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Robert L. Peters
Born(1954-05-26)May 26, 1954
Steinbach, Manitoba, Canada
DiedMay 8, 2023(2023-05-08) (aged 68)
Occupation(s)Graphic designer
Educator

Robert L. Peters (May 26, 1954 – May 8, 2023) was a Canadian graphic designer and educator.

Background and personal life

Peters was born on May 26, 1954, in

Second World War, John Peters served Canada as a voluntary conscientious objector. The family moved to Europe in 1957, where Peters schooled bilingually in Frankfurt and Basel. Following a foundation art program in Basel, he graduated from Black Forest Academy (Lörrach), and then attended a year of religious studies at Capernwray Hall in the United Kingdom. He subsequently volunteered with Operation Palmbranch, an African relief mission based in Bavaria
, Germany.

In 1974 Peters immigrated to

passive solar
house on a wooded acreage in Eastern Manitoba.

Peters died after a long battle with cancer on May 8, 2023, at the age of 68.[2]

Professional activities and affiliations

In 1976 Peters co-founded the design studio Circle Design Incorporated (CIRCLE), which received more than 60 awards for design excellence and has, in particular, designed numerous Canadian

postage stamps and first day of issue covers.[3]

From 1984 to 1986, Peters taught Creative Communications at

Hornbaek, Denmark. In 2006, Peters was co-holder of the University of Hartford’s Richard Koopman Distinguished Chair in Visual Arts.[4] During this period Peters's students collaborated with students of Monash University's Russell Kennedy on the "Migrant Immigrant eXchange 2006" (MIX06) project with the aim of encouraging contemporary discourse between Indigenous peoples and non-Indigenous designers/collaborators in Australia and the USA.[5]

Peters served on the executive of the Manitoba Chapter of the Association of Canadian Industrial Designers (ACID/M) before being elected its president in 1984. He was founding president of the Manitoba branch of the

United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) from 2001 to 2005. In 2009, Peters received the Icograda President's Award as recognition of his service to the organisation.[7] In 2013, Peters received the Icograda Achievement Award, the highest recognition granted by Icograda to designers for their contribution to the profession.[8]

In 2000, Peters joined the board of the international humanitarian organization Design for the World (DW),[9] and was appointed a Vice President in 2002. In 2004 he was named an Honorary Member of the Brno Biennale Association. He was a member of the founding executive of the International Design Alliance (IDA) from 2003 to 2005, served as a member of the advisory board of the Design Innovation Institute (Dii)[10] and has acted as a special ambassador on behalf of the Taiwan Design Center. In 2010, Peters was appointed an ambassador for INDIGO (the International Indigenous Design Network).[11]

Selected articles and publications

Peters has been a regular foreign feature contributor to

AIGA Journal. From 2002 to 2006 Peters served as editor of The Graphic Design Journal, published by the Society of Graphic Designers of Canada. Peters was a member of the editorial advisory group of Geez magazine.[13]
In 2009 he began serving on the Applied Arts magazine advisory board regarding design issues.

In 2005, Peters authored the book Worldwide Identity: Inspired Design from Forty Countries (

ISBN 978-1-55383-196-9
) by Vancouver poet Sam W. Reimer.

A podcast interview with Peters by 'Out of the Studio' (OOTS) was released in May, 2016.[14]

Sample works

  • Maxim/Dictum: an in-house manifesto to “work by and live by,” designed at Circle (created in the late 1980s).
    Maxim/Dictum: an in-house manifesto to “work by and live by,” designed at Circle (created in the late 1980s).
  • Poster designed in 2005 to promote alternatives to consumerism as espoused by Buy Nothing Christmas.
    Poster designed in 2005 to promote alternatives to consumerism as espoused by Buy Nothing Christmas.
  • A poster designed to promote a 2004 presentation on the importance of preparing and using written agreements.
    A poster designed to promote a 2004 presentation on the importance of preparing and using written agreements.
  • GDC@50 Poster design, in celebration of the event, GDC Fellows were asked to design a commemorative poster.
    GDC@50 Poster design, in celebration of the event, GDC Fellows were asked to design a commemorative poster.

References

  1. ^ "Solace House". www.solace-house.squarespace.com. Archived from the original on 2018-01-24. Retrieved 2017-11-08.
  2. ^ "In Memoriam: Robert L. Peters (1954–2023)". International Council of Design. Retrieved 18 May 2023.
  3. ^ "Vision Quest" (PDF). Winnipeg Free Press. 13 February 2005. p. D1. Retrieved 24 August 2015.
  4. ^ "Hartford Art School" (PDF). University of Hartford. Retrieved 24 August 2015.
  5. ^ "Mix06". Mix06. Retrieved 24 August 2015.
  6. ^ "GDC | Robert L. Peters, FGDC". www.gdc.design. Retrieved 2017-11-08.
  7. ^ "Icograda honours Pan Gongkai and Robert L. Peters with the 2009 President's Award". Icograda. Retrieved 24 August 2015.
  8. ^ "Achievement Award". Icograda. Retrieved 24 August 2015.
  9. ^ "Design for the World". TreeHugger. Retrieved 2017-11-08.
  10. ^ "Design Innovation". Design Innovation Institute. Retrieved 24 August 2015.
  11. ^ "ICOGRADA INDIGO". Pertubuhan Wakaf Reka Grafik Malaysia. Archived from the original on 2014-05-16.
  12. ^ "¡Cuba Sí! | Communication Arts". Communication Arts. 2006-05-04. Retrieved 2017-11-08.
  13. ^ "Geez Staff". Geez. Retrieved 24 August 2015.
  14. ^ "Robert Peters". Oots. Retrieved 2017-11-08.

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