This weeks guest blog is from crowd member Anne Katzeff

The Olympics always excite, intrigue, and inspire me. I’m an athlete who’s competed in organized sports for most of my life. I used to say I was born into this life to play softball, because it was that important to me. These days, my athletics consist mostly of yoga, biking, walking, and dancing. My self-identity now includes graphic designer, artist, and teacher. The Olympics act as a confluence of all my passions and provide an interesting mix of inspirations for me.

The graphic identity of Vancouver 2010 captures the beauty, personality, and spirit of the Canadian region perfectly. There’s a great video “Transmoflection” that explains the graphic team’s process of research, brainstorming, sketching, illustration, and design. I enjoyed sharing this video with my students.

It’s fun to see how the Olympics’ graphic identity has evolved over the years. Here’s a webexpedition18 blog post showing Winter Olympic Games Posters from 1924 to 2010

The website was comprehensive and impressive on several levels: design, interactivity, information technology, and scope. The infrastructure included 800 servers, 6,000 computers, 4,000 printers, and over 100,000 hours of testing!

Many thanks to Anne Katzeff for contributing to blur Designs blog.