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How the Tokyo 2020 Olympics was designed

Design Week

It was completed in November 2019 and is built on the site of the old National Olympic Stadium (which was constructed for the Tokyo 1964 Olympics). Look out for the shop signs and logos that use pictograms originally designed for the Tokyo 1964 Olympics as well as a music video inspired by US gymnast Simone Biles.

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Is It Art, or Is It Type? What We Learn When Language is Built, Not Written

Eye on Design

One of my favorite pieces by the artist Shannon Ebner is ASTER/SK R/SK R/SK, a work that comprises four flickering light boxes spelling out ASTER/SK over two lines. She’s what I would term a “designer’s artist.” This story is part of our Weekend Reads series, where we highlight a story we love from the archives. Tania Mourand, MDQRPV?,

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