CharacterCreative
1226 Wellington Street West K1Y 3A1 Ottawa, ON, Canada

New branding for the tastiest non dairy ice cream company there is @oatandmill. We can’t wait to share the new packaging coming soon.

2020 Highlight #3 - Redesign of 1855 for @kichesippibeer featuring our favourite Ottawa bridge.

2020 Highlight #2 - Warrior Woman label design for @kichesippibeer.

One of the highlights of 2020 was developing a new look and feel for @kichesippibeer core brands, starting with an Ottawa classic - Heller Highwater. Look for it online and in the LCBO.

Bringing the colour to our new logo for @bicyclecraftbrewery ‘s new project Bicycle’s Neighbourhood. Monthly curated boxes featuring local small business products paired with their beer.

We’re so happy to share the recent work we did for @parkdalefood - Check out the posters popping up all over Wellington West! They’re such an important part of the community and we’re glad to donate our time to work with them.

Brought the funk with our latest @btpbrewing label. It’s out now so be sure to pick some up of this limited run.

It’s the most wonderful time of beer! We recently designed a holiday themed beer pack for our good friends Kichesippi Beer that is now available for pre-order on their site. . . by @kichesippibeer

Funk. #sneakpeak

Our very first beer label for our good pals @kichesippibeer, turned out to be the basis for a whole new look and feel for the Kichesippi brand. We’re proud of this one and stoked to see its available again for fall.

New branding! We worked with the Fondation Rideau Hall Foundation to refresh the look and feel of the Michener Awards, celebrating excellence in Canadian journalism since 1970.

Yesterday could not have been more perfect to debut our new cycling jersey we designed for Beyond the Pale Brewing Company as part of their charity group ride to The Cheshire Cat Pub in support of Ausome Ottawa

New swag for BTP

Overlord. The latest can design for @btpbrewing in collaboration with @hollandscake. This one is a definite must try.

This Blueberry Gose is gone for the season but the artwork has a forever home now. One of our favourites this year for @kichesippibeer

Fun little collab with @trp613. Here’s our take on his sailor dude.

Lady Colborne can design for our good friends @kichesippibeer

It’s unbearably hot for the foreseeable future. Stay cool out there!

One of our favourites for @kichesippibeer

#blackouttuesday

FROM THE ARCHIVES: Another motel sign discovered on the same road trip. This time in Swift Current, SK.

FROM THE ARCHIVES: Motel sign in Brooks, Alberta found on a cross Canada road trip.

Kichesippi has just launched their new Classic Sodas and its everything. . . by @kichesippibeer

Check out the latest feature in Apt613 featuring our very own super talented designer Sage. Way to go!

Long Dark Night. New beer release from Beyond The Pale. It’s really really good. by @btpbrewing

New work, more flowers. The Wellington West BIA has created a new initiative to help support local merchants through crowdfunding campaigns.

Cheers to 10 years @kichesippibeer! We’ve been a fan since the beginning and look forward to many more years and beers.

@kichesippibeer has been crushing it lately with new beer releases and old favourites. Here are a few recent label designs we’ve have some fun with.

More flowers, more positivity

We’re keeping the positivity going in these trying times and are amazed to see our community come together. Look for these bursts of spring colours throughout #wellingtonwest in the coming days. #wereallinthistogether #ottawaisinthistogether

The branding we did for our friends @wellingtonvisioncare @ Ottawa, Ontario

And now, a quick break from beer. Here’s our latest illustration for @exabeam’s podcast The New CISO with Steve Moore. @ San Mateo, California

We asked ourselves what we wanted most this holiday season and the answer was beer. After designing so many fun beer labels over the past few years we thought it was time to design our very own label. Cheers to all of our great clients we've had the pleasure or working with and getting to know. Stop by and have a cold one with us. Happy holidays from Character Creative! by Justin Van Leeuwen

New merch available for Beyond the Pale Brewing Company that we recently designed. Get it before it's gone.

Here’s another new beer label for the folks at @kichesippibeer, representing one of the best British pubs around, The Cheshire Cat Pub. Swipe to see their new pint glasses featuring the new artwork. Grab one while you can!

Kichesippi’s latest release, Pumpernickel is out today. Check out what we created for this spinach dip inspired beer. *No spinach was used in the creation of this tasty beer.

Something spooky in the works.

Our new mural is up and looking great at @ottawabagelshop.

Kichesippi Oktoberfest kicks off this Saturday with a fresh release of Festmarzen featuring our new artwork.

Big changes have been happening over at Ottawa Bagelshop & Deli but here’s a tiny one what we’re pretty stoked on. New coffee take out cups we designed earlier this year are out. Go grab one! #MontrealStyleOttawaHeart

Super collab happened last week! Check out our latest Beyond the Pale Brewing Company beer label created for a private event at Vintage Wings of Canada using artwork by Aerographics Creative Services. Thanks for DISH Catering for the sweet opportunity . . by DISH Catering

Character had the pleasure of working with @naturecanada.ca to produce an infographic and animated gifs in support of their social media campaign to double protected areas in Canada. Check out the full infographic on our website. #doubledandprotected

It’s been a busy summer so far working with some great clients but even designers need a break once a while. Starting August 2nd, Character will be closing at noon on Fridays for all of August, to break out the sunscreen and inner tubes.

Here’s our latest label design for Kichesippi, BC Light - a tribute to their new location and people of Bells Corners. BC Light is launching this Saturday at @kichesippibeer ‘s grand opening. Make sure to grab some!

More summertime vibes with our latest for @btpbrewing. Grab a can of Tropicale Breeze just re-released this week.

Our latest label for @kichesippibeer is a sweet one. Cherry Radler launching later this week.

Wuchak Red is our latest design for @kichesippibeer that we’re happy to see out in the wild now. It’s a tasty Red IPA that is perfect for a sunny Sunday afternoon. Get some at the new Tap Room in Bells Corners and check out some of the creative we’ve worked on over the past few months. @ Bells Corners

The ByTown Cup is a charity hockey tournament organized to raise money for the Ottawa Rape Crisis Centre and help make positive change happen one locker room at a time. Character developed the branding for the tournament and collaborated with House Of Common on the promotional posters. The tournament was a huge success with over $8,000 raised thanks to the generosity of friends and local businesses. Direction: @remitheriault Photo: @maryn.devine Design: @jamiejimjames

We’re crushing on these new screen printed posters made by J&L INK for Bicycle Craft Brewery. Come get one Friday night at Maker House Co. as part of The Happening Ottawa #happeninghood

This Friday, May 31 from 4-8 pm, come join us at Maker House Co. for The Happening Ottawa event Brewing a Brand with our pals Bicycle Craft Brewery and Brew Donkey. New t-shirts, screenprinted posters and beer! Good times all around.

Come join us on May 31st at Makerhouse for some tasty beers and shop talk.

Winning at twinning. Also say hi to our newest team member Katie Sheedy!

Stoked to share our latest can design in collaboration with local artist/celebrity @frewart for the good folks at @ashtonbrew. Look for these all over very soon.

We’re proud to be a part of this great initiative @capcityproject which supports refugees in Ottawa. Head to @burgersnfriesforever to grab the Mishon Accepted burger and $1 of each burger will support Anaam, a recently arrived refugee from Sudan. @ Burgers n' Fries Forever

Now that's one great looking lineup by one of our favourite clients!

Character has leveled up with the newest addition to our creative team. Help us give a big welcome to Chelle and her new printer!

Check out our latest creative for Amici Chamber Ensemble’s 2018-19 season. Our 4th year in a row working with Amici and by far our favourite. . . #chambermusic #mozart #beethoven #music #classical #clarinet #cello #piano #illustration #poster #ottawa #graphicdesign