The Tokyo 2020 Kinetic Pictograms

The Tokyo 2020 Kinetic Sports Pictograms mark a historic milestone in the Games' history, being the first of their kind. There are 73 pictograms in total, encompassing 50 variations for the 33 Olympic sports and 23 variations for the 22 Paralympic sports. Each pictogram embodies a minimalist design philosophy, featuring depictions of limbs, circular heads, and simplified geometric shapes representing the associated equipment.

Paralympics

Behind The Scene

Opening Ceremony

Behind The Scene

Credit

Kinetic Sport Pictograms

Designer
Masaaki Hiromura
Motion Designer
Kota Iguchi

Kinetic Sport Pictograms at Tokyo 2020 Opening Ceremony

Director
Kota Iguchi
Director of Photography
Naoki Ishizaka
Camera Assistant
Yuki Ukibe
Lighting Assistant
Hiroki Kurihara
Motion Control
Dan Kazuo
Production Designer
Keiko Hudson
Art
Nouvelle Vague
Hair
Hori
Stylist
Hideyuki Kanemitsu
Illustration
Tsunao Harada
Animation
Teppei Maki
Animation
Makoto Kubota
Handwritten animation
Tetsuya Tatamitani
Typography & GraphicDesign
Ryu Mieno
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