & the US Open @andy_murray #olympicgold #London2012 #goandy

20 Dec 2012
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Despite all the speculation the Olympic Park was built on time, & it exceeded expectations #London2012 #host #stratford

20 Dec 2012
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The Superhumans changed perceptions forever #thankyouforthewarmup #London2012 @C4Paralympics @ParalympicsGB @Paralympic

19 Dec 2012
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And collectively cheered and screamed on #supersaturday, 5th gold going to @GregJRutherford’s #London2012 #roundup

19 Dec 2012
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We collectively held our breath for @bethtweddlenews #London2012 #roundup

19 Dec 2012
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…and awe inspiring achievements in the water with @TomDaley1994 @JonathanFoxGB @olliehyndgb & Josef Craig #London2012 #roundup

19 Dec 2012
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There were amazing achievements on the water with @AinslieBen @hlucasgbr #London2012 #roundup

18 Dec 2012
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…the SUN finally came out! #London2012 #roundup @carolkirkwood @HurricaneFish

18 Dec 2012
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After weeks of rain… #London2012 #roundup

18 Dec 2012
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It was all about legacy and inspiring a generation #barnesschool #London2012…

17 Dec 2012
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…for the brilliantly bonkers opening ceremony by Danny Boyle #celebrating #London2012

17 Dec 2012
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…and thanks for great tv, happy news every day @clarebalding @sophmorg @GaryLineker @rickedwards1

16 Dec 2012
@OlympicLogoADay
Good Luck to the athletes up for Sports Personality of the Year, you all did us proud http://olympiclogoaday.com/month-to-view/ #SPOTY #proud #allwinners

16 Dec 2012
@OlympicLogoADay
To the giants of speed, pic by Sassy @davidweir2012 @HCDream2012 @JonniePeacock wrapping up #London2012 #fast

15 Dec 2012
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What a brilliant year for cycling with @v_pendleton, Bradley Wiggins @MrsSarahStorey #London2012 #Roundup #twowheels

14 Dec 2012
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Olympic Logo a Day #London2012 round up, huge well done to @BeckAdlington @EllieSimmonds1 @jessica_jane96 #london2012 #admiration

13 Dec 2012
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Wrapping up 2012, there were deafening cheers for @Mo_Farah, @J_Ennis, @chrissyohuruogu #london2012 #finishingline

12 Dec 2012
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Olympic Logo a Day cheer for history-making @NicolaAdams2012 and to @anthonyfjoshua @luke11campbell @AnthonyOgogo #london2012 #finalbell

11 Dec 2012
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2012 was an amazing yr to live in London, I’m proud of my city & that in my small way I joined in with olympiclogoaday.com … #Olympics #London2012

11 Dec 2012
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A year of remaking Olympic logos: olympiclogoaday.com  #Olympics #london2012

Click on each poster to view the large version, and to download the high resolution A3 file. Please link back to www.olympiclogoaday.com and credit Sarah Hyndman if you blog or Facebook the posters. #london2012

Please note, you are welcome to download and print the posters. They are for your personal use only and cannot be modified, sold, used in any other context, to promote anything or for commercial gain. ©Sarah Hyndman 2012.

“Sarah Hyndman’s year long art project to arrange five everyday objects where you might expect to see the Olympic rings comes to a close today. Take a 1m 49s whizz through 366 remakings of the rings in this project finale movie” Londonist

“…a quirky and amusing collection of alternatives to the Olympic Rings in the now-cult blog” Blueprint Magazine  “She sees logos” The New York Times   “simple but striking idea” The Londonist  “…the Olympics combined with that great sense of British irony” Treehugger   “What a silly site!!!” comment on blog

For a year Sarah Hyndman has been remaking the Olympic rings logo out of everyday objects to celebrate the countdown to the start of the Olympics in London. What started as a small, lighthearted idea that paid quiet homage to the power of a well designed logo at the outset, became an exploration of its recognisability in every day life through photographic repetition – often in an abstract way.

The resulting blog has caught imaginations, been blogged, tweeted and featured around the world, and has been viewed in 120 countries in the last 30 days.

After a year of daily remakes, 366 logos (it’s a leap year), the culmination is a movie which shows all the images as they progress through the 12 months, the seasons, holidays and the events that have marked out the year.

Sarah explains that her highlight was when Barnes Primary School created the images that hosted the blog for a month, tying in with the announcement that the 2012 game’s motto is ‘inspire a generation’. “The children asked me questions which I responded to by filming my answers for them. They put a lot of thought and enthusiasm into the project and their logos came complete with clever captions which really made me up my game. I love the photo where’ they’re lying on the ground smiling and waving in the formation of the five rings (day 233).”

Having plundered the every day objects around her extensively, Sarah turned to taking inspiration from events such as Wimbledon, key dates such as Valentines (the day after features broken Loveheart sweets with the caption “it’s complicated”), and taking on tweeted challenges such as Mandy’s request for a logo relating to National Transplant Week (the result is on day 350). The blog has received contributions from people who have, like Sarah, started to see Olympic rings in their everyday lives demonstrating the pervasiveness of the 100 year old icon.

The Olympic Logo a Day blog has been written about in the New York Times, Blueprint magazine, Design Week, The Drum, Follow the Colours Brazil, Logo Design Love, Londonist, Creative Boom, Eye magazine, Dezeen, Handpicked London, Everything London, GQ, Jessica Ennis’ official website, Treehugger and the ‘alternative Olympic posters’ became the ‘top news story’ on Twitter in the week they were released…

Thank you to everybody who contributed: Miho Aishima, Barnes Primary School (Class 3O), Phil Baines, Andreja Brulc, Sarah Chilcott, Peter Edwards, Herbert Wright, Terry Frensham-Page, Barbara Gardner, Hannah Giles, Theo Stewart, Andy, Dexy Doodles, Eddie, Elle Disco, Hayley, Lucy, Nic, Tommaso and everybody else.

#london2012 #olympics #celebratelondon

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Please note this is a personal, not-for-profit art project. The images cannot be sold, used to promote anything or for commercial gain.

One more day to go… The blog is a year old, and it’s Olympics Eve, so watch this space for the finale tomorrow. #london2012

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Just two more sleeps… Good luck to everybody preparing to compete – go Team GB!!!

it’s only two days away

Bom dia!