North Burnaby’s Dageraad Brewing doesn’t just make a good beer. It makes a good beer bottles, too.
Packaging of the World recently recognized the local craft brewery for its use of paper, foil and ink in the labels on its Belgian-style beer. The labels were designed by Montreal studio Fivethousand Fingers, whose artists – Eli Horn and Lexane Rousseau – were praised for their hand-lettering and impeccably detailed illustrations.
“We always knew our branding was good, but it’s great to see it recognized abroad,” said Dageraad brewmaster Ben Coli. “We brought a new level of sophistication to craft brewing – there’s a lot of jokey, kind of cartoony branding done out there, and a fair bit of kind of sexist pinup art. We did something a little bit different, a little bit classier, something that was going to speak to our brand as a premium product.”
Coli said it took months of work between the brewery and the studio to get the logo right, but the work paid off, with Fivethousand Fingers delivering exquisite designs to go across Dageraad’s numerous products, including growlers and tap handles.
“Everything’s got a pretty cohesive feel to it,” said Coli. “It was a collaborative process, with their talent and our ideas and our direction, and it is really amazing to have somebody kind of confirm how we felt about this ourselves.”
BBOT looking to showcase local businesses
Family-friendly businesses! The Burnaby Board of Trade wants to hear from you!
To celebrate Family Day, the BBOT is on the hunt for businesses that cater to families as part of a profile series. During the week of Feb. 9, the board will be posting profiles of businesses on its website, social media accounts and in its online newsletter.
The board has listed numerous ways to make a business family-friendly, from providing play areas and high chairs to offering flexible hours.
Simply tell the board who you are, the size of your business (small, medium or large), what you do that’s family-friendly, why you do it and the benefits of it.
The deadline is Friday, Jan. 30. Submit your application to [email protected].
RBC gives back
The Burnaby, New Westminster and Port Moody branches of the Royal Bank of Canada raised $2,110 for the Crossroads Hospice Society through its annual Denim Day promotion.
Every year, RBC employees purchase Crossroads pins in support of Denim Day, a day in when employees can dress casually in jeans while supporting the hospice society. To date, RBC has raised more than $9,000 in support for the society, which offers compassionate care to those affected by end-of-life experience.
For more information, visit crossroadshospice.bc.ca.
