Jim Donoahue (b. 1934)

A graduate of the Ontario College of Art (OCAD), Donoahue began his career in the late 1950s with a brief stint at the National Film Board of Canada. In the early 1960s, he became assistant to Allan Fleming at Cooper & Beatty Ltd., and then moved to a design position for TDF Artists Ltd. He also spent some time as art director and copywriter at MacLaren Advertising. In 1969, he returned to C&B assuming the position of Creative Director, where he produced identities for Global Television and the Eaton Centre among others. He was a partner in the design firm Burns, Cooper, Donoahue, Fleming and Company, and in 1978 opened his own design studio. His logos and symbols, posters and brochures are seen across the country: TSN, Investors Group and Vintner's Quality Alliance are just some of the many marks he has created. Donoahue is a member of the Royal Canadian Academy of the Arts. In 1993, he received the prestigious Les Usherwood Award for lifetime achievement from The Advertising and Design Club of Canada.