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Canada 150 Flags

Overview
Canada 150 Flags

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Overview

In 2017, Canada celebrates its 150 anniversary.

The former site at https://150alliance.ca/150alliancecentral/about (now defunct) states:

"The 150th anniversary of Canada, also known as the 150th anniversary of Confederation and promoted by the Canadian government as "Canada 150", occurs in 2017 (exactly on July 1) as Canada marks the sesquicentennial anniversary of Canadian Confederation, the process by which the British colonies of Canada, Nova Scotia, and New Brunswick were united into one Dominion of Canada on July 1, 1867.

"The Canada 150 logo is a stylized maple leaf made up of multi-coloured diamond shapes, designed in 2015 by Ariana Cuvin, a then-19-year-old student in the University of Waterloo's "Global Business and Digital Arts" program. The winning design was chosen from 302 entries (http://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/canada-150-logo-called-confusing-by-centennial-logo-creator-1.3154959) in a contest for students—a move criticized by the Graphic Designers of Canada."
Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/150th_anniversary_of_Canada

"The winner of the contest received a $5,000 prize" (source: http://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/canada-150-logo-called-confusing-by-centennial-logo-creator-1.3154959)

The winning design is proposal #26 (all finalist proposals are seen at https://www.documentcloud.org/documents/2167195-canada-150-logos.html). The description of the logo by its designer is as follows: "The maple leaf is the nation's most iconic symbol, and I used subtle design choices to represent Canada and its Confederation. The base of the leaf is made up of 4 diamonds (diamonds are celebratory gems), with nine more expanding outwards from them, meant to represent the four provinces that formed the Confederacy in 1867 eventually growing to the 13 provinces and territories. The repeated shape is meant to create a sense of unity, and the 13 shapes forming the leaf represents our togetherness as a country. In the colored iterations, the center 4 diamonds are similar in color. From left to right, similar colors are used in a row if more than one joined Canada in the same year. The multi-colored iteration gives a feeling of diversity while the red one shows pride and unity".

Some further links:
Contest results: http://canada.pch.gc.ca/eng/1469537603125 (held by the Canada 150 Federal Secretariat at the Department of Canadian Heritage)
Typeface: http://canada.pch.gc.ca/eng/1469545358960
Use: http://canada.pch.gc.ca/eng/1469543959157
Esteban Rivera, 4 April 2017

Flag images, and related on-line article link, information about Canada's 150th. anniversary logo and its designer, can be found at http://canada.pch.gc.ca/eng/1469537603125 (logo design), and http://canada.pch.gc.ca/eng/1469547099100 (Ariana Mari Cuvin - logo designer).
Ralph Bartlett, 4 April 2017

Canada 150 Flags

image by Zachary Harden, 4 April 2017

image by Zachary Harden, 4 April 2017

I found a tender notice from the Public Works and Government Services Canada (PWGSC) requesting four different types of flying flags. For these flags, a white outline of the logo and the text was requested to be made. For the flags, the backgrounds were either Red (186 C Pantone), Dark Purple (668 C), Light Purple (234 C) or Teal (7459 C). The text is either the Helvetica style font (Light, Regular or Bold), or the Arial style font (Regular or Bold) was requested. I found another tender that asks for Tyvek handheld flags to be made that it shows a white flag with the full color logo but below the text "Canada 150", it has the years of Confederation (1867-2017) in the same font. The ink requested is below:

1. RGB: 43/57/144 CMYK: 100/95/5/0 Pantone 2112C
2. RGB: 255/242/0 CMYK: 0/0/100/0 Pantone Process Yellow C
3. RGB: 247/148/29 CMYK: 0/50/100/0 Pantone 138C
4. RGB: 236/0/140 CMYK: 0/100/0/0 Pantone Process Magenta C
5. RGB: 0/174/239 CMYK: 100/0/0/0 Pantone Process Cyan C
6. RGB: 241/90/41 CMYK: 0/80/95/0 Pantone 173C
7. RGB: 239/65/54 CMYK: 0/90/85/0 Pantone 180C
8. RGB: 146/39/143 CMYK: 50/100/0/0 Pantone 7656C
9. RGB: 57/181/74 CMYK: 75/0/100/0 Pantone 361C
10. RGB: 102/45/145 CMYK: 75/100/0/0 Pantone 526C
11. RGB: 141/198/63 CMYK:50/0/100/0 Pantone 376C

Zachary Harden, 4 April 2017

image by Zachary Harden, 4 April 2017