“Canada Post chose to launch a stamp commemorating the 50th anniversary of the founding of the Society of Graphic Designers of Canada, and the contributions of all Canadian graphic designers to our country’s economy, culture and national identity—50 years of designing Canada,” said art director David Coates, FGDC. “The challenge was to develop a stamp that would communicate the intrinsic nature of graphic design to the general public, and satisfy the demanding eye of thousands of designers across the country and around the world. Our intent was to create an icon that represents the Canadian graphic design community using type as image. The beaver seemed a natural, as it was used on Canada’s very first stamp designed by Sir Sanford Fleming. The typeface Cartier, was originally designed by GDC Fellow Carl Dair as a gift to Canada on its centenary. The GDC logo was designed in 1967 by Jacques Émile Charette. Canada Post issued the stamp August 16, 2006.”