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For those well-versed in the local wines of British Columbia, and specifically Vancouver Island, the name Venturi Schulze is known for achieving excellence through natural processes: they don't use pesticides, herbicides, or even irrigation. One of the oldest vineyards on Vancouver Island, they have been working diligently since 1988 to produce pure products: no pesticides, no herbicides, and no compromise in the vineyard or winery.
Hired Guns Creative began working with Marilyn Venturi in...
Enrico Winery is a new winery located in Vancouver Island's Mill Bay. They came to Hired Guns Creative in the spring of 2010 for a full branding package and label design for their first vintage, which was released in the summer of 2010.
The owner of the winery had two firm criteria for the branding: it had to incorporate imagery of a lion and it had to convey a regal feeling. Given these constraints, Richard felt that the best approach would be to create a logo in an illustrated, pen &...
DeVine Vineyards is a new vineyard located on a hill top on Vancouver Island's fertile Saanich Peninsula. They approached Hired Guns Creative for a full branding package including identity design, label design, print design, signage design, and website design.
This project is still in progress: stay tuned for a custom website.
Nanaimo-based photographer Sean Fenzl has worked closely with Hired Guns Creative since the beginning of the company. His expertise in product photography - especially the area of glass - was hugely beneficial to both Hired Guns and their clients.
Sean and Richard worked together to create a brand based on Sean's signature. From there, they moved on to a business card design that has turned out to be very successful.
When it came time to redesign his website, he wanted a minimalist layout that...
Hired Guns Creative was hired by the Downtown Nanaimo Business Improvement Association to create a new brand and a new website for their organization. The Association was flush with new staff, a new board and a new name - they wanted a new image to go along with all of the other changes.
The resulting brand and website have a very modern, urban feeling to them that is in line with the current direction of both the DNBIA and Downtown Nanaimo in general.
The website features an active events...
