BC Distillery Logos
When designing a logo for a distillery, it’s important to have a good understanding of the market that the distillery will be operating in. With that in mind we’ve compiled all of the distillery logos from BC so that it’s easy to compare them. These logos from the 83 active BC distilleries (as of October 14, 2022) are the context in which any new distillery logo design should be viewed.
We’ve displayed all of the logos in a list that you can filter down based on various design patterns that we’ve noticed.
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This is intended as a resource for any distillery that’s about to enter the BC market, or any distillery in BC that’s redesigning their logo.
**Note: this list doesn’t work very well on smaller screens. Give it a try on your laptop or tablet if you find the mobile version frustrating.
BC DISTILLERY LOGOS
FILTER THIS LIST:
Part of the reason we’ve compiled all of these distillery logos into one place so that it’s easy to spot patterns.
With the filter buttons on this BIG LIST it’s fairly easy to see where the white space is when it comes to BC distillery logo designs. That’s not to say that you should aim for ALL of that whitespace. Going after certain categories that don’t have many entrants could be beneficial but other categories are empty for a reason.
But you should definitely pay attention to which categories have the most entrants when considering a new logo design. 31% of the distilleries in BC have a circular logo. Do we really need another one?
If you’re considering using a large single letter as the basis of your logo, it would be helpful to know about the 6 other distilleries in BC already using that same approach.
Some other patterns we’ve identified:
64% of the distilleries have logos designed with just a single colour
17% have an animal (or mythological creature) in their logo
16% only use text in their logo (wordmarks)
12% of the distilleries included slogans in their logos
8% of the distilleries in BC have a maple leaf in their logo
Now that you’re able to see the patterns, you can decide if you want your branding to fit in or stand out.
DEFINITIONS:
Some definitions, if needed…
Handwritten: logos with lettering that looks truly handwritten, as opposed to a cursive typeface
Monograms: a symbol made by overlapping or combining two or more letters
Place Names: distilleries that added their location to their logo
this does not include those that are named after their location, like Deep Cove, Victoria, etc.
(PS. It’s entirely possible that we’ve missed a few distilleries or included some that are no longer operational. Please let us know if you spot any errors or omissions.)
LARGE VERSION:
You can download a large version that includes all of the logos in one image.
DO YOU NEED BRANDING?
If you’re in need of a logo for your new distillery, or looking to redesign your existing distillery logo, have a look through our branding portfolio and get in touch.