NSW Government committee, Sydney Olympic 2000 Bid Limited, erected this and similar polyester banners along Sydney streets to thank residents for supporting the bid to host the 2000 Olympic Games. On 23 September 1993, the International Olympic Committee (IOC) drew a close to the protracted bidding process by declaring that Sydney would host the Games of the XXVII Olympiad. This announcement set in motion a train of public festivities as well as extensive media coverage and the decoration of civic spaces.

Though the banner lacks any manufacturer details, its crudely printed design suggests that it was made quickly, to be erected within days of the IOC announcement (the multicoloured design has bled significantly across the sheet of polyester). Its green, red and blue headline, 'Thank You Sydney!', recognises the efforts of local residents who convinced IOC officials of their willingness to host energetic and successful Olympic Games. In addition, the multicoloured typeface and the bright yellow ground capture the energy that pervaded Sydney after the bid announcement.

Like the earlier bid souvenirs, the banner, which is 1.48 metres in length, illustrates the once ubiquitous bid logo - a multicoloured flash that echoed the roofline of the Opera House, and random dots that referenced Aboriginal dot painting. The slogan, 'Share the Spirit', typically accompanied the bid logo though is absent from this banner design.

Australian graphic designer, Michael Bryce, developed the logo in 1992, creating an image that could be drawn simply, without a slide rule, set square or computer: "if it can't be drawn by your fingers in the sand, then it's no good". Rod McGeoch, one of five logo judges, also warmed to this informality, explaining that the logo "set the creative tone of what the Sydney bid was all about. colourful, vibrant, youthful and energetic". In 1992, the graphic design group, ISIS/FHA Design Company, modified the logo slightly before it became an official part of the Bid Committee branding.

This banner, with ts green, red and blue headline, 'Thank You Sydney!', recognises the efforts of local residents who convinced IOC officials of their willingness to host energetic and successful Olympic Games. In addition, its multicoloured typeface and bright yellow ground capture the energy that pervaded Sydney after the bid announcement.

Like the earlier bid souvenirs, the banner, which is 1.48 metres in length, illustrates the once ubiquitous bid logo - a multicoloured flash that echoed the roofline of the Opera House, and random dots that referenced Aboriginal dot painting. The slogan, 'Share the Spirit', typically accompanied the bid logo though is absent from this banner design. Australian graphic designer, Michael Bryce, developed the logo in 1992, creating an image that could be drawn simply by hand.

Though the banner lacks any manufacturer details, its crudely printed design suggests that it was made quickly, to be erected within days of the IOC announcement (the multicoloured design has bled significantly across the sheet of polyester). Its green, red and blue headline, 'Thank You Sydney!', recognises the efforts of local residents who convinced IOC officials of their willingness to host energetic and successful Olympic Games.

The NSW Government committee, Sydney Olympic 2000 Bid Limited, erected this and similar polyester banners along Sydney streets to thank residents for supporting the bid to host the 2000 Olympic Games.

Owned by the Sydney Organising Committee for the Olympic Games and donated to the Powerhouse Museum after the Games.

Banner, 'Thank You Sydney!', Olympic Games, Sydney, 2000 Bid, bid logo designed by Michael Bryce and ISIS/FHA Design Company, 1991, erected by Sydney Olympics 2000 Bid Limited, Sydney 1993.

Banner, polyester, rectangular. Yellow with slanted red text "Thank You", Blue text "Sydney" and a green "!" Opera House sails logo in blue / black / red / white / green. Black text "Sydney 2000" and black Olympic rings Machine hemmed material tape loops on top of banner. Crudely stenciled - some bleeding of text.

Made: 1993

2001/84/390

1993

4610 mm