Anthony Mann

Anthony (Tony) Mann (18 October 1927 – 19 April 2013) was a British-Canadian designer (industrial, exhibition, and graphic) and educator. Mann was an exponent of the modernist International Typographic Style and helped found the Design Program at the Nova Scotia College of Art and Design. He was also an environmentalist and avid toy-maker. and envelopes. The head of the firm, Jack Trevett, demanded that Mann's logo be redesigned in an historicist fashion more consistent with the British typographic tradition than the International Typographic Style, and Mann reluctantly agreed.

Mann also played a role in the selection of the official logo of the 1967 Canadian Centennial Celebration. The choice of an appointed panel of five judges headed by designer Frank Davies in an open competition was rejected by Centennial Commissioner John Fisher. Fisher was unhappy with the judges' selection due to its resemblance to an existing commercial trademark and approached Cooper & Beatty to lead a new effort. C&B drafted a brief on recommended requirements for a Centennial logo that was accepted by the Commission. Mann then approached the Ottawa-based design firm Paul Arthur+Associates to collaborate on the effort. Jointly, they chose two designs to present to the commission for approval: one by Cooper & Beatty's own Stuart Ash, that had already been awarded Fourth Prize by the Davies-led panel and another by Paul Arthur+Associates's Gerhard Doerrié. The commission selected Ash's design to be the Centennial emblem.

In 1967, Mann was invited to co-found the Design Program at the Nova Scotia College of Art and Design (NSCAD), and taught there full-time from 1967 to 1976. There he also helped found the Environmental Design Program.

Later life In retirement, Mann took up residence in Devon, England. There he focused on making toys and automata and engaged in advocacy work with the Devon Guild of Craftsmen.

"He was drawn to a functionalist tradition linking Modern Swiss and German design with the International Style." 1963 entry in the joint Canadian Art and Weekend/Perspectives magazine contest to design a national flag for Canada was awarded Honorable Mention 1964 redesign of Cooper and Beatty's identity system, including logo

Membership and honors Society of Typographic Designers of Canada (TDC), Member Design Professionals of Canada (DesCan), Fellow Devon Guild of Craftsman, Honorary member British Toymakers Guild, Honorary member