LIONS GATE TIMES

July, 1971

11

Progress Issue"

David W -a tson of West Van
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dei5igns Cap College symbol
Capilano College at last has
its own symbol.
The symbol, embodying the
letters "CC", has a disti-nct
Indian motif to it. Designer was
West Vancouver graphic artist
David Watson.
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The college has also adopted
dark blue arid light blue as its,
colors.
The symbol was one of a
series submitted to the college
·cabinet by Watson after discus. __sion with students and faculty.
The series was even displayetl ·
in Park Royal for a· short time
to get public reaction.
"We believe that we have ·
·now come up with a distinctive
symbol that appeals to every- the college should get away
body," said Principal A. H. from a complete Indian theme
in its symbol, but we wanted
Glenesk.
The college has been in search to retain some reference to it,"
of a symbol since it first opened Gle-nesk said. "Our new symbol
· in September, 196~. .Various con• . does this quite effectively."
~ tests have - been~ h'eld- · arnong
Wat.son . said Hie -character ' of
students but none produced· a Capilano College "is best sumdesign that had any wide ac- med up as young, progressive
ceptance. I'll the meantime, the and dynamic in its outlook.
college has used a number of
"With this in mind, we tried
different Indian motifs as sym- to symbolize these features in
bols, including a thunderbird the simplest possible way, to
create a crest or symbol that
and a whale's hea.d.
"It was generally agreed that would not only have strong

shape identification, but in some
wa.Y characterize the institution.
" A place of learning, with an
Indian name and located by the
sea were the features that we
decided. to work on. These were
coV:efed,-·we 'felt, by using· the
general shape of the feather
formation from the Indian thunderbird design.
"The space i'nside the C's we
formed into book silhouettes.
The dark and light blue color
scheme was intended to represent the sea ·and the sky."