Reiss unveils winning London 2012 logo as Canterbury College celebrates its success
22 September 2009
The London Organising Committee of the Olympic Games and Paralympic Games (LOCOG) joined celebrations at Canterbury College as Reiss Evans (18), a design student from Dover, unveiled his winning design in a national competition to infill the London 2012 Olympic logo. The new education logo will be awarded to schools and colleges across the UK which join the Get Set network – part of the official London 2012 education programme – by demonstrating a commitment to the Olympic and Paralympic Values. Canterbury College has become one of only four colleges in the UK to be awarded the logo so far for their students’ work around the Values.
Reiss Evans, who saw off competition from more than 150 young people aged 16-21 years-old across the UK, said; “I wanted to create a design for everyone and one that was relevant to every school or college joining the Get Set network. I chose a pencil design because students use pencils from a young age at primary schools through to their work at college. The pencils are symbolic of the creativity in the UK’s schools and the range of colours used represents the global nature of the 2012 Games. The colours ensure the logo is eye-catching and they tie in with those used in London 2012’s own brand work.”
Alison Clarke, Principal of Canterbury College said: “This is a fantastic achievement by Reiss against gold standard competition from some of the best Graphic Design students in the country. The college is very proud of Reiss and all our students who took part. The fact that four of the six finalists were our students is a credit to them and the Graphic Design department in the College”.
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For more information about how your college can become part of the Get Set network please visit www.london2012.com/getset
