Burton Kramer (1932) is a prominent Canadian graphic designer and artist.
Born in New York City. After graduating from Yale University with an MFA in Graphic Design, and a BSc From The Institute of Design, Chicago in Visual Communication, Kramer began working in the late 1950s for Will Burtin, then as Assistant Art Director of "The Architectural Record", for Geigy Chemical and Pharmaceuticals, and then as Art Director at the Erwin Halpern advertising agency in Zurich, Switzerland. He moved to Toronto in late 1965 and his work was prominent at Expo 67, where he designed the map - directory system, among other contributions. His work from this period shows the influence of Op Art. He has pieces featured in the Smithsonian Institution and the Library of Congress. He has archives of his work in the collections of the Royal Ontario Museum, Toronto, and the Vignelli Center at Rochester Institute of Technology.
CBC logo (1974) designed by Burton Kramer
He is well known for designing the distinctive 1974 Canadian Broadcasting Corporation logo, consisting of a stylized letter "C" (for Canada) radiating in all directions, representing broadcasting. In 1966-67, he was Director of Corporate Design for Clairtone, redesigning their logo and many other aspects of their graphic identity.
In late 1967 he founded Kramer Design Associates Limited, a multi-media firm specializing in corporate I.D. Programs, signage systems and print. Kramer was a professor at the Ontario College of Art and Design (part-time faculty) for 21 years, lectured at Universities in Mexico, Canada, the U.S.A. and Switzerland. He has been a member of AGI. Alliance Graphique Internationale and an Academician of the Royal Canadian Academy of Art since 1974. He is listed in Who's Who in American Art, Canadian Who's Who, Who's who in The World, and many others.
Since about 2001, Kramer’s focus has shifted from design to painting. His abstract, geometry-based, lyrical, colorist paintings have been shown regularly in galleries in Europe, Mexico, Colombia, the USA and Canada.
© 2018. All images are copyrighted © by Burton Kramer. The use of any image from this site is prohibited unless prior written permission is obtained.
Born in New York City. After graduating from Yale University with an MFA in Graphic Design, and a BSc From The Institute of Design, Chicago in Visual Communication, Kramer began working in the late 1950s for Will Burtin, then as Assistant Art Director of "The Architectural Record", for Geigy Chemical and Pharmaceuticals, and then as Art Director at the Erwin Halpern advertising agency in Zurich, Switzerland. He moved to Toronto in late 1965 and his work was prominent at Expo 67, where he designed the map - directory system, among other contributions. His work from this period shows the influence of Op Art. He has pieces featured in the Smithsonian Institution and the Library of Congress. He has archives of his work in the collections of the Royal Ontario Museum, Toronto, and the Vignelli Center at Rochester Institute of Technology.
CBC logo (1974) designed by Burton Kramer
He is well known for designing the distinctive 1974 Canadian Broadcasting Corporation logo, consisting of a stylized letter "C" (for Canada) radiating in all directions, representing broadcasting. In 1966-67, he was Director of Corporate Design for Clairtone, redesigning their logo and many other aspects of their graphic identity.
In late 1967 he founded Kramer Design Associates Limited, a multi-media firm specializing in corporate I.D. Programs, signage systems and print. Kramer was a professor at the Ontario College of Art and Design (part-time faculty) for 21 years, lectured at Universities in Mexico, Canada, the U.S.A. and Switzerland. He has been a member of AGI. Alliance Graphique Internationale and an Academician of the Royal Canadian Academy of Art since 1974. He is listed in Who's Who in American Art, Canadian Who's Who, Who's who in The World, and many others.
Since about 2001, Kramer’s focus has shifted from design to painting. His abstract, geometry-based, lyrical, colorist paintings have been shown regularly in galleries in Europe, Mexico, Colombia, the USA and Canada.
© 2018. All images are copyrighted © by Burton Kramer. The use of any image from this site is prohibited unless prior written permission is obtained.
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| 1961, BC Hydro |
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| 1967, Clairtone Sound Corp |
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| 1970-OECA |
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| 1974, CBC Standards |
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| 1975, Reed paper logo |
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| 1985, North American Life mark |
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| Burton Kramer Identities |
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| Burton Kramer Identities |
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| Canadian Broadcasting Corporation standards |
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| Canadian Broadcasting Corporation identity |
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| Canadian Broadcasting Corporation |
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| Hallmark Hotels mark |
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| Studio Magazine Cover Logos |
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| 10th International Sculpture Conference |
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| 1960, Geigy Ad Whitening |
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| 1966, pictograms Expo 67 |
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| 1976, Aid to Writing and Publication |
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| Canada's 28th Parliament |
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| Expo 67 and GDC |
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| Geigy industrial Chemical-Tinuvin P |
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| Northwestern Ontario- A Policy for Development |
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| Stamps |
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| Teachers Guide Series OECA Toronto |
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| 1965 Halpern NY Zurich |
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| 1963-64, New year |
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| 968 New Guinea |
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| 968 Origins Chintz |
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| Events summer 1982 |
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| ROM Minerology |
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| Science Health, Primary Division, teachers' guide |
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| Television Production Workshop |
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| Floodlight Packs |
His paintings
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| All That Jazz #2 |
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| All That Jazz #1 |
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| Beach music |
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| Blue Tube, (#2 of 15) |
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| Cantata #4 |
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| Cirque #3 |
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| Fanfare #6 |
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| Flicker Yellow |
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| Fugue |
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| Hexagons (#2 of 15) |
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| Moog music 5csq2 |
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| Moog music #5d |
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| Moog music #9 |
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| Oasis Detail |
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| Pentagrams (#2 of 15) |
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| Pink Hearts, (#29 of 70) |
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| Radiant |
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| Rondo |
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| Silver Hearts, (#35 of 125) |
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| Summer Sun |
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| TR3 |
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| TTH Series |
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| Vivace |
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