taichi Posted January 19, 2010 Report Share Posted January 19, 2010 I'm pretty sure that the signs will have a nice blue color on a white background with icy border. That's my opinion. I'm not sure if it is going to be in english or french alphabetical order. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Victor Mata Posted January 19, 2010 Report Share Posted January 19, 2010 Probably English, since that's the most spoken language in B.C., am I right? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AdisterBryce Posted January 19, 2010 Report Share Posted January 19, 2010 Wouldn't the signs be in English, since Vancouver is in English-speaking Canada? Maybe the signs will be in English and French. I hope who ever carries the signs wears something simple, not a dress modeled after a mountain like in 2006. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ikarus360 Posted January 19, 2010 Report Share Posted January 19, 2010 I also hope whoever composes the music for the parade get through his mind that disco is dead Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
graymccarty Posted January 19, 2010 Report Share Posted January 19, 2010 Given the extreme that DAE is going with the duality of languages, I'd say it's pretty much a given that they will be in both languages. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mr.x Posted January 19, 2010 Report Share Posted January 19, 2010 The signs as well as all announcer announcements will be made in both French and English, the official languages of Canada and the Olympic Movement. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
canucks4ever Posted January 19, 2010 Report Share Posted January 19, 2010 Probably English, since that's the most spoken language in B.C., am I right? I'm guessing bilingual because french is the main language of IOC and Canada is bilingual =ioc+the word=expect bilingual..... I'm sure it will be bilingual But I wont be upset if it's only in English.... since it might look better uni language anyway (the signs I mean) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
4seasonscentre Posted January 19, 2010 Report Share Posted January 19, 2010 They should be in French and English, and only written once if they are spelt the same. I imagine the order will be based on the English spelling, though in the past French has been considered the language of diplomacy. I am hoping for LCD screen placards :-) They could display the spelling in both languages separately and incorporate some sort of splash graphics. My favourite placards were the 3D cylinders from Barcelona. The ones from Sydney and Nagano were boring. Athens ones were hard to read. Beijing was nice, but text got kinda small. Remember the Albertville ones? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
memorabilia Posted January 19, 2010 Report Share Posted January 19, 2010 Remember the Albertville ones? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cormiermax Posted January 19, 2010 Report Share Posted January 19, 2010 ^^ Albertville had such a freaky ceremony.... I'm pretty confident they will be both French and English, specially because Quebec has been putting a lot of pressure on VANOC to make the games bilingual. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IceNarcissus Posted January 19, 2010 Report Share Posted January 19, 2010 They are in French and English, and that's not a ceremony secret, that's a ceremony requirement as per the IOC. Those with the same names in both languages will probably be written twice since most have certain accent marks in the French version that do not exist in the English transcription. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
walei Posted January 19, 2010 Report Share Posted January 19, 2010 I remember Lillehammer ones was a horizontal rotating windmill thingy~ Maybe they'll do that and have English and French rotating signs during the parade Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
walei Posted January 19, 2010 Report Share Posted January 19, 2010 okay never mind it's not Lillehammer... checked on Youtube... anyone know which Games used the one that I'm talking about? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Olympian2004 Posted January 19, 2010 Report Share Posted January 19, 2010 okay never mind it's not Lillehammer... checked on Youtube...anyone know which Games used the one that I'm talking about? Those "windmill" placards you mean where used in Athens in 2004: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ikarus360 Posted January 19, 2010 Report Share Posted January 19, 2010 Placards from Calgary 1988. They were on english, but the announcer said the names both in french and english. I think the placards will be written on english because we're talking about BC, and i dont think there's going to be a big fuss about it, as long as the announcer on the Vancouver ceremonies uses both languages.PD: Notice on the vid how they said China instead of PRC i hope they dont commit the same mistake. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Faster Posted January 19, 2010 Report Share Posted January 19, 2010 Well its become normal that both official IOC languages and then the local language. They will be in both English and French and probably like 20 other aboriginal languages too. The announcements, like all Olympics will be in English and French. The announcements for the torch relay festivities were in both English and French and this will continue until the games are through. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BTHarner Posted January 19, 2010 Report Share Posted January 19, 2010 If I remember correctly, Calgary's were English on front and French on the back. The last significant multisport event in Canada, the 1999 Pan Am Games in Winnipeg, had them in the official languages on signs that looked like giant tennis racquets. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
4seasonscentre Posted January 20, 2010 Report Share Posted January 20, 2010 I don't care much for those outfits of the placard holders either. Granted they were probably stylish at the time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
walei Posted January 20, 2010 Report Share Posted January 20, 2010 Those "windmill" placards you mean where used in Athens in 2004: Cool thanks! But eww they are uglier than I remembered... next idea please! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AdisterBryce Posted January 20, 2010 Report Share Posted January 20, 2010 Those "windmill" placards you mean where used in Athens in 2004: The windmill sign was such a cool design. I also liked the signs from Salt Lake. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
olympian Posted January 30, 2010 Report Share Posted January 30, 2010 i remember watching on youtube that the nagano sign were in french. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
olympian Posted January 30, 2010 Report Share Posted January 30, 2010 i'm also thinking what the name bearers will be wearing? i liked their outfits in sydney and salt lake city. of the sporting events (e.g. olympics or asian games) the best outfits for me were the 1998 asian games in thailand were the name bearers wore different versions of thai costumes. i wonder if any prominent retired athletes will serve as name bearers? i remember at SLC Steve Young carried the placard for Great Britain. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kenadian Posted January 31, 2010 Report Share Posted January 31, 2010 I have it on good authority that the placard bearers will be wearing outfits that are fashionable and stylish and could easily be worn again in public...not like a snow globe or an alpine village diorama attached to a dress. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
olympian Posted January 31, 2010 Report Share Posted January 31, 2010 I have it on good authority that the placard bearers will be wearing outfits that are fashionable and stylish and could easily be worn again in public...not like a snow globe or an alpine village diorama attached to a dress. any idea who's designing it? any of top canada's fashion designer doing it? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kenadian Posted January 31, 2010 Report Share Posted January 31, 2010 Don't know who specifically designed the placard carriers uniforms, but Canadian design house DSquared2 are involved with the ceremonies. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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