Talk:GSM Project

I believe this article in fact does fulfill the criteria for significance. gsmprjct°, as explained at the beginning of the history section, was one of the first design offices in Canada. For those who know about design in Canada, they were pioneers at a time when Canadian design was virtually non-existent and companies were reluctant to invest in it, preferring to rely on British or American design, not always adapted to the Canadian environment. Were it not for gsmprjct° and the efforts of Jacques Guillon, Montreal's metro system would be of French design, the thematic exhibitions at Expo '67, the Canadian event of the decade, would have been created by British designers. In addition to this, gsmprjct's influence on North American museology is undeniable. As mentioned in the text, the first multimedia shows in a museum setting was designed by gsmprjct°, a concept that has been adopted by many museums today. "Memories" was also a break-through, and is at the source of the high level of interactivity in North American museums today. If this significance, however, does not seem to be conveyed in the article, then I would appreciate any suggestions or edits that would help.

Audrey Mayrand (talk) 18:23, 20 August 2010 (UTC)
 * Hi, Audrey Mayrand, you should add references from reliable, third-party sources or otherwise indicate notability. Thanks, Baffle gab1978 (talk) 21:23, 20 August 2010 (UTC)

I have replaced the reference to gsmprjct’s official page with two third party sources, Canadian Architect’s official website as well as the Society of Graphic Designers of Canada’s official website. All the sources are now third-party sources. I also replaced a slighlty dubious web source (a blog) for the City of Montréal’s official website. All of the 6 web sources are now on official websites (Grafika, Les Affaires, Canadian Architect, Radio-Canada and the City of Montreal). Thanks for the tip.

As for reliability of the other sources, 6 of them are newspaper articles, 5 in print and 1 published online on Radio-Canada’s official site. 5 more are articles published in magazines. I’d like to attract particular attention to reference #4, «L’homme du mois: Jacques Guillon, un pionnier du design.» Revue Commerce, mai 1983, no.5. The title alone is a testament to the significance of the subject, as it translates as «The man of the month: Jacques Guillon, a pioneer of design». This 4-page article discusses the company’s history, significant works, and philosophy of practice, and was part of a 7-page special on design. Another important source is references #9-11, articles from a special section of «Intérieurs» magazine, dedicated to the firm’s history and many projects. Finally, reference #6 (GOTLIEB, Rachel and Cora GOLDEN. 2001. Design In Canada Since 1945: Fifty Years from Teakettles to Task Chairs. Toronto: Alfred A. Knopf Canada, 277 p.), a coffee-table book covering the vaste topic of design in Canada, features an article on the company and discusses Jacques Guillon’s importance in the attribution of design projects for Expo ’67 to Canadian designers. I agree that more sources would contribute to the credibility of any article. I do, however, feel that this is a relatively well-documented article. Audrey Mayrand (talk) 16:03, 24 August 2010 (UTC)

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