Why I love these 4 big Paris 2024 Olympic design controversies

Paris 2024 Olympics logo and Phryges mascots
(Image credit: Paris 2024)

The Paris 2024 Olympic Games got off to a controversial start with a spectacular opening ceremony on the Seine that raised eyebrows with scenes of library goers forming trios and a debauched take on the Feast of the Gods. But the Olympic design controversies began a long before that.

First there was the Paris 2024 logo, which continues to mystify people. Then there was the peculiarly anatomical-looking mascots, not to forget the Olympic pictograms. We'll recap below on the biggest Olympic design controversies, and why they were actually great design. Also see our round ups of the best Olympic logos and the best Olympics posters of all time.

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Joe Foley

Joe is a regular freelance journalist and editor at Creative Bloq. He writes news, features and buying guides and keeps track of the best equipment and software for creatives, from video editing programs to monitors and accessories. A veteran news writer and photographer, he now works as a project manager at the London and Buenos Aires-based design, production and branding agency Hermana Creatives. There he manages a team of designers, photographers and video editors who specialise in producing visual content and design assets for the hospitality sector. He also dances Argentine tango.

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