An excellent essay on Canadian design history can be found in the Sep/Oct 2017 printed issue of form. Design Magazine, including references to our book “Canadian Pacific: Creating a Brand, Building a Nation.”
Essay on Canadian design history
Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung celebrates Pan Am’s 90th birthday
A fantastic full page article honoring Pan Am’s 90th birthday can be found in the printed edition of today’s Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung.
CBC publishes “Brand Canada” video / TV series
Our book “Canadian Pacific: Creating a Brand, Building a Nation” analyzes the impact of the famous transportation company on the image and culture of Canada. The book has now inspired part of a series called “Brand Canada” published by CBC and narrated by our author Prof. Marc Choko.
Pan Am Reunion in Berlin, Germany
During this year’s reunion of former Pan Am employees, Peter Runnette, president of the Pan Am Historical Foundation, presented author Matthias Hühne a set of original lithographs created for Pan Am by artist John T. McCoy in the 1960s. “The spirit of Pan Am could be felt very clearly at this historic reunion. It was a privilege to attend, and this endorsement of my work means very much to me,” said Matthias Hühne.
Monocle magazine recommends “Pan Am: History, Design & Identity”
Positive words about our book “Pan Am: History, Design & Identity” can be found in the May 2017 issue of Monocle magazine.
The New Zealand Herald reviews “Pan Am: History, Design & Identity”
Viva, the lifestyle magazine of the New Zealand Herald, publishes a great review our book “Pan Am: History, Design & Identity” – the first review from New Zealand!
Nuvo magazine reviews “Canadian Pacific: Creating a Brand, Building a Nation”
The Canadian lifestyle magazine Nuvo reviews our book “Canadian Pacific: Creating a Brand, Building a Nation”
VOGUE reviews “Pan Am: History, Design & Identity”
Another excellent review of our book “Pan Am: History, Design & Identity”, this time by VOGUE magazine.
Review from Mexico
We would like to share this review by Mexico’s Roastbrief design publication of our book “Pan Am: History, Design & Identity.
Author Marc Choko received Academic Palms of France
We are pleased to announce that Professor Marc Choko, author of our book “Canadian Pacific: Creating a Brand, Building a Nation” was given a prestigious academic order for his lifetime achievements by the French Republic, the Ordre des Palmes académiques (Order of Academic Palms), a national order of France for distinguished academics and figures in the world of culture and education. Congratulations, Marc, for this well deserved recognition of your work! Here is what UQAM | Université du Québec à Montréal wrote about this event.