Comments on: NZ Design Icons: 1974 Commonwealth Games

By: Andy Paul

Andy Paul — Thu, 02 Feb 2012 11:36:53 +0000

I noticed the logo on a T-shirt in Sydney only last week (Jan 2012)… wow… blast from the past. Does anyone know if some enterprising commercial artist has started to print these again on t-shirts?

By: how magazine | adam wrayzer

how magazine | adam wrayzer — Sat, 10 Sep 2011 02:51:11 +0000

[...] in looking at these web pages full of graphics the one the sticks in my mind is the NZ Design Icons: 1974 Commonwealth Games. http://www.designassembly.org.nz/nz-design-icons-1974-commonwealth-games [...]

By: NZ Design Icons 1974 Commonwealth Games | CreativeRoots - Art and design inspiration from around the world

Tue, 06 Sep 2011 07:31:36 +0000

[...] The visual identity for the 1974 Commonwealth Games in Christchurch, New Zealand was designed by Wellington designer Colin Simon. The logo is simple clean and has so much to say. Colin came up with the concept whilst playing around with the numbers 7 and 4. Having design the year of the games in such a way they also represent NZ (New Zealand). But thats not all, the colours and shape represent the union jack and coincidentally and ‘x’ depicting the 10th commonwealth games. via designassembly [...]

By: Chris Fleming

Chris Fleming — Sat, 25 Jun 2011 09:38:36 +0000

Did Graeme Potts get any help with the copyright issue for the NZ Logo of the 74 Games?

By: Graeme Potts

Graeme Potts — Fri, 10 Jun 2011 23:31:09 +0000

Hi , this is such an iconic NZ design , I was 10 at the time it came out , and never knew about the ’74 influence — makes it so simple but even more brilliant ! Does anyone know what the copyright details are on this — I’d be extremely interested in using this as part of the background of a business logo ( instead of the cheesy NZ flag that is over-used ) — who would I contact thanks ?

By: Michael Smythe

Michael Smythe — Sun, 20 Feb 2011 03:52:21 +0000

Just noticed an inaccuracy – Bret de Their recently put me right when I made the same mistake. His email read: “No, I did not design the ’74 Games’ posters. I think it was Peter Calcott … I did the logo for QEII Park venue and the souvenir book.” (This is confirmed in Designscape 51, Sept 1973 and 54, Dec 1973.)

Peter was also the design coordinator for the 74 games. My recollection is that he was so burnt out by the end of that project he gave up design and opened a burger bar!

By: Michael Smythe

Michael Smythe — Sun, 20 Feb 2011 03:27:39 +0000

I am at the final stages of sourcing images for my book – ‘Incubation in Isolation: essential New Zealand product design’ – due for publication July.
The book is well in to the design /layout phase and I urgently require a publication quality pic of the apparel design for the 1974 Commonwealth Games – preferably the fashionone74 image at the bottom of this website. Are you able to tell me where you sourced it?

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Wed, 12 Jan 2011 12:41:53 +0000

[...] This post was mentioned on Twitter by Howard Taylor, Alan Clarke. Alan Clarke said: I love this work for the 1974 New Zealand commonwealth games: http://www.designassembly.org.nz/nz-design-icons-1974-commonwealth-games [...]

By: lono

lono — Wed, 12 Jan 2011 10:43:59 +0000

love the logo and the branding… its nice and simple. You can tell its from the 70′s though!!

By: Ode to the Commonwealth « Lets go on a tiki tour….

Ode to the Commonwealth « Lets go on a tiki tour…. — Sun, 24 Oct 2010 21:25:01 +0000

[...] For more information on the logo and to check out some of the other funky threads and games merchandise check out the Design Assembly blog. [...]