During July, 1976, COJO published twenty-four large format brochures sold at the competition sites for the sixteen days of the Olympic Games. These daily programs, with numerous color illustrations, were for the opening and closing ceremonies and the twenty-one sports on the program. (Water polo had its own because it was not included in the swimming program.) Each contained a fixed 32-page section dealing with various subjects such as the Olympic movement, Montréal's Olympic destiny, and other information about the organization of the 1976 Games. 

Another section of variable length dealt with the particular sport, listing the participation requirements and rules, describing the events, or perhaps offering a brief historical review. Every day, inserts giving the results of the previous day's competition and the participants in the day's events were inserted inside the program for each sport.

In the planning stage, Graphics and Design expected to publish more than 500 items. It was necessary, therefore, to standardize the formats of this printed material. Two approaches were selected. The first format, 21 x 29.7 cm, was particularly suited for programs and stationery. 

The second, 10.8 x 21 cm (closer to a paperback format), was more suited to flyers, guides, and rule books. The twenty-one booklets, dealing with various technical aspects of the sports entered on the program, were designed in conformity with the specific rules contained in the Graphics Manual.

Source document: Official Report 1976    Vol. 1,  page 328