Granville Island Brewing Limited Released Imperial Ale Label Design Designer/Art Director: Tana Kosiyabong of Social Brands, Producer/Studio Artist: Sharon Fisher, Copywriter/ACD: Allen Forbes, Creative Director: Liam Greenlaw, Ad Agency: Wasserman + Partners Imperial Ale: GIB’s Imperial India Pale Ale is a hopped-up version of beers made famous during the British Raj over a century ago. Big malt, bold hops and a higher alcohol content all mean one thing: more flavour.  (Click the photo to enlarge)

Granville Island Brewing Limited Released Imperial Ale Label Design

Designer/Art Director: Tana Kosiyabong of Social Brands, Producer/Studio Artist: Sharon Fisher, Copywriter/ACD: Allen Forbes, Creative Director: Liam Greenlaw, Ad Agency: Wasserman + Partners

Imperial Ale: GIB’s Imperial India Pale Ale is a hopped-up version of beers made famous during the British Raj over a century ago. Big malt, bold hops and a higher alcohol content all mean one thing: more flavour. 

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Granville Island Brewing Limited Released Irish Red Label Design. Designer/Art Director: Tana Kosiyabong of Social Brands, Producer/Studio Artist: Sharon Fisher, Copywriter/ACD: Allen Forbes, Creative Director: Liam Greenlaw, Ad Agency: Wasserman + Partners Irish Red: One of Ireland’s best kept secrets. Toffee-like in aroma, malty in flavour and copper in colour. Irish Red finishes clean and smooth, with a hint of Northwest hops to help get your craic on when you’re not in Ireland (Click the photo to enlarge)

Granville Island Brewing Limited Released Irish Red Label Design.

Designer/Art Director: Tana Kosiyabong of Social Brands, Producer/Studio Artist: Sharon Fisher, Copywriter/ACD: Allen Forbes, Creative Director: Liam Greenlaw, Ad Agency: Wasserman + Partners

Irish Red: One of Ireland’s best kept secrets. Toffee-like in aroma, malty in flavour and copper in colour. Irish Red finishes clean and smooth, with a hint of Northwest hops to help get your craic on when you’re not in Ireland

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Granville Island Brewing Limited Released Ginger Beer Label Design Designer/Art Director: Tana Kosiyabong of Social Brands, Producer/Studio Artist: Sharon Fisher, Copywriter/ACD: Allen Forbes, Creative Director: Liam Greenlaw, Ad Agency: Wasserman + Partners Ginger Beer: Big Kahuna ginger creates a refreshing taste with a spicy kick you can only get from the South Pacific. Pairs great with the spicy flavour of jerk chicken or milder foods like sushi. Avoid the urge to garnish with a tiny umbrella. (Click the photo to enlarge)

Granville Island Brewing Limited Released Ginger Beer Label Design

Designer/Art Director: Tana Kosiyabong of Social Brands, Producer/Studio Artist: Sharon Fisher, Copywriter/ACD: Allen Forbes, Creative Director: Liam Greenlaw, Ad Agency: Wasserman + Partners

Ginger Beer: Big Kahuna ginger creates a refreshing taste with a spicy kick you can only get from the South Pacific. Pairs great with the spicy flavour of jerk chicken or milder foods like sushi. Avoid the urge to garnish with a tiny umbrella.

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(Click the photo to enlarge) 1 of 2 Tana previously redesigned the new look of Granville Island Brewing packaging to commemorate the brand’s 25th anniversary. Created to be a representation of GIB’s tagline — ‘It’s good to be here‘ — the new packaging features photo collages of iconic Vancouver scenes. Thanks in part to its new look, GIB sales during the relaunch increased 10 percent over the same period in the previous year (normally, sales of completely redesigned liquor packages drop during their relaunch period.)

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Tana previously redesigned the new look of Granville Island Brewing packaging to commemorate the brand’s 25th anniversary. Created to be a representation of GIB’s tagline — ‘It’s good to be here‘ — the new packaging features photo collages of iconic Vancouver scenes. Thanks in part to its new look, GIB sales during the relaunch increased 10 percent over the same period in the previous year (normally, sales of completely redesigned liquor packages drop during their relaunch period.)


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Granville Island Brewing All-New Packaging Redesign

Big House, a local ad agency, entrusted Social Brands to redesign their website in collaboration with web development firm Tidal Interactive. The goal was to design a fluid site that would demonstrate the agency’s proficiency with content management systems and social media. Beautiful Vancouver imagery was used to underscore the agency’s local roots.

Tom Lee Music Holiday campaign. Art Director: Tana Kosiyabong of Social Brands, Copywriter: Grant Proulx, Photographer: Anthony Redpath of Redpath Studios, Image Retoucher: Laara Cerman of Cake Imagery, Ad Agency: Big House

(Click the photo to enlarge.) 1 of 3 Vancouver Whitecaps Soccer campaign launched earlier this year. The goal is to encourage their fans to become more vocal at the game. In turn, the presence of fans can have a profound effect on Whitecaps’ performance. This campaign is the last brainchild that Tana conceived before he founded Social Brands. 

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Vancouver Whitecaps Soccer campaign launched earlier this year. The goal is to encourage their fans to become more vocal at the game. In turn, the presence of fans can have a profound effect on Whitecaps’ performance. This campaign is the last brainchild that Tana conceived before he founded Social Brands. 

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