Seoul 1988 – Emblem

"...in June 1983, SLOOC selected the design by Professor Yang Sung-Chun of Seoul National University as the Games emblem. Yang Sung-Chun had chosen a traditional Korean samtaegeuk pattern for his emblem, which – together with the mascot Hodori – would represent the Olympic Games in Seoul around the world. In the final emblem, the samtaegeuk pattern, there are the five Olympic rings and the lettering 'Seoul 1988', the latter in either Latin or Korean characters. Samtaegeuk patterns are widely used and known in Korea. They are often used as decorative elements on fans, in folk art or on the gates of Korean houses. Professor Yang Sung-Chun united both centripetal and centrifugal forces in the samtaegeuk pattern of his emblem."—https://www.theolympicdesign.com/olympic-design/emblems/seoul-1988/