By accomplishments or influence. Since 1960 the organization has awarded Fellowship to those who have made a major contribution to the organization or the design communications industry.

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Carl Dair

Realizing that no typeface had been designed in Canada since James Evans’ Cree syllabary of 1840,...

Rod McDonald

Since beginning his career as a lettering artist in the early 1970s, Rod McDonald’s work as a...

Fritz Gottschalk

A leading exponent and proponent of Swiss graphic design and the International Style, Fritz...

Stuart Ash

Stuart Ash was born in Hamilton, Ontario, in 1942. The son of a banker, he soon found his love of...

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Andrea Tétrault

Andrea is a partner at Tétro, a graphic design agency in Winnipeg she founded with her husband Paul...

Paul Tétrault

Paul is a dedicated and accomplished professional who takes great pride in his heritage as a Red...

Jim Rimmer

A master typographer in both lead and pixel, Jim has conveyed his love of the craft aspect of our...

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Robert L. Peters

Robert was named a Fellow in recognition for his work in professional development and international...

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Amanda Schutz

Amanda Schutz was born in small-town Alberta to two loving, hard-working, sensible parents, and she...

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Blair Thomson

Blair Thomson is the Founder and Creative Director of design practice, Believe in. He is also an...

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Marian Bantjes

Marian Bantjes is a designer, typographer, writer and illustrator working internationally from her...

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Bruce Mau

Bruce Mau was born in 1959 in Pembroke, Ontario, and grew up on a farm in a remote area outside the...

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Greg Durrell

Greg Durrell was born in 1983 in Toronto, Ontario. He is co-founder of Hulse & Durrell, a...

Dick Kouwenhoven

Hailing from the historic city of Delft in the Netherland, Dick was the ninth child in a vibrant...

Denise Saulnier

Denise was born in 1952 in the French-Acadian region of Clare in southwestern Nova Scotia. It was...

Tiit Telmet

Tiit was born in Estonia in 1942. His family escaped the Russian occupation of Estonia in 1944 and...

Maria Kennedy

Maria Kennedy is celebrated as an inspirational and transformative force within Vancouver’s Design...

Mark Busse

Mark was one hell of a Chapter President, he pushed and inspired every executive and member to bring...

Michael Maynard

Michael Maynard was born 1951, in Southampton England. In 1956 his father, Stanley Maynard,...

Allan Fleming

Allan Fleming was barely 30 when he was recruited to come up with a fresh new logo for CN. Yet the...