Trademark: TM88
Title: Prices and Incomes Commission
Year: 1969
Designer: Rolf Harder
Studio: Design Collaborative
Client: Prices and Incomes Commission
Sector: Government body
Title: Prices and Incomes Commission
Year: 1969
Designer: Rolf Harder
Studio: Design Collaborative
Client: Prices and Incomes Commission
Sector: Government body
The Prices and Incomes Commission, established by the Government of Canada in 1969 through Order in Council, was an advisory body without executive power tasked with investigating the causes and effects of inflation and recommending ways to achieve price stability in collaboration with governments, employers, unions, and other stakeholders.
Designed by Rolf Harder, the logo integrates a central dollar sign within a circular frame, with dynamic lines radiating toward it. The effect suggests movement and energy — like a spiral in motion — while also evoking the metaphor of keeping money from flowing needlessly away.