50 years ago today the Federal Identity Program was born & the flag symbol was adopted as the government's logo. It remained in use until 1987, replaced by the full Canadian flag. Official statement: https://t.co/ebmL9zQES7
#federalidentity#Canada#design#GraphicDesign#FIP
Happy birthday Raymond Bellemare. The award-winning Canadian graphic designer & educator, famous for his quintessential modernist style exemplified in his identity work & designs for the Olympics, was born today in 1942.
#graphicdesign#modernism
Who says airplane food can’t be good? This first-class Lufthansa menu from 1997 showcases one of the best dining experiences in the sky. Lufthansa is the second-largest airline in Europe in terms of passengers carried. Happy dining! #ArchivesMenu#ArchivesHashtagParty
CM NEW addition
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Government of Ontario Geographics Rubdown Logo Sheet
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CM341
Artefact Type: Government of Ontario Geographics Rubdown Logo Sheet
Year: 1976
Designer: Uncredited
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Full Write-up & 2 Images:
https://t.co/2pWeIshvHH
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#canadamodern#GovernmentofOntario#GlenFretz
Make A Marque. Drawing on @logohistories Monocle Executive Editor Nolan Giles and I wrote a piece about logos that have endured for their new Entrepreneurs issue.
I’m at the @VignelliCenter viewing the archives with the collections archivist, Jennifer Whitlock. I’ll be tweeting everything I see in this thread. Follow along.
Montreal Olympics end (of the Expo 67 / Montreal Olympics vitrine) at the newly opened Canada Modern @TheADCC Design Archive exhibition at @DesignGBC
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Open for the next month through mid-November.
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Let me know what you think. Also share your images — don’t be shy.
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BT 😘🇨🇦
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Living by Design.
The Biography.
The Directory.
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50 years of work
50 partners (past and present)
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1400 pages
2000 images
150000 words
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Toronto friends! Go see this @canadamodern exhibition and talk for me. The talk is next Thursday, the 20th, and tickets are available via Eventbrite. https://t.co/kOXgzvE5ZN