Aug
8
The Olympic Games got underway in China today. The opening ceremony gave me Pink Floyd concert flashbacks.
I haven’t otherwise been following the hype too closely, but I did learn that China appointed five “mascots” to represent that nation for the duration of the Games.
Here are the five mascots: Beibei the Fish, Jingjing the Panda, Huanhuan the Olympic Flame, Nini the Swallow, and Yingying the Tibetan Antelope.
Guess which one is Yingying the Tibetan Antelope:

In the spirit of the Games, I wanted to do my part for this global event, so I redesigned China’s Olympic logo to something a little more appropriate to the occasion. Here’s an aerial view:


