Canadian Modern

カナディアン・モダン / 1960s–1970s / Style / Public Design

Canada's public-sector modernism crystallized in the CN mark, Expo 67 and the Federal Identity Program: restrained geometry and bilingual system design as a working example of designing a nation.

Single-stroke geometric marks / Bilingual grids / Unified public-agency style / A restrained palette

Canadian Modern — Expo 67 万国博 1967（CC BY-SA 3.0）Canadian Modern — Expo 67会場（CC BY-SA 4.0）
Expo 67 万国博 1967（CC BY-SA 3.0） ／ Expo 67会場（CC BY-SA 4.0）

Dictionary entry

Best used for
Comparing primary sources and canonical works · Extracting principles that transfer to other media
Type
Observe the letters, signs and scale of reference works
Composition
Extract the one structure that governs gaze and information
Material
Verify the materials and behaviors specific to era, region and process
Caution
Don't reduce it to surface signs. Verify the context of era, region, technology and makers.
Further study
Allan Fleming's CN mark / Expo 67 signage / the Federal Identity Program

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