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Human Rights and International Adult Learners Week

AdLKC/UNESCO human rights poster project

David Coates

Artist statement

This poster conveys the vitality of life that learning affords. The idea of the Declaration of Human Rights is conveyed strongly as an historical document through the paper texture and the script font. It is intended to have an anthropological feel while being youthful and vibrant. Coloured dots reinforce basic human rights being ingrained in our human dna.

Biography

Ion energized Vancouver's design scene when it opened its doors for business in 1988. The partners' vision for the company was - and still remains 20 years later - to operate with the highest ethical standards and to remain committed to sustainability, both in their practice and their recommendations to clients. Business partners David Coates and Rod Roodenburg championed a design aesthetic that celebrates clean and simple design and features typographic form. Ion's design vision marries strong visual treatments with vivid and liberal colour usage, together with an overall form that effectively communicates the messaging at the core of each project.

Our work history includes projects completed for a variety of clients, including: multinational organizations; Federal, Provincial, Territorial and Municipal Government agencies and companies in Canada, the US and abroad. Much of our work has garnered the attention of industry peers through awards and recognition, and through this notoriety, Ion has been featured in Communication Arts, Print, How, Step By Step, Applied Arts, Shanghai Design and Design Edge Canada Magazines. In 2006 Ion was selected by Canada Post to design a commemorative stamp marking the 50th Anniversary of the Society of Graphic Designers of Canada (GDC).

Print Instructions

This poster is intended to be printed CMYK, full bleed, 594x841 mm, and has also been provided in 594x917 mm format with white space at the bottom for personalization. The poster may be scaled, but we recommend no smaller than 18x24" format to ensure legibility. We recommend an uncoated stock for printing.

Download the poster (PDF, 2.33 MB)

Download the poster (with white space) (PDF, 2.33 MB)

The Adult Learning Knowledge Centre, Community Outreach Initiative, consultation meetings, Atlantic Canada, Aboriginal, African-Canadian, Francophone, immigrants, and learners with disabilities. discussion, conclusions, recommendations, communities Le Centre du savoir sur l’apprentissage chez les adultes, initiative de concertation communautaire, consultation avec cinq communautés, les Autochtones, les Afro-Canadiens, les Francophones, les immigrants, les personnes ayant une déficience, les discussions, les conclusions et les recommandations The Adult Learning Knowledge Centre, in partnership with Canadian Commission for UNESCO, is pleased to launch three posters to commemorate the 60th anniversary of the United Nations’ Universal Declaration of Human Rights. The posters, celebrating the joy, power, and transformative capacity of learning, will usher in International Adult Learners Week, March 2-8, 2009. Le Centre du savoir sur l’apprentissage chez les adultes, en partenariat avec la Commission canadienne pour l'UNESCO, a le plaisir de lancer trois affiches pour souligner le 60e anniversaire de la Déclaration universelle des droits de l’homme adoptée par les Nations Unies. Les affiches, qui font valoir la joie, le pouvoir et la capacité de transformation de l’apprentissage, seront présentées durant la Semaine internationale des apprenants adultes, du 2 au 8 mars 2009.