Re Bejing Olympic Games?

Question

Was the cartoon graphics shown during the games a design by the Chinese, or was it set up by theBBC for our TV viewers?

Answer 1

It was designed by Damon Albarn of Blur fame. He is also the creator of the cartoon band Gorillaz, which has the same sort of theme to it.

Answer 2

The BBC Graphics Images of the Beijing monkey and the pig etc are entirely the creation of the BBC - just brilliant.  An artist pal of mine told me the name of the guy who did the graphics, but I forget.

BBC Beijing Monkey

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UgmUSfKF7...

It is almost impossible to believe that the BBC Beijing Monkey is not Chinese - but then the BBC can do fab things when they have to.

More BBC Monkey

http://www.wikio.co.uk/video/332523

This next link [Guardian] tells more about the origins and creators of the BBC Beijing Monkey - he's much older than we thought.

http://www.guardian.co.uk/media/2008/jul...

Here's another Beijing Olympics ad in graphics - this time the SF version and by the sound of it they could do with a squirt of oil.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b0h3b2rHa...

Answer 3

It was designed by Damon Albarn.