August 1, 2012 - Olympics' Mascot and Logo

[CaliforniaMama]

Meet Wenlock and Mandeville, the creations of an agency called Iris for £400,000.

Wenlock is named after Much Wenlock, the Shropshire town that inspired Pierre de Coubertin to launch the modern Olympics. Mandeville is named after the town of Stoke Mandeville in Buckinghamshire where the Paralympics were founded.

In addition to the names having much meaning, every part of the mascots have meaning, as shown below.



A few other variations are floating around, too.






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