Olympic Logos

The 2012 Summer Olympic Games, officially the Games of the XXX Olympiad, and also known as London 2012 are scheduled to take place in London, United Kingdom, from 27 July to 12 August 2012. The Olympic games are a major international event in which thousands of athletes from around the globe participate in various sporting events. These include sports  such as swimming, track and field, football, basketball and numerous other events. The summer Olympic games are one of the most watched television events and cities around the world compete fiercely to host an Olympic event.

The logo for the 2012 London games is relatively simple and comprises of the numbers 2 0 1 2 organized in blocks that look like puzzle pieces. The 0 contains the five Olympics rings. The city where the games are being held, London, is in the upper  2. The logo comes in four standard colors are green, magenta, orange and blue; however, the logo has incorporated a variety of colors, including the Union Flag to promote the handover ceremony

The logo was designed by Wolff Olins and unveiled on 4 June 2007 at a cost £400,000. This will also be the first time that the same essential logo is to be used for both the Olympic and Paralympic games.