Past Icograda VP Receives the Highest Honour of Ontario

published Feb 18, 2008
Past Icograda VP Receives the Highest Honour of Ontario
Albert Ng, a Canadian widely regarded as the father of graphic design accreditation in North America, was one of 27 recipients recently invested in the Order of Ontario by the Honourable David Onley, Lieutenant Governor of Ontario.

The Order of Ontario, the province's highest and most prestigious honour, is awarded to Ontarians for outstanding achievement and excellence in any field.

The men and women invested in The Order are representative of the best of Ontario's caring and diverse society and stand as shining examples for us all.

Their lives have benefited society in Ontario and elsewhere.

Albert Ng is indeed such a remarkable and outstanding individual.

For more than two decades he devoted himself to raising the standards and the profile of Canada's graphic design profession.

What has transpired from his profound commitment to this design discipline, together with his astute leadership and unwavering vision, is a lasting gift of innovative collaboration and outstanding achievement.

Albert's aspirations for the profession came to fruition only after many years of dedicated work.

He saw what the profession lacked and set out to remedy the situation, even when told the challenges would be impossible to overcome.

Undeterred, he persisted in his pursuit of professional recognition and convinced other designers to lend their support to his accreditation plan.