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A Toronto of Typography

A map of Toronto, made of words.

It may be a little hard to see in the image above, but that entire map of Toronto, incredibly, is made of words. Different colours and font sizes define the different roadways, neighbourhoods, and landmarks. And the typeface appears to be one in the Toronto Subway series. [UPDATE, 1:57 PM: It's Futura.] It’s the work [...]

Times New Liberal

The Liberal Party’s new logo, courtesy of the Liberal Party of Canada. The Liberal Party of Canada’s national convention in Vancouver this past weekend produced few surprises, with delegates officially crowning Toronto Member of Parliament Michael Ignatieff as leader of the once-mighty red machine. One development that did catch our attention, however, was the unveiling [...]

Urban Planner: November 15, 2008

ART: It’s a big weekend for showcases of Canadian art. After a peek at the new Gehry-fied AGO, head over to MOCCA for the opening reception of “Carte Blanche.” The exhibition is the accompaniment to a new reference book Carte Blanche, Vol. 2: Painting. The book showcases the work of 192 contemporary Canadian painters. Thirty [...]

Sign Language

Signs should communicate quickly, efficiently, and effectively. Traffic signs are standardized, eliminating all guesswork, allowing motorists to glean the required information in as little time as possible, so they can focus on the road. Images further this concept and, when executed properly, relay more information in a fraction of the time. For example, it takes [...]

Monumental Type

In 1980, Toronto’s Polish community—and the general public—got more than it bargained for. Six years previous, the Canadian Polish Congress held a meeting where, among other things, a decision was made to erect a monument in Beaty Boulevard Park (1575 King Street West) to the thousands who died at Katyń forest as part of the [...]