Munich 1972 Olympic Symbols: Grids, Spectra, and Pictograms

Munich 1972 Olympic Signage: Grids, spectrum, and human figure icons.
Design signage using the visual system established by Aicher for the Munich Olympics: all icons are built on the same grid, with human figures composed of line segments at fixed angles—only horizontal, vertical, and forty-five degrees are allowed, with rounded corners at joints. Colors deliberately avoid the red and black of the German flag and Nazism, instead using a bright spectrum of light blue, light green, orange, and silver, color-coded by function rather than aesthetic choice. The typeface is Univers, all lowercase, left-aligned, with loose letter spacing. Signboards have a single-color background with white icons, suspended from a lightweight steel frame, with exposed structure. The overall atmosphere is light, democratic, and non-monumental. Shot outdoors in natural light, with signage and the lightweight structure of the tent-like roof in the same frame. Avoid: heavy monumentality, metallic sheen, icons with perspective or curves, overly saturated colors.

Translated from Chinese by AI.

以艾舍為慕尼黑奧運建立的視覺系統設計標示:所有圖標建立在同一套網格上,人形由固定角度的線段組成——只允許水平、垂直與四十五度,關節處以圓角銜接。色彩刻意避開德國國旗與納粹的紅黑,改用淺藍、淺綠、橘與銀的明亮光譜,依機能分色而非依美感選色。字體為 Univers,全部小寫,左對齊,字距寬鬆。標示板為單色底加白色圖標,懸掛於輕鋼架上,結構外露。整體氣氛輕快、民主、非紀念性。戶外自然光下拍攝,標示與帳篷式屋頂的輕結構同框。避免:厚重的紀念性、金屬光澤、圖標帶透視或曲線、色彩過於飽和。