It was Canada Day this past weekend. This may get a little patriotic. Sorry.
Helvetica
A documentary detailing the origin & ubiquity of the typeface Helvetica
amazon.com
Design Canada
A documentary on Canadian design that Jon was able to catch an early screening of
designcanada.com
Canadian Flag
A visual history of the Canadian flag, courtesy of Wikipedia
wikipedia.org
Canada Wordmark
Official guidelines for the Canada wordmark
canada.ca
Massimo Vignelli
“If you can design one thing, you can design everything.”
wikipedia.org
CN Logo
A look back through the identity design of Canadian National Railway
logodesignlove.com
Ontario Logo
The former logo of the Ontario Government
preserve.northernarmy.com
Olympic Logo
Official logo for the 1976 Olympics in Montreal
preserve.northernarmy.com
1972 team Canada hockey jersey
Looking back on the design of the Team Canada hockey jersey, created for the 1972 Summit Series, by John Lloyd
nationalpost.com
Heather Cooper
Designer of the Roots logo, alongside other iconic Canadian logos & illustrations
designedgecanada.com
Rams
A forthcoming documentary exploring the life & work of the legendary, German designer, Dieter Rams
kickstarter.com
Jon Klassen
Canadian author & illustrator who helped fund Design Canada, his book I Want My Hat Back is a favourite in the Edwards’ household
amazon.com
Julie Kraulis
Another Canadian children’s book author & illustrator who has recently made a splash on the watch scene with her incredible, large scale pencil drawings of iconic timepieces
instagram.com
Concepts 5.0 iPad
A sketching app that Chris has been using on his iPad Pro
itunes.apple.com
Patek Desk Clock
An example of one of the many ornate desk clocks produced by Patek Philippe
patek.com