Vancouver 2010 – winning by design

Okay, so I’ve been watching a bit more of the Olympics than I really should. And what started out as purely sporting interest soon turned into professional interest. From the medals – with their wibbly wobbly form and unique pattern, wrapped in matching scarf – through to the skeletal podium designs and the consistent application of the blue/green illustrative backgrounds on everything, it’s a complete design triumph. Never before has an event of this scale been so well designed. Canada should be proud that on top of all the obvious benefits the Olympics provide, they have given the opportunity to showcase Canadian design too. Now the pressure is really on London…