This poster is one of a suite of eight sport posters produced for the Sydney 2000 Olympic Games. They were commissioned by the Sydney Organising Committee for Olympic Games. The series formed a vital part of the designed 'look' of the Sydney 2000 Olympic Games and with the tickets for the Games (also designed by Ing Design), they reaffirm the 'bluewater' theme (in contrast to the proposed 'green games' theme) that became central to the 'look' of the Sydney 2000 Games. The posters in this series were originally presented to SOCOG in an earth/ochre colour who recommended the earth tones be replaced with a deep blue in keeping with the blue theme of the Games. On the reverse of each sports poster is printed a list of acknowledgments to the individuals and firms who generously sponsored the production of the sports poster series.

Anne-Marie Van de Ven
Curator, Decorative arts & design

Creative direction by David Terrazas and design by Chris Searle, both of Ing Design, Sydney. Illustration by Janet Jones

2000

Presented by SOCOG as official gifts. The posters were not available for public sale.

Poster, 'Althletics', paper, designed by Ing Design, creative direction by David Terrazas and design by Chris Searle of Ing Design, illustration by Janet Jones, for Sydney Organising Committee for the Olympic Games (SOCOG), Sydney, Australia, 2000

Embossed and silver foiled offset print on thick white paper. Poster features a blue watercolour illustration of a runner and a landscape photograph of Sydney Harbour across the centre, white background with embossed insignia and silver foiled lettering, Sydney 2000 logo and Olympic rings.

Designed: Ing Group Pty Ltd; Sydney; 2000

Artist: Jones, Janet;

Artist: Terrazas, David;

Designed: Searle, Chris; Sydney; 2000

Centre right 'Sydney 2000' and logo.

2001/124/2

2000

910 mm

650 mm