Vanderbrand

Vanderbrand is an independent strategy and creative office, operating in Toronto. Led by research, Vanderbrand uses combined experience to create concise and compelling work.

Vanderbrand operates across all industries to deliver strategy, brand, creative direction, and design for clients of varying scales.

Services

Strategy

Brand Positioning, Brand Strategy, Naming, Campaign Strategy, Content Strategy, Design Strategy, Digital Strategy, Social Media Strategy

Brand

Brand Architecture, Brand Identity, Brand Systems, Brand Guidelines, Brand Audits

Creative Direction

Art Direction, Photography, Illustration, Video and Film, Animation and Motion Design, Typography, Copywriting

Environmental

Signage, Wayfinding Systems, Experiential

Print

Packaging, Editorial, Promotional, Campaigns

Digital

Website Design, Prototyping, Development, Campaigns

Clients

Achille, Akb Architects, Amacon, Artscape, Bidmii, Brookfield Properties, Capital Developments, CHI-X, Constantine, Create Properties, Deco, Devron, Dream, Edenshaw, Four Seasons Hotels and Resorts, Globizen, Great Gulf, H&W, Howard Junior Public School, JC Clark, Kilmer Group, Langara Construction, Mercy&Loyal, Metropia, Mimi’s Rock, Mimic, NJS Capital, Norm Li, Originate, Orlando Corporation, Oxford Properties, Permission, Princess Margaret Hospital, Procurian, Quiznos, Resident, Rosewood Winery, Sapsucker, Slate Asset Management, Sorelle and Co., The Hazelton Hotel, Together Design Lab, Woodcliffe, Worsley Urban

Collaborators

Adrien Ozimek, Akb Architects, Alex Evans, Alex Viau, BDP Quadrangle, Ben Johnston, Blaise Misiek, The Brand Identity, Cecconi Simone, Clara Rubin, Dialogue38, Diamond Schmitt, Doublespace, Erica Brisson, Executive Agency, Gabriel Cabrera, gh3*, Graydon Herriott, Guillaume Simoneau, Hariri Pontarini Architects, Harold Bennett, Jackie Beale, James Stapleton, Jorg, Justin Singer, Kayla Rocca, Kyle Jeffers, Lab Partners, LeSean Harris, Letterform, Letters from Sweden, Mark Olson, Mason Studio, Maxine McCrann, Moriyama Teshima Architects, Naomi Finlay, Norm Li, Oliver Horne, Open Statement, Petra Cortright, Poppy Thaxter, Raffi Tutundjian, Rocco Zoccoli, Rosie Flanagan, Signifly, Simplistics, Studio Gang, Superkül, Writing for Design

Vanderbrand has been recognized by international juried competitions including Communication Arts (United States), the Advertising and Design Club of Canada (Canada), Pentawards (Belgium), and Awwwards (Spain).

Vanderbrand has been featured in global publications including AIGA Eye on Design (United States), Creative Boom (United Kingdom), Taschen (Germany), The Brand Identity (United Kingdom), The Dieline (United States), Siteinspire (United Kingdom) and Victionary (Hong Kong).

Awards

2024

Advertising and Design Club of Canada:
Bronze, New Brand, Park Road

Communication Arts:
Award, Brochure, Corktown
Shortlist, Brand Program, Resident
Shortlist, Brand Program, Together Design Lab
Shortlist, Brochure, Park Road

2023

RGD Branding Awards:
Sector Award, Small Creative Agency, Vanderbrand
Integrated Award, Brand Identity, One Delisle
Element Award, Packaging, Sapsucker
Element Award, Print, Alba
Element Award, Print, Heartland

2022

Advertising and Design Club of Canada:
Silver, Brochure, Alba
Silver, Stationery, Langara Construction
Bronze, Logo, Langara Construction
Bronze, Brand Identity, Alba
Bronze, Brand Identity, Heartland
Bronze, Brand Identity, Langara Construction
Bronze, Design Program, Bidmii
Bronze, Design Program, Heartland
Bronze, Design Program, Langara Construction
Bronze, Brochure, One Delisle

Communication Arts:
Award, Brand Program, Langara Construction
Award, Brochure, Alba
Shortlist, Logo, Langara Construction
Shortlist, Brand Program, Alba
Shortlist, Brand Program, Bidmii
Shortlist, Brand Program, One Delisle
Shortlist, Brochure, One Delisle

Applied Arts:
Award, Editorial Design, Alba
Award, Website, Alba

2021

Awwwards:
Site of the Day, Website, Alba

Advertising and Design Club of Canada:
Silver, Brand Identity, Sapsucker
Bronze, Packaging, Sapsucker

Communication Arts:
Shortlist, Brochure, Westport
Shortlist, Logo, Permission

Applied Arts:
Award, Brochure, Westport

2020

Communication Arts:
Award, Packaging, Sapsucker
Shortlist, Brand Program, Sapsucker

Pentawards:
Silver, Functional Beverages, Sapsucker

Applied Arts:
Award, Logo Applications, Sapsucker

2019

Advertising and Design Club of Canada:
Bronze, Brand Identity, Junction House
Bronze, Environmental Design, Junction House

Applied Arts:
Award, Environmental Design, The Winslow

2017

Advertising and Design Club of Canada:
Bronze, Packaging, Sorelle and Co.

Shop! Design Awards:
Gold, Specialty Food Retailer, Sorelle and Co.

Applied Arts:
Award, Environmental Design, Sorelle and Co.
Award, Retail Applications, Sorelle and Co.
Award, Invitation, Vanderbrand Holiday Card

Features

2024

Blaze Type, Resident
Bounty Hunters, Burnaby Lake
The Brand Identity, Park Road
The Brand Identity, Resident
The Design Blog, Park Road
The Essential Design, Procurian
The Essential Design, Woodcliffe
Klikkenthéke, Resident
Siteinspire, Alba
Siteinspire, Market Vision
Siteinspire, Resident
Visual Journal, Burnaby Lake
Visual Journal, Corktown
Visual Journal, Procurian
Visuelle, Park Road

2023

Awwwards, Market Vision
Awwwards, Park Road
Awwwards, Resident
Awwwards, Woodcliffe
Brand New, Park Road
Visual Journal, Resident

2022

The Brand Identity, Heartland
The Brand Identity, Langara
The Brand Identity, Vanderbrand (Mockup Collaboration)
The Brand Identity, Vanderbrand (Studio Interview)
Mindsparkle Mag, Heartland
PangramPangram, Vanderbrand
Visuelle, Heartland

2021

Awwwards, Alba
Brand New, Alba
Brand New, One Delisle
Brand New, Permission
The Brand Identity, Bidmii
The Brand Identity, One Delisle
The Brand Identity, Permission
The Brand Identity, Westport
Communication Arts, Permission
Design by Women, Bidmii
Esntial Design, One Delisle
Mindsparkle Mag, Bidmii
Mindsparkle Mag, Langara
Construction
Visual Journal, Alba
Visual Journal, Bidmii
Visual Journal, Langara
Construction
Visuelle, Bidmii
Visuelle, One Delisle
Visuelle, Permission
Visuelle, Westport
VSL JRNL, Alba
We and the Color, One Delisle

2020The Brand Identity, Square One District
Visual Journal, Sapsucker
Visuelle, Square One District
Medium, Square One District
Mindsparkle Mag, Square One District

2019

Applied Arts, Vanderbrand
Brand New, Sapsucker
Brand New, The Winslow
The Brand Identity, Sapsucker
Communication Arts, Sapsucker
Creative Boom, Sapsucker
The Dieline, Sapsucker
Dexigner, Sapsucker
Mindsparkle Mag, The Winslow
Packaging of the World, Sorelle and Co.
Trendland, The Winslow
World Brand Design Society, Sapsucker
World Brand Design Society, Sorelle and Co.

2018

The Brand Identity, Junction House
Dexigner, Junction House
Mindsparkle Mag, Junction House