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 Center for the Intellectual Development of Children and Adolescents  -   کانون پرورش فکری کودکان و نوجوانان

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 Center for the Intellectual Development of Children and Adolescents  
 کانون پرورش فکری کودکان و نوجوانان
 Kānoon-e Parvaresh-e Fekri-e Koodakān va Nojavānān

Better known as Kanoon, it is an Iranian institution with a wide range of cultural and artistic activities in the field of mental and cultural development for children and adolescents . The organization was at the center of the vanguard of cultural production in the late 1960s and early 1970s and was the platform through which many of Iran's most regarded artists and filmmakers, launched their careers.

Founded in 1964 Kanoon was originally one of the many cultural initiatives that fell under the cultural and artistic focus of Farah Diba-Pahlavi. Its initial ambitions were educational and social in nature; the program, led by  Lili Amir Arjomand, involved building a network of both permanent and mobile libraries across the country in order to promote culture and literacy. During this period, Kanoon's publishing consisted only of translating and importing western classics. Eventually, Kanoon began producing and publishing its own books and soon after grew to be not just a social organization, but also a prolific producer of a variety of materials for children.

Also Firooz Shirvanloo acted as both co-director and as an informal Art Director for the organization. Eventually the book publishing and illustration led to animation which then led to film, which required posters and very soon Kanoon was producing everything from toys designed by sculptors, to staging theatrical productions, printing LPs of Iranian music, LPs of Western Classical music, LPs of poetry, organizing festivals, and conferences. Many of these materials toured with the traveling libraries.

Within the walls of Kanoon, there was an unprecedented amount of freedom and support provided to the artists involved. Under these circumstances Kanoon turned into a sort of quasi-utopian hub, or incubator or laboratory for an incredible group of artists, many of whom worked across several media (most of the them were were graphic designers and also illustrators who would also experiment with animation or filmmaking .) The output of Kanoon during this era defined  childhood in Iran for an entire generation. Kanoon's books were the books that everybody read and the music that everyone heard.

کانون پرورش فکری کودکان و نوجوانان، سازمان فرهنگی و هنری است که برای بر طرف کردن کمبود آثار و محصولات فرهنگی برای کودکان و نوجوانان در دی‌ماه ۱۳۴۴ به ریاست فرح دیبا (پهلوی) و مدیریت لیلی امیرارجمند فعالیت خود را آغاز کرد.

کانون پرورش فکری کودکان و نوجوانان دارای گسترده‌ترین شبکهٔ کتابخانه های کودکان و نوجوانان است و همچنین از برجسته‌ترین ناشران کتاب‌های کودکان و نوجوانان در ایران به‌شمار می‌رود. کانون همچنین تهیه‌کننده ی, نقاشی متحرک , فیلم, اسباب بازی و سایرکالاهای فرهنگی برای کودکان و نوجوانان هم بوده است.

 

Logo - Center for the Intellectual Development of Children and Adolescents
 
1. The original logo was designed by Mohammad Pouladi in 1966.
2. Mohammad Reza Adnani redesigned the logo in 1968.
3. Mostafa Ouji made more revisions in 1972.

نشانه ی کانون پرورش فکری کودکان و‌نوجوانان

طراح اصلی نشانه ی کانون پرورش فکری کودکان و‌نوجوانان محمد پولادی است. او در سال ۱۳۳۹ به دانشکده هنرهای تزیینی راه یافت. در سال ۱۳۴۴ هنگامی که هنوز دانشجو بود این نشانه را طراحی کرد. پولادی در کنار کار حرفه‌ای به تدریس گرافیک هم اشتغال داشت و آثار بسیاری را برای کتاب‌های کودکان تصویرگری نموده، ضمن آنکه در کارنامه اش حضور در نمایشگاه های متعددی ثبت شده است. محمد پولادی سال ۱۳۷۶ درگذشت . این نشانه  که برای کتابخانه‌های کانون طراحی شده است، پرنده‌ای را نشان می‌دهد که بر روی شاخه درختی شبیه به کتاب نشسته است و در امتداد و پیوسته با نقش مایه کتاب دو واژه کتابخانه کودک طراحی شده است

در سال ۱۳۴۷ محمدرضا عدنانی، یکی از طراحان کانون، دگرگونی‌هایی در ساختار و شکل نشان به وجود آورد: نوشته کتابخانه کودک حذف و نقش مایه کتاب بیشتر به تنه و ساقه‌های یک درخت شبیه شد. در سال ۱۳۵۱، مصطفی اوجی تغییرات دیگری در تناسب‌های این نشان ایجاد کرد: پرنده با وزنی بیش‌تر از گذشته، نوک و دمی کوتاهتر، با خطوط کاملاً هندسی بازنمایی شد

Center for the Intellectual Development of Children and Adolescents  -   کانون پرورش فکری کودکان و نوجوانان
Center for the Intellectual Development of Children and Adolescents  - کانون پرورش فکری کودکان و نوجوانان
Center for the Intellectual Development of Children and Adolescent - Logo -  کانون پرورش فکری کودکان و نوجوانان - نشانه
Source: hedayatmizan.ir
Center for the Intellectual Development of Children and Adolescent - Logo - کانون پرورش فکری کودکان و نوجوانان - نشانه
Farah Diba-Pahlavi - فرح دیبا-پهلوی
Farah Diba-Pahlavi - فرح دیبا-پهلوی
Lili Amir Arjomand - لیلی امیرارجمند
Lili Amir Arjomand - لیلی امیرارجمند
Mobile libraries brought books to children everywhere in Iran.
Mobile libraries brought books to children everywhere in Iran.
Children borrowing books from the mobile library.
Children borrowing books from the mobile library.
Children reading books at a  Center for the Intellectual Development of Children and Adolescents library.
Children reading books at a Center for the Intellectual Development of Children and Adolescents library.
Some of the publications of  the Center for the Intellectual Development of Children and Adolescents
Some of the publications of the Center for the Intellectual Development of Children and Adolescents