Design Canada

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| name = Design Canada

| image = Design-Canada Poster 27x39.jpg

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| director = Greg Durrell

| producer = Jessica Edwards

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| starring =

| music = Mark Lazeski
Mike Rocha
Ben Hulse

| cinematography = Ben Johnson
Chris Romeike

| editing = Bo Mehrad

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| released = {{Film date|2018}}

| runtime = 74 minutes

| country = Canada

| language = English

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Design Canada is a 2018 Canadian documentary film by Vancouver-based designer Greg Durrell{{cite news|url=http://www.sadmag.ca/blog/2017/3/26/in-conversation-with-greg-durrell|title=Becca Clarkson In Conversation with Greg Durrell|publisher=SAD|date=March 26, 2017|accessdate=July 25, 2018}}{{cite news|url=https://www.straight.com/movies/1099056/design-canada-director-greg-durrell-delves-nations-psyche|author=Doug Sarti|title=Design Canada director Greg Durrell delves into a nation's psyche|website=Straight|date=July 5, 2018|accessdate=July 25, 2018}} and produced by Greg Durrell of Hulse&Durrell, Vancouver; and Jessica Edwards and Gary Hustwit of Film First in Brooklyn, New York.{{Cite web |url=http://thecinematheque.ca/design-canada |title=cinematheque: Design Canada page |access-date=2018-07-25 |archive-date=2018-08-03 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180803201134/http://thecinematheque.ca/design-canada |url-status=dead }}{{cite web|url=https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1002969621/design-canada|title=Design Canada|website=Kickstarter|date=21 December 2018 }}{{cite news|url=https://www.azuremagazine.com/article/design-canada-documentary/|author=Erin Donnelli|title=The Design Canada Documentary is Out Now|publisher=Azure magazine|date=June 19, 2018|accessdate=July 25, 2018}}{{cite news|url=http://www.cbc.ca/arts/it-s-the-untold-story-of-the-images-that-shaped-canada-s-identity-and-it-s-not-just-for-design-nerds-1.4013598|author=Leah Collins|title=It's the untold story of the images that shaped Canada's identity — and it's not just for design nerds|publisher=CBC|date=March 7, 2018|accessdate=July 25, 2018}}{{Cite web |url=https://www.madebyfolk.com/showcase/design-canada/ |title=Made By Folk: Design Canada by Greg Durrell, Jessica Edwards, Gary Hustwitt |access-date=2018-07-25 |archive-date=2018-07-25 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180725183941/https://www.madebyfolk.com/showcase/design-canada/ |url-status=dead }} The film recounts the untold story of graphics{{cite news|url=http://strategyonline.ca/2017/06/05/designing-a-nation/|author=Mark Burgess|title=Designing a nation - Greg Durrell's upcoming documentary records the overlooked history of Canadian design's golden age|website=StrategyOnline|date=June 5, 2017|accessdate=July 25, 2018}}{{cite news|url=https://www.fastcompany.com/90167214/first-look-at-the-documentary-on-canadas-unsung-design|author=Mark Wilson|title=First Look At The Documentary On Canada's Unsung Design|publisher=FastCompany|date=April 9, 2018|accessdate=July 25, 2018}}{{cite news|url=https://www.designweek.co.uk/issues/27-february-5-march-2017/design-canada-documentary-reporting-nations-design-story/|author=Aimée McLaughlin|title=Design Canada: the documentary exploring a nation's design story|website=Design Week|date=Feb 28, 2018|accessdate=July 25, 2018}} that "shaped Canada's identity"{{cite news|url=https://ici.radio-canada.ca/nouvelle/1109312/design-canada-documentaire-identite-cinema-greg-durrell|title=L'influence du graphisme sur l'identité du Canada au centre d'un documentaire|website=Radio-Canada|date=June 26, 2018|accessdate=July 25, 2018}}{{cite news|url=https://www.itsnicethat.com/news/design-canada-documentary-kickstarter-010317|author=Lucy Bourton|title=Canada's untold design history to be celebrated in Design Canada documentary|website=It's Nice That.com|date=March 1, 2017|accessdate=July 25, 2018}}{{cite news|url=http://povmagazine.com/articles/view/review-design-canada|author=Patrick Mullen|title=Review: 'Design Canada' - Take stock of Canada's "brand identity"|publisher=POV - Point of View magazine|date=June 22, 2018|accessdate=July 25, 2018}} and iconography{{Cite news|url=https://nationalpost.com/entertainment/movies/design-canada-is-a-rather-nifty-look-at-the-country-through-iconography|author=Chris Knight|title=Design Canada is a rather nifty look at the country through iconography - You learn the best designs can look so natural we forget they even had to be invented|website=National Post|date=June 20, 2018|accessdate=July 25, 2018}}{{cite news|url=https://www.hilltimes.com/2018/06/28/canadas-iconic-images-product-politics-post-war-era/149647|author=Beatrice Paez|title=Why a Vancouver designer made a film about Canada's iconic images, products of politics in post-war era|publisher=The Hill Times|date=June 28, 2018|accessdate=July 25, 2018}} that "defined modern Canada";{{cite news|url=https://www.infopresse.com/article/2018/6/28/design-canada-documentaire-greg-durrell-cinema-du-parc|author=Catherine Martellini|title=Design Canada ou comment le design peut unifier un pays|website=InfoPresse|date=June 28, 2018|accessdate=July 25, 2018|language=fr}}{{cite news|url=http://www.typeroom.eu/article/design-canada-immigration-inspiration-and-nation-s-identity|title=Design Canada. Immigration, inspiration and a nation's identity|publisher=Typeroom.eu|date=March 15, 2017|accessdate=July 25, 2018}} these include the design of the Canadian flag and the Centennial symbol of Canada, the Canada wordmark, icons for National Film Board (NFB), Canadian Broadcasting Corporation (CBC), CN Rail, Air Canada, no name brand, the Roots beaver, Montreal Expos and the 1976 Summer Olympics.{{cite web|url=https://www.theglobeandmail.com/canada/british-columbia/article-documentary-design-canada-explores-nations-history-of-iconic-symbols/|author=Ian Bailey|title=Documentary Design Canada explores nation's history of iconic symbols|website=The Globe and Mail|date=July 4, 2018|accessdate=July 25, 2018}}{{cite news|url=https://www.thegate.ca/film/034396/review-design-canada/|author=Andrew Parker|title=Design Canada - Review|website=The Gate|date=June 20, 2018|accessdate=July 25, 2018}} It explores works of a number of Canadian graphic designers in this domain.{{Cite magazine|url=https://www.wired.com/2017/03/surprising-history-canadas-iconic-designs/|first=Elizabeth |last=Stinson |date=March 1, 2017 |title=The Surprising History of Canada's Most Iconic Designs|magazine=WIRED|access-date=2018-07-25|language=en-US}}{{cite news|url=https://www.theglobeandmail.com/life/home-and-garden/design/vancouver-designer-to-celebrate-canadian-creativity-in-new-documentary/article34234072/|author=Dave McGinn|title=A Canadian celebration of homegrown design Vancouver designer Greg Durrell's new documentary aims to celebrate one woefully underrepresented area of Canadian creativity|website=The Globe and Mail|date=November 12, 2017|accessdate=July 25, 2018}}