So with the 2010 Vancouver games coming to an end, I am still with Steven Colbert and have to wonder… how do they have time for 2,010 games?

Anyway, after overcoming Olympic fever (of 101.2F and a horribly sore throat, thanks olympics), I noticed a lot of references to past games, which made me wonder what things looked like back then, besides black and white. Unfortunately, because of the tight grip NBC has on Olympic footage, it’s very hard to find video of past Olympic events or ceremonies. I would just LOVE to see the opening ceremonies, or at least pictures of them at all the past summer and winter games.

What I could find, however, are almost all the logos used for the games. Also, the logo for the upcoming 2012 London games, which I’ve only just now seen and have to say that it looks like something that would’ve been made in the 80’s, so I question who chose the design. But, it is really interesting to see some of the different decisions made for the logos throughout the years, and I don’t think I could really pick a favorite.

This site has a nice little article about the some of the logos and has some interesting thoughts about the most recent London logo as well.