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Source:
http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/olympics/7362712.stm
Aleksandar Nemet, 3 November 2009
I'm inclined to believe that this was a flag to represent the athletes and/or
the Olympic Committee of the host Nation, rather than a flag of the event, since
it bears only national symbols and no Olympic traits (such as the rings, which
were created later in 1912).
Esteban Rivera, 1 October 2018
image by Eugene Ipavec, 10 October 2009
The flag is an orange rectangular flag with the blue logo with the Olympic
rings in white hanging from a building in London. A link containing the news,
and the picture is at
http://sp.beijing2008.cn/ceremonies/headlines/n214582270.shtml. This website
mentions the following: "official typeface for the 2012 London Olympics"
Source:
http://nicspic2608.wordpress.com/2009/04/01/april-fools-brands-getting-in-on-the-action/
The complete template showing the different colors applied to this logo
is here:
http://www.mrmalique.com/wp-content/uploads/2007/06/london-2012.jpg
Esteban Rivera, 3 October 2009
Information can also be found on the the London 2012 site:
http://www.london2012.com/about/index.php.
Peter Hans van den
Muijzenberg, 10 October 2009
One of the official Olympics handover flags flown around Britain on 24 August
2008 to mark the beginning of Britain's turn to host the games in 2012 is found
here:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/gellybean/2811181850 and
http://www.flickr.com/photos/adrianshort/2805564322. Also there's another
flag seen here:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/ukinromania/6666060227 (this one shows the 2012
Paralympics logo as well). There are four official base colours, and another
version for the logo.
There have been two London 2012 logos: one for the
bidding process created by Kino Design and a second as the brand for the Games
themselves. The former is a ribbon with blue, yellow, black, green, and red
stripes winding through the text "LONDON 2012," making the shape of the River
Thames in East London. The latter, designed by Wolff Olins, was unveiled on 4
June 2007 and cost £400,000. This new logo is a representation of the number
2012, with the Olympic Rings embedded within the zero. This will be the first
time that the same essential logo is to be used for both the Olympic and
Paralympic games.
The standard colours are green, magenta, orange and
blue; however the logo has incorporated a variety of colours, including the
Union Flag to promote the handover ceremony. Source:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/London_2012_Olympics#Logo. The logos can all be
seen here:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:All_London_2012_logos.svg.
Esteban
Rivera, 15 April 2012
Wow, a flag on a logo on a flag. Has anyone done a drawing for that: I would
like to try out how it looks when flat. I do have the suspicion, though, that
it's not really possible to cut-up a Union Flag of any ratio to fit the pieces
shown.
Peter Hans van den Muijzenberg, 15 April 2012
image by Juan Manuel Gabino Villascán based on www.london2012.org, 7 July 2005
Devised by Kino Design, winners of a contest which attracted 1,100 entries, the logo features a multi-coloured ribbon following the course of the River Thames and weaving through the words "London 2012". London 2012 Chairman Barbara Cassani said: "The Olympic Games embody competition, harmony and human endeavour. To me, the ribbon in the logo brings to mind the medals Olympians and Paralympians from around the world will come to London to compete for in 2012, or it could be the finishing line of a world class race. The colours of the ribbon represent the five continents of the world, from where London has drawn its dynamic people."
Andy Stanfield, of Kino Design, added: "We are delighted that our design has been chosen to represent London's bid for the 2012 Olympic Games. We chose the River Thames because it flows through the centre of London and is the point at which many of the city's waterways and communities meet. It is also symbolic of the people from all over the world that flow in and out of London, defining its style, personality and vibrancy. Our aim was to create a flexible logo that was integrated into the words 'London 2012' but would be strong enough to stand alone. The ribbon delivers that and can be used in many creative ways in the campaign to win the 2012 Olympic Games for London."
from London 2012, located by Jonathan Dixon, 19 February 2005
The logo for the London 2012 Olympic Games was unveiled on 04 June 2007 and
is said by the organisers to be "constantly evolving", although there are four
standard versions, which are essentially shades of pink, blue, orange and green,
shown on the London
2012 web site, together with a video explaining the rationale of the brand.
Media organisations have reported that the logo has caused some controversy in
the UK, with the BBC and others promoting a
number of
alternative logos. In a somewhat clever move, even the organisers themselves
have a large selection of emblem designs, based on their own template, on their
web site. There have been reports in the UK media that the animated logo
originally shown on the London 2012 web site could cause epileptic seizures.
Reports are yet to appear of official flags, but there is an example on the
London 2012 web site at the address given above, of the logo appearing on a
vertically hanging banner outside Newham Town Hall in east London.
Sources:
(1) London 2012 web site,
http://www.london2012.com,
http://www.london2012.com/about-newlook-video.html, as consulted 21 June
2007
(2) British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) Sport web site,
http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/other_sports/olympics_2012/6718243.stm,
stated to be last updated 04 June 2007, as consulted 21 June 2007.
(3) BBC News web site,
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/london/6724245.stm, stated to be last
updated 05June 2007, as consulted 21 June 2007.
Colin Dobson, 21 June 2007
The 2012 Summer Paralympics, the 14th Summer Paralympic Games, and also more
generally known as the London 2012 Paralympic Games, were a major international
multi-sport event for athletes with disabilities governed by the
International Paralympic Committee (IPC), that
took place in London from
August 29 until September 9, 2012.
As part of a formal agreement between
the International Paralympic Committee and the International Olympic Committee established in
2001, the winner of the bid for the 2012 Summer Olympics was also to host the 2012
Summer Paralympics. At the 117th IOC Session in Singapore, the rights
to
host the 2012 Summer Olympics and Paralympics were awarded to London.
The first (known) use of joint Olympic and Paralympic events in a flag, was
first mentioned here "Flags at London
Olympics" in which the
same flag portrays both, the
2012 Summer Olympics logo (the fuchsia
logo version) on the left and the
2012 Summer Paralympics logo on the right, and below the inscription "host country of the Olympic and
Paralympic games", as seen here:
https://www.flickr.com/photos/ukinromania/6666060227/.
Also important to
notice is that "the London 2012 Games were the first time that the Paralympic
logo did not include the letters "IPC". The removal of the letters was the
only change. On the reverse side of the [flag] you see the image reversed
too." (Quoted message from Natalia Dannenberg-Spreier, IPC's Digital Media
Manager, in 2014).
The 2012
Paralympic mascot Mandeville (official website:
https://mascot-games.london2012.com/)
was named after Stoke Mandeville Hospital.
Sources:
https://www.paralympic.org/london-2012,
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2012_Summer_Paralympics and
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/IWAS_World_Games
For additional information
go to London 2012 Paralympics (official website):
http://www.london2012.com/paralympics/
Esteban Rivera, 6 August 2018