Allan Fleming

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Allan Robb Fleming (1929 – December 31, 1977) was a Canadian graphic designer best known for having created the Canadian National Railway logo.

Born in Toronto, Ontario, he was Vice President and Director of Creative Services at the typographic firm Cooper and Beatty Ltd. when he designed the new CN logo in 1959. In 1962, he became art director for Maclean's magazine. From 1963 to 1968, he was director of creative services at MacLaren Advertising. From 1968 to 1976, he was the chief designer at the University of Toronto Press. He helped co-found, Burns, Cooper, Donoahue, Fleming and Company.

He was the first Fellow of the Society of Graphic Designers of Canada and a member of the Royal Canadian Academy of Arts.

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• A.R. Fleming Collection. National Gallery of Canada.
• CN Logo 1960. Canadian National Railway.
• "Allan Fleming Graphic designer famous for CN's striking logo", The Globe and Mail, January 03, 1978.