So here’s the take: I have come across these two versions and would love to figure out which is the fake and which is original. I have no leads, have no idea if either were actually used and have no clue who may have done it (Although I hope that it is Burton Kramer). Anyone out there have an answer?
-Todd Falkowsky
Do we know who did version two and why? I am curious if it is like the Toronto Unlimited work (which had a strong root in the London Unlimited Campaign).
3.
jennyy | December 18th, 2007 at 16:09
I’m willing to bet good money that the Air Canada one is fake — and ripped directly from that very same image of the El Al one. Notice the wonky registration in the yellow and green of the lower wing, the much lower positioning of the AC logo, and the colour shift in the pink stripe and blue background (yellow filter?).
4.
Jean C. | December 18th, 2007 at 22:02
The logo of Air Canada seems to be an old one. 1970s or 1980s. Am I right?
Maybe they changed (again!) their logo typography recently… I don’t know…
5.
Jeff | December 21st, 2007 at 07:11
I think Kevan Dancer has got something to do with this AKA Evan Wood
6.
Francois-B. Tremblay | January 15th, 2008 at 10:36
I just spoke with Ilan Reisinger. After consulting his father on the subject, they are saying that the Air Canada version would be a copy of Dans Reisinger’s work.
In fact, they seem to be surprised that a 30 year old project makes a fuss on some Canadian design blogs.
Here is an email from M. Reisinger :
Dear Francois
I was not aware of the existence or the appropriation of my EL AL poster by Air Canada.
Of course there is no way i would sell the rights to any other airline, I am in possession of a printed copy of this poster.
Have you seen or have a copy of the Air Canada version? Do you know if it was actually printed / used by Air Canada?
Waiting for your answer and thank you for sending me the information
Dan Reisinger
____
If anyone have info on the Air Canada version (date of publication, anything), please send it to me at francoisb@bonmelon.com. I’ll send the info back to M. Reisinger.
Thanks !
7.
ET | February 5th, 2008 at 19:09
anybody bother to read the FILE NAME, while hovering the mouse pointer over the pic?!
no?
i figured this one’s a JOKE!
ET,
I wouldn’t read too much into that… we named the files ourselves.
We know that the El-Al version is the original, but the question still remains about the Air Canada version: who’s responsible, was it actually used, etc.
-ME
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slap | April 16th, 2009 at 10:19
It appears as if the guys who did the Canadian version are being called out for ripping off other designers as well.
i made the air canada version ages ago and put it on my myspace as a kind of image mash-up, just for fun. i had no idea it would create such a commotion. apparently someone at ISO 50 was using my myspace as their own personal image source (without any credit or reference of course) back in the day, posting tonnes of things i’d found as if it were their own discoveries. which i guess i can’t get too upset about since i am not the author of most of the images (though i did clean them up in photoshop somewhat.) i did not have access to the original designer’s name at the time, but nor did i claim this to be my own work or use it in any personal portfolio. it was more of a mischievous graphic design intervention than an attempt to plagiarize.
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1. Michael Erdmann | December 18th, 2007 at 10:32
Actually… we already know that this isn’t Canadian:
This comment below is taken from http://blog.iso50.com/?p=146
Joe Kral Says:
October 11th, 2007 at 9:24 am
This was designed by Dan Reisinger – http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dan_Reisinger – Featured in an old issue of Graphis magazine – http://www.flickr.com/photos/insect54/1355170210/
Too bad… SO nice! I’m curious about the Air Canada version though… I wonder if Dan Reisinger did this himself or if someone was just being lazy.
-ME
2. admin | December 18th, 2007 at 12:15
Do we know who did version two and why? I am curious if it is like the Toronto Unlimited work (which had a strong root in the London Unlimited Campaign).
3. jennyy | December 18th, 2007 at 16:09
I’m willing to bet good money that the Air Canada one is fake — and ripped directly from that very same image of the El Al one. Notice the wonky registration in the yellow and green of the lower wing, the much lower positioning of the AC logo, and the colour shift in the pink stripe and blue background (yellow filter?).
4. Jean C. | December 18th, 2007 at 22:02
The logo of Air Canada seems to be an old one. 1970s or 1980s. Am I right?
Maybe they changed (again!) their logo typography recently… I don’t know…
5. Jeff | December 21st, 2007 at 07:11
I think Kevan Dancer has got something to do with this AKA Evan Wood
6. Francois-B. Tremblay | January 15th, 2008 at 10:36
I just spoke with Ilan Reisinger. After consulting his father on the subject, they are saying that the Air Canada version would be a copy of Dans Reisinger’s work.
In fact, they seem to be surprised that a 30 year old project makes a fuss on some Canadian design blogs.
Here is an email from M. Reisinger :
Dear Francois
I was not aware of the existence or the appropriation of my EL AL poster by Air Canada.
Of course there is no way i would sell the rights to any other airline, I am in possession of a printed copy of this poster.
Have you seen or have a copy of the Air Canada version? Do you know if it was actually printed / used by Air Canada?
Waiting for your answer and thank you for sending me the information
Dan Reisinger
____
If anyone have info on the Air Canada version (date of publication, anything), please send it to me at francoisb@bonmelon.com. I’ll send the info back to M. Reisinger.
Thanks !
7. ET | February 5th, 2008 at 19:09
anybody bother to read the FILE NAME, while hovering the mouse pointer over the pic?!
no?
i figured this one’s a JOKE!
8. admin | February 5th, 2008 at 19:16
ET,
I wouldn’t read too much into that… we named the files ourselves.
We know that the El-Al version is the original, but the question still remains about the Air Canada version: who’s responsible, was it actually used, etc.
-ME
9. slap | April 16th, 2009 at 10:19
It appears as if the guys who did the Canadian version are being called out for ripping off other designers as well.
http://www.gigposters.com/forums/anything-goes/70951-design-thieves.html
10. JC | July 27th, 2010 at 10:38
i made the air canada version ages ago and put it on my myspace as a kind of image mash-up, just for fun. i had no idea it would create such a commotion. apparently someone at ISO 50 was using my myspace as their own personal image source (without any credit or reference of course) back in the day, posting tonnes of things i’d found as if it were their own discoveries. which i guess i can’t get too upset about since i am not the author of most of the images (though i did clean them up in photoshop somewhat.) i did not have access to the original designer’s name at the time, but nor did i claim this to be my own work or use it in any personal portfolio. it was more of a mischievous graphic design intervention than an attempt to plagiarize.
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