Earlier this year, Tangent Graphic unveiled its suite of pictograms for the Games, each of which aims to capture a ‘defining moment’ of the sport it depicts. Working with interior designer Space ...

she set out to clarify the elements of graphic design in pictograms that make them easy for people with intellectual disabilities to understand. People with intellectual disabilities rely on ...

Olympic design historian Markus Osterwalder praised the look of the pictograms. “As decorative, stylish elements, I find them excellent,” he said, pointing to how they work on stadium walls ...

We take the little icons of swimmers and sprinters as a given aspect of Olympic design, but the pictograms were a mid-20th Century invention—first employed, in fact, the last time London hosted ...

Designers and asylum seekers collaborated on the pictograms, which help ease communication in refugee camps. Last October, when refugees were arriving in droves in European cities from places like ...