Maryjane Posted August 2, 2008 Report Share Posted August 2, 2008 fantastic~so looking forward to it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NY20?? Posted August 2, 2008 Report Share Posted August 2, 2008 National Aquatics Center aka the Water Cube - Diving, Swimming, and Synchronized Swimming National Aquatics Center aka the Water Cube - Diving, Swimming, and Synchronized Swimming National Aquatics Center aka the Water Cube - Diving, Swimming, and Synchronized Swimming Beijing Olympic Green Hockey Field - Field Hockey Beijing Olympic Green Hockey Field - Field Hockey Beijing Olympic Green Archery Field - Archery Beijing Olympic Green Tennis Center - Tennis Shunyi Olympic Rowing & Canoeing Park - Rowing, Canoe/Kayak (Flatwater), & Aquatics (Marathon Swimming) Shunyi Olympic Rowing & Canoeing Park - Rowing, Canoe/Kayak (Flatwater), & Aquatics (Marathon Swimming) Shunyi Olympic Rowing & Canoeing Park - Rowing, Canoe/Kayak (Flatwater), & Aquatics (Marathon Swimming) I'm sorry, but I think it all looks tacky and cheap. Their color usage doesn’t have the elegance of the medals, the torch, or even their logos. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NY20?? Posted August 2, 2008 Report Share Posted August 2, 2008 Shunyi Olympic Rowing & Canoeing Park - Rowing, Canoe/Kayak (Flatwater), & Aquatics (Marathon Swimming) Shunyi Olympic Slalom Course - Canoe/Kayak (Slalom) Chaoyang Park Beach Volleyball Ground - Beach Volleyball Beijing Olympic Shooting Center - Center Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Torchbearer AA Posted August 2, 2008 Author Report Share Posted August 2, 2008 National Indoor Stadium - Artistic Gymnastics, Trampoline, & Handball Finals The National Indoor stadium looks great with the look of the games. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xtclvr05 Posted August 2, 2008 Report Share Posted August 2, 2008 whats wrong with this picture? are they really picking stuff off of the floor? of all the billions of dollars spent on these games and they couldnt afford a vacuum cleaner? GET A DYSON! National Indoor Stadium - Artistic Gymnastics, Trampoline, & Handball Finals Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
micheal_warren Posted August 3, 2008 Report Share Posted August 3, 2008 thanks for all these updated photos! Looking really good! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maryjane Posted August 3, 2008 Report Share Posted August 3, 2008 whats wrong with this picture? are they really picking stuff off of the floor? of all the billions of dollars spent on these games and they couldnt afford a vacuum cleaner? GET A DYSON! National Indoor Stadium - Artistic Gymnastics, Trampoline, & Handball Finals lol~ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NY20?? Posted August 4, 2008 Report Share Posted August 4, 2008 Can you say "fugly rainbows?" Laoshan Velodrome - Cycling (Track) Laoshan Velodrome - Cycling (Track) More pictures at GettyImages.com, search key "Beijing 2008." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
olympian Posted August 4, 2008 Report Share Posted August 4, 2008 i actually prefer Athens' look of teh games than Beijing Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NYCD 2012 Posted August 4, 2008 Report Share Posted August 4, 2008 I don't quite like the colour scheme of Beijing . The rainbow look isn't that chinese. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
micheal_warren Posted August 4, 2008 Report Share Posted August 4, 2008 I would have thought that there would be a greater emphasis on red! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
theone Posted August 4, 2008 Report Share Posted August 4, 2008 Athens 2004 had the best look. Beijing looks more like Sydney's but with more colors other than just blue. I was watching the documentaries of past Olympics over at Malaysia's ASTRO's 11 Olympic channels.. it seemed Sydney's look were quite boring! Atlanta's colors were a bit on the "dark" side. The best has to be Athens. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rafa Posted August 4, 2008 Report Share Posted August 4, 2008 I would have liked more red. The colourful overlay was prob a strategic decision to portray a fun and youthful china/beijing. At least its not as bad as Germany 2006. those ribbons were awful Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NY20?? Posted August 4, 2008 Report Share Posted August 4, 2008 I actually liked Germany 2006's Look. Athens is way, way better than Beijing's. Far more creative on all aspects - motif design, color, and overall usage. Beijing's strikes me as cheap and tacky. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maryjane Posted August 4, 2008 Report Share Posted August 4, 2008 I actually liked Germany 2006's Look. Athens is way, way better than Beijing's. Far more creative on all aspects - motif design, color, and overall usage. Beijing's strikes me as cheap and tacky. Give me a break, Beijing's is far better than islander's look. For the sake of five key elements, gold, wood, water, fire, earth. It's more unique and natural. Athen's blue is rubbish Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NY20?? Posted August 4, 2008 Report Share Posted August 4, 2008 ...Athens used far more than just blue. And far more than the same three brush strokes over and over again... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maryjane Posted August 4, 2008 Report Share Posted August 4, 2008 ...Athens used far more than just blue.And far more than the same three brush strokes over and over again... Athens is the way to play with multi-symbols. ethnic and jungle look China is the size of the entire europe, full of variety of ethnic groups,cultures, histories, languages.....landscapes.~It's the colour balancing the whole thing~ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
savas Posted August 4, 2008 Report Share Posted August 4, 2008 Athens is the way to play with multi-symbols. ethnic and jungle lookChina is the size of the entire europe, full of variety of ethnic groups,cultures, histories, languages.....landscapes.~It's the colour balancing the whole thing~ ...jungle look? Athens Look of Games, designed by K2 is the creative result of researching 5000 years of hellenic art and then designing a simple and understandable look of the Games. Something that people also expected from Beijing Look of the Games. And if you are missing the elements of the water, the earth, the nature, the sun and the human then take a closer look to the Athens Look: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
micheal_warren Posted August 4, 2008 Report Share Posted August 4, 2008 I like the blue of Athens! Classy... Athens also gets bonus marks for their superior website! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
savas Posted August 4, 2008 Report Share Posted August 4, 2008 i like the feeling of this picture. The pictogram of equestrian makes it looking more chinese. Generally i think that the Beijng pictograms are very good... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NY20?? Posted August 4, 2008 Report Share Posted August 4, 2008 I have no problem with Beijing using colors that don't fit with people's own image of what China is. But I really can't find any meaning behind what they're doing. It's like "rainbow for the sake of a rainbow". With Athens, you could make it out - a color palette taken from the sea, the sun, the landscape and flora, and an ancient civilization. Motif wise, yes, the lucky cloud is great, but why not be more creative? Being is so culturally rich, you would expect the Chinese to come up with more than just three brushstrokes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jonafin Posted August 5, 2008 Report Share Posted August 5, 2008 Hi, I like the 'Lucky Clouds' and I like the use of rainbows. Refreshing, though it might seem out of place on some venues, where one or two predominant colours might be better suited. What ever the organiser's choice was, I am sure that one of the main goals was to make a 'Look', that would become instantly recognisable for Beijing 2008. In that regard, I think they have accomplished it. This look, also makes people talk about it, whether they like it or not. And whether you choose to like it or not, is up to you......... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NY20?? Posted August 5, 2008 Report Share Posted August 5, 2008 And whether you choose to like it or not, is up to you......... Well, you can't choose what you find attractive. ^An improvement. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nikolaj Posted August 6, 2008 Report Share Posted August 6, 2008 Watching the Germany-Brazil game, I can't help but notice that something's wrong with the Olympic logo on the boards next to the field. It looks like they have reversed the colors, so that the red and green is to the left and the blue and yellow to the right. It has become the mirror image of what it really should look like. A blunder by the Chinese or what? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Olympian2004 Posted August 6, 2008 Report Share Posted August 6, 2008 Watching the Germany-Brazil game, I can't help but notice that something's wrong with the Olympic logo on the boards next to the field. It looks like they have reversed the colors, so that the red and green is to the left and the blue and yellow to the right. It has become the mirror image of what it really should look like. A blunder by the Chinese or what? You're right, but I have the impression that only one of the "Olympic Rings" logos on the side fence is wrong. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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