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Olympic
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Montreal
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1976
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Canada
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| Signs
COJO gave the Graphics and Design Directorate
a mandate to design a sign program for roads, cities, and Olympic competition
sites. One team developed an "outside" sign concept, while a second group
worked on a system for dividing the various stadiums into sections and
seat arrangements, planning the signs needed. In November, 1975, the directorate
was able to present the results of its research to the COJO executive committee.
The project later was part of the vast sign manual published in order to
make everyone familiar with each element of the sign program, thus guaranteeing
their rational and efficient application in conformity with the overall
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Archery
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Athletics
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Basketball
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Boxing
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Canoe
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Cyclisme
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Equestrian Sports
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Fencing
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Football
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Gymnastic
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Handball
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Hockey
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Judo
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Pentathlon moderne
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Rowing
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Shooting
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Swimming
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Volleyball
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Weihtlifting
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Wresling
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The sign system selected was based on pictograms
generally accompanied by an explanatory text in both official languages.
COJO
used the pictograms from the Munich Games in order to assure continuity
in symbolic language. Some service pictograms, however, had to be modified
for North American needs. The manual included precise instructions about
the design of the sign panels. Types and formats were reduced to a minimum,
first, for uniformity, and, second, to reduce manufacturing costs. Permanent
panels, mounted at the actual competition sites, were of prefinished aluminium,
while temporary road signs were made of plastic. The inscriptions were
stenciled on and cut from adhesive vinyl sheets.
The rules of composition for the panels were
as follows: all featured a dark blue background. The pictograms designating
the sports were in white on a red base; those related to services were
white on a green base, and the letters in the texts and the arrows were
Source document: Official
Report 1976, Vol. 1, page 344
© Copyright COJO 76, Ottawa 1978 |
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