--- title: "What the Olympics Would Look Like if it Were for Graphic Designers" slug: "blog/what-the-olympics-would-look-like-if-it-were-for-graphic-designers" date: "2016-08-15T14:48:41+00:00" updated: "2026-06-13T01:39:36.619+00:00" --- ![What the Olympics Would Look Like if it Were for Graphic Designers](https://kworq.com/cdn-cgi/image/format=auto,///a-us.storyblok.com/f/1023889/d6af36d2e1/olympics2.jpeg) Ah, the epic Olympic games–a gathering of the finest of the oh so very fine people of the world (Google: Spandex) to prove who"s worthy of the elusive gold medal, while the rest of us spectates the muscle fest with a tub of ice cream and the ghosts of workouts past. But maybe, just maybe, there"s an alternate universe where there"s an Olympics for the ultra-talented-and-creative-but-not-physically-gifted kind? #### In this world, the countries would send a delegation of their best creatives. #### The qualifiers would probably involve spotting poor kerning from 100m away. ![What the Olympics Would Look Like if it Were for Graphic Designers](https://kworq.com/cdn-cgi/image/format=auto,///a-us.storyblok.com/f/1023889/f91ef06a2b/the-olympics_gif2.gif) ***Dishonor on your ancestors if you don"t know this term.*** #### The host country would spend years on developing the perfect Olympic logo ![What the Olympics Would Look Like if it Were for Graphic Designers](https://kworq.com/cdn-cgi/image/format=auto,///a-us.storyblok.com/f/1023889/23a87fc372/the-olympics_gif3.gif) ***"We"re at iteration no. 2951."*** #### But it still screws up in the opening ceremony ![What the Olympics Would Look Like if it Were for Graphic Designers](https://kworq.com/cdn-cgi/image/format=auto,///a-us.storyblok.com/f/1023889/8b670f86a3/the-olympics_gif4.gif) ***And the design world will never forget.*** #### Events include the Deadline Dash, where the finish line keeps extending farther away the closer you get. ![What the Olympics Would Look Like if it Were for Graphic Designers](https://kworq.com/cdn-cgi/image/format=auto,///a-us.storyblok.com/f/1023889/8bd3194d52/the-olympics_gif5.gif) ***"Oh did we say 500m? We meant 5000m."*** #### Client Pitching, which requires you to impress a panel in three seconds. ![What the Olympics Would Look Like if it Were for Graphic Designers](https://kworq.com/cdn-cgi/image/format=auto,///a-us.storyblok.com/f/1023889/f987bdddf5/the-olympics_gif6.gif) ***It"s all about grabbing their attention.*** #### Chair Exercises, where you do acrobatic stunts on an ergonomic office chair. ![What the Olympics Would Look Like if it Were for Graphic Designers](https://kworq.com/cdn-cgi/image/format=auto,///a-us.storyblok.com/f/1023889/3ca21b0713/the-olympics_gif7.gif) ***You gotta keep that blood flow going!*** #### Freestyle Coding, where the panel demands a feature on their website that requires technology from another world. ![What the Olympics Would Look Like if it Were for Graphic Designers](https://kworq.com/cdn-cgi/image/format=auto,///a-us.storyblok.com/f/1023889/c8e6fbcc92/the-olympics_gif8.gif) ***Oh, so you want it to pop out of the screen? Like, literally?*** #### Iteration Shooting, in which the panel shoots down your ideas and you need to keep coming up with more ***There is no perfect world*** #### Men"s and Women"s Singles, where you stay single because you"re always at work. (Current world record is 85 years single and counting) ![What the Olympics Would Look Like if it Were for Graphic Designers](https://kworq.com/cdn-cgi/image/format=auto,///a-us.storyblok.com/f/1023889/9fc00cee49/the-olympics_gif10.gif) ***At least you"re rich and you can afford wine*** #### And Payback Run, where the client runs away from you as you bill him the balance. ![What the Olympics Would Look Like if it Were for Graphic Designers](https://kworq.com/cdn-cgi/image/format=auto,///a-us.storyblok.com/f/1023889/94035bfe04/the-olympics_gif11.gif) ***Nothing can make you run faster*** #### There"s also Social Life Balancing, Three-Day All-Nighter, and Synchronized Existential Breakdown. ![What the Olympics Would Look Like if it Were for Graphic Designers](https://kworq.com/cdn-cgi/image/format=auto,///a-us.storyblok.com/f/1023889/a7a9c6f7ca/the-olympics_gif12.gif) ***What is sleep?*** #### It"s also the only time when the world finds out about other design-related events like Data Engineering, Color Grading, and SEO Optimization ![What the Olympics Would Look Like if it Were for Graphic Designers](https://kworq.com/cdn-cgi/image/format=auto,///a-us.storyblok.com/f/1023889/333f4f79b5/the-olmypics_gif13.gif) #### Only the really good ones ever get to the finals ![What the Olympics Would Look Like if it Were for Graphic Designers](https://kworq.com/cdn-cgi/image/format=auto,///a-us.storyblok.com/f/1023889/67ea9dfc23/the-olympics_gif14.gif) ***Praise the dear heavens*** #### And the winners truly deserve the recognition ![What the Olympics Would Look Like if it Were for Graphic Designers](https://kworq.com/cdn-cgi/image/format=auto,///a-us.storyblok.com/f/1023889/29248ee34e/medals.jpg) #### After all, they trained long and hard hours perfecting their craft ![What the Olympics Would Look Like if it Were for Graphic Designers](https://kworq.com/cdn-cgi/image/format=auto,///a-us.storyblok.com/f/1023889/5a8d020d8f/the-olympics_still.jpg) ***Practice, practice, practice*** #### But even the ones who didn"t make it are proud of where their talents got them ***Reaching my goals be like*** #### And simply by being designers, they know how their talents change the world. ![What the Olympics Would Look Like if it Were for Graphic Designers](https://kworq.com/cdn-cgi/image/format=auto,///a-us.storyblok.com/f/1023889/2d4ce2ff60/the-olympics_still2.png) ———- We send out a bi-weekly newsletter, **BUMP**! 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