1964 Summer Olympics in Tokyo

There is also a modern history that traces at least in part from Rudolf Modley's extending the use of figures from Isotype for commercial use. The first international use of stick figures is in the 1964 Summer Olympics in Tokyo. Pictograms created by Japanese designers Masaru Katzumie and Yoshiro Yamashita formed the basis of future pictograms. 

Olympic Games Pictograms

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Artistic director: Masaru Katzumie Graphic designer: Yoshiro Yamashita. The first systematically designed set of pictograms for both sports and services was ...

 Heiner Jacob and Masaru Katzumie, "Sign Systems for International Events," Print, (November/December 1969): 40. Fig. 10)

Amazon.com: Masaru Katzumie: Books

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Visual Arts and Design in Japan = Werbegraphik und Design in Japan = Arts visuels et design au Japon: A Special... by Walter (Edited by); Katzumie, Masaru, ...

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