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Really, are they too close? Is the Harper media machine creating subliminal ways to give us their messages? Is the Hudson’s Bay Company acting as a federal agent? Is this actually a juicy scandal?
I would love to hear how the design community feels about this? Thoughts?
-Todd Falkowsky
9 comments October 14th, 2009
Designer: Wei Yew
Client: International Olympic Committee (IOC)
Date: 1993
The Olympic Truce was the result of a United Nations Resolution – signed by 184 nations – calling for a truce in all wars during a period of seven days before the opening and seven days after the closing of the Games. The Truce is a revival of the traditional moratorium on armed conflict observed during the ancient Games. For the first time in modern Olympic history, flags with this Olympic Truce symbol were flown during the 1994 Lillehammer Winter Games, and the warring factions in Sarajevo paused to observe the Truce.
Created by Canadian graphic designer Wei Yew, the Olympic Truce is symbolized by a dove of peace against the traditional Olympic flame. The festive “effervescent” confetti making up the flame suggest celebration of the human spirit of all races.
-Greg Durrell
Add comment October 9th, 2009
Design: Michele Champagne
Client: Open City Projects, Toronto
Date: 2007
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Client: The Council of the Haida Nation
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Client: Caisses Desjardins du Québec
Date: 2003 (Original hexagonal logo: 1977)
Anglophones only vaguely familiar with this ubiquitous Quebec institution might be surprised to know that the stylized shape of the Desjardin logo is actually a bee on a honeycomb! In 1932, General Manager Cyrille Vaillancourt chose the honeybee for the association’s emblem due to its “industriousness, efficiency, persistence, and communal behaviour.”
-Michael Greco
Add comment October 1st, 2009
Designer: Cristiana Couceiro for Mother London
Client: Stella Artois
Date: 2009
Wow. We’ve posted Cristiana Couceiro’s work before — and even then we were certainly, well, familiar with her source material. The piece was a part of her personal portoflio, and we wrote it off as a collage/homage to one of Canada’s most recognizable logos. This time, however, it looks as if Couceiro has used the CBC logo for actual client work — for Belgian beer brand Stella Artois.
Now, one could argue that Couceiro is simply using a series of red and yellow concentric circle segments that just happen to look like the CBC logo — were it not for the fact that if you look at the piece we posted in March, you’ll see a definitive slice in the right side of the central circle, creating a ‘C’ (note that the slice is no longer visible in the Stella work). Definitely a dead ringer for Burton Kramer’s iconic ‘exploding pizza’ CBC logo.
Ironically, the Campaign title is “Recyclage De Luxe”, and the message below it reads “Our cans are made of 50% recycled aluminum”. But I can’t seem to find “and our campaign was created using 50% recycled logos” anywhere.
[UPDATED: This campaign was created by Mother London for Stella Artois and has been appearing throughout the London Underground.]
-John Ryan
- filed under absolutely “Not Canadian” –
11 comments September 28th, 2009
Design: Kirsti Wakelin
Client: Rachael Ashe
Date: 2009
2 comments September 28th, 2009
Design: Seven25, Vancouver, BC
Additional Credits: Creative Direction – Isabelle Swiderski, Design – Setareh Shamdani, (Site Programming – Ryan Ilg)
Client: Home For The Games, Vancouver, BC
Date: 2009
Home For The Games is a not-for-profit organization that connects Vancouver homeowners wanting to share their home with out of town visitors during the 2010 Olympics. In exchange, homeowners agree to give 50% of the proceeds to charities fighting homelessness.
Avoiding literal representations, Seven25 opted to convey the spirit of the project (and the games) with a dynamic layered look that includes an embedded heart form. The strong use of circular elements is beautiful and subtly recalls the Olympic rings while abstracting them enough to avoid mimicry (or lawsuits).
-Michael Erdmann
Add comment September 25th, 2009
Design: Gottschalk & Ash, Toronto, ON
Client: Ontario Lottery and Gaming Corporation
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7 comments September 22nd, 2009
