culturalolympiad poster

instructors
  • Samantha Jan Fleming
  • Constantin Chopin
What do Paris and Los Angeles have in common?

In spring 2024, I entered the Paris Cultural Olympiad student competition. The brief: create a poster and animation connecting the Paris 2024 Olympics to Los Angeles 2028.

The connection was hiding in plain sight at the cheap souvenir shops you see in these cities. A plastic Eiffel Tower and a faux Academy Award were elevated to symbols of civic pride. Using a unifying mid-century cut-paper style, I combined these icons into a poster that visualized the transition from Paris to Los Angeles.

My poster design, along with the other winning entries, was displayed along the Canal Saint-Martin in Paris during the 2024 Olympics.

Poster

The Cultural Olympiad poster, connecting Paris 2024 to Los Angeles 2028
The Cultural Olympiad poster, connecting Paris 2024 to Los Angeles 2028

Animation

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Accolades

Recognition for the Cultural Olympiad poster