Gallery: The Surprising History of Canada’s Most Iconic Designs
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*Design Canada* is a new documentary from Greg Durrell that looks at the history of Canada through the lens of graphic design.
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The film follows a handful of Canadian designers who came up in the '50s, '60s, and '70s like Burton Kramer, pictured here.
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Kramer was the designer behind the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation's iconic logo.
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The logo was a bold example of modernist design, the C in the middle emanating out to the people watching the broadcasts.
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The introduction of modernist design can be traced to the Canadian National Railway, which has used this slick CN logo since 1959.
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The minimalist maple leaf flag replaced the Union Jack in 1965.
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Georges Huel's logo for the 1976 Montreal Olympics is another iconic modernist design.
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Ernst Roch designed this poster in 1979 to protest the secession of Quebec.
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Swiss designer Fritz Gottschalk moved to Montreal where he opened a studio.
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Roch's design for a 1975 immigration brochure.
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