As the Sochi Winter Olympic Games get underway, I’m reminded of a project by documentary filmmaker Gary Hustwit and photographer Jon Pack called The Olympic City. You might be familiar with Hustwit’s work. He produced the awesomely nerdy design trilogy featuring Helvetica, Objectified, and Urbanized. These films looked at how design influences everyday life, from print on the page to how cities are designed. The Olympic City extends the theme of how design and infrastructure impact factors into the legacy of Olympic host cities.
Image: Children play football in the abandonded ski jump in Sarajevo. Credit: The Olympic City Project
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