Official Posters for the Tokyo 2020 Olympic and Paralympic Games

Wow, check out the official posters for the Tokyo 2020 Olympic and Paralympic Games.

What an amazing array of styles and disciplines — there’s manga, shodo (calligraphy), Cubism, photography, surrealism, and ukiyo-e. That stunning poster at the top is from Tomoko Konoike — fantastic. As you can see, posters from past Olympics have tended towards the literal, with more straightforward depictions of sports, the rings, stadiums, etc. Kudos to the organizers of the Tokyo Games for casting their net a little wider. Love it. (via sidebar)

• 2020 Summer Olympics
• art
• design
• Japan
• Olympic Games
• Tomoko Konoike