The posters feature the places the legendary Canadian rock band sang.
It’s been 40 years since the Tragically Hip formed, and their legacy is still being celebrated.
The legendary band was founded in 1984, in Kingston, Ont. Over the years, they rose to be one of Canada’s most popular bands, often writing songs referencing the event, the culture and, more importantly, the Canadian event.
Now two Vancouver designers are launching eight posters based on the band’s songs, making it official with the Tragically Hip. Seven are of specific spots while the eighth is a general travel poster that appears to feature the Lions Gate Bridge.
John Belisle and Adam Rogers they are a couple of local designers who have worked with the Hip in the past; they designed a poster for the band’s last shows in Vancouver featuring a seaplane and the Lions Gate Bridge.
Last year, the pair designed the eight posters as a project with Mitchell Press as a way to showcase a new print.
“After our initial launch, The Tragically Hip wanted to use the project to celebrate their 40th anniversary,” says Belisle in an Instagram post. “The project launched this week on the Hip’s gift shop”.
The couple was offered the chance to be creative with few limitations and inspired by old travel posters, Belisle says in a press release from Kwantlan Polytechnic University where he is a professor.
The posters feature:
- Bobcaygeon, Ont. from the song “Bobcaygeon”
- Isle aux Morts, NL from the song “The Dire Wolf”
- Churchill, Man. from the song “Thompson Girl”
- Algonquin Park, Ont. from the song “Three Pistols”
- Golden, BC from “The Luxury”
- Saskatoon, Sask. from the song “Wheat Kings”
- Brandon, man. from the song “100th Meridian”
