The four Cooper & Beatty trademarks
Logo
Cooper & Beatty, Limited
Uknown, Carl Dair, Allan R. Fleming, Anthony (Tony) Mann, 1927
ARTISTS & DESIGNERS
Carl Dair, 1912–67
Typographer
Toronto, ONMontreal, PQ
Carl Dair wrote extensively on type. His best-selling book Design with Type was published in two editions. He also designed Canada’s first Latin textface, Cartier, released in 1967.
Artifacts
Blueprint for a skilled job in the construction industry
Booklet
Department of Labour, Ottawa
Carl Dair, 1945
Type & Paper
A handbook of contemporary type on contemporary paper
Booklet
The E.B. Eddy Company
Carl Dair, 1946
Industrial Democracy at Work
Booklet
Industrial Production Co-operation Board
Carl Dair, 1946
Design for Printing
A guide to typographic design
Booklet
The E.B. Eddy Company
Carl Dair, 1947
Typography can be creative
A discussion of design trends in Canadian printing
Article
Carl Dair, 1948
Type Talks
A handbook of typography
Booklet
The E.B. Eddy Company
Carl Dair, 1948
The printed selling message
Advertisement
The E.B. Eddy Company
Carl Dair, 1949
Creative Designers
Advertisement
Eveleigh-Dair Studio
Carl Dair, 1949
Canadian Skill
Advertisement
The E.B. Eddy Company
Carl Dair, 1949
Holographic letter from Carl Dair to Jack Trevett, President of Cooper & Beatty
Document
Carl Dair, 1951
Design with Type
Book
Pellegrini & Cudahy, New York. Published simultaneously in Canada by George J. McLeod, Ltd, Toronto
Carl Dair, 1952
Fine Typography
Advertisement
Cooper & Beatty, Limited
Carl Dair, 1952
Type … on metal or film …
Advertisement
Cooper & Beatty, Limited
Carl Dair, 1953
Spacing
Booklet
The E.B. Eddy Company
Carl Dair, 1954
Typographic Signs Spot Ads
Advertisement
Cooper & Beatty, Limited
Carl Dair, 1954
The Art of the Printer
Booklet
The E.B. Eddy Company
Carl Dair, 1956
Charter of the United Nations
Flyer
Carl Dair, 1962
A Typographic Quest, Book 1
Booklet
West Virginia Pulp and Paper Company
Carl Dair, 1964
A Typographic Quest, Book 2, 'Display Types'
Booklet
West Virginia Pulp and Paper Company
Carl Dair, 1965
A Typographic Quest, Book 3, 'Type to be Read'
Booklet
West Virginia Pulp and Paper Company
Carl Dair, 1965
A Typographic Quest, Book 4, 'The Organization of Space'
Booklet
West Virginia Pulp and Paper Company
Carl Dair, 1966
A Typographic Quest, Book 5, 'Typographic Contrast'
Booklet
West Virginia Pulp and Paper Company
Carl Dair, 1967
Design with Type, Second Edition
Book
University of Toronto Press (UTP)
Carl Dair, 1967
Cartier Roman & Italic
Final unit values to be used for each character
Type Specimens
Mono Lino Typesetting Company Limited
Carl Dair, 1967
A Typographic Quest, Book 6, ‘etcetera’
Booklet
West Virginia Pulp and Paper Company
Carl Dair, 1968
Title: Curabitur blandit tempus porttitor
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