Communications
Alphabyte Rebrand (Project)
As a data analytics business, the brand and site content can seem dry and overwhelming. Our challenge was to “Simplify the Complex” with a new design system and website that was more approachable and better expressed their values and services. Our visual and content solution was designed to demonstrate Alphabyte Solution’s proven expertise, human connection,…
Georgian Rebrand (Project)
Toronto venture capital firm Georgian Partners needed to update their brand and came to Jacknife—for a second time. We were first introduced to the team years before with a quest to better introduce their brand to promising growth-stage prospects by speaking their language and catering to their online habits. While having grown significantly since the…
Laurentis Rebrand (Project)
Canadian Nuclear Partners (CNP) is a commercial subsidiary of Ontario Power Generation (OPG), servicing the needs of and providing industry-leading solutions to the power generation and energy sector on a national and global scale. Working in partnership with The Hive, Jacknife was engaged to help push the brand forward in preparation for future growth. Comprised…
TextNow Integrated Campaigns (Project)
TextNow is a phone service for everyone—a free mobile app offering a secure second phone number for users to call and text seamlessly over WiFi. Whether online dating, online buying/selling, a side-hustle or long-distance calling, market research identified many potential use cases for having a second phone number. TextNow wanted to test multiple scenarios to…
Rilli Brilli Brand & Launch (Project)
Canada’s largest wine producer, Arterra, came to Jacknife to develop new product concepts for hard sparkling sodas as part of their first foray into the ready-to-drink (RTD) category. Working with consumer data and segmentation reports, we understood that our target consumer for one of the products was largely women in their mid-20s to mid-30s with optimistic…
In Good Order Brand & Launch (Project)
Jacknife began working with Arterra, Canada’s largest wine producer, on their innovation pipeline to develop new product concepts for their first foray into the ready-to-drink (RTD) category with wine-based hard sparkling sodas. In auditing the “better for you” space significant to the product’s target demographic, we quickly realized that whatever we did would need to…
Kira Branding (Project)
Kira Systems is a powerful machine learning software that identifies, extracts, and analyzes text in contracts and documents, enabling enterprises to easily find and use trusted information. With a newly developed strategy in place, Kira came to Jacknife to refresh their look in order to better establish their brand in the market and reflect the humanity behind their…
DAIR Rebrand (Project)
The Downsview Aerospace Innovation and Research (DAIR) hub approached us to help them refresh their brand, with an aim to appeal to both industry and an ambitious student demographic and to communicate their innovative initiatives. They wanted a look that appealed to a new generation of aerospace professionals, with an aesthetic that communicates DAIR as…
Woolwich Dairy Rebrand (Project)
Woolwich first came to us to improve its on-shelf brand presence: the challenge arose because products were spread across three in-store areas, with no cohesive look or continuity across SKUs. The ask was to re-name the brand and re-design its entire identity, including the creation of a strategic brand platform, packaging, promotional materials, web presence,…
Inagene Branding (Project)
The team at Inagene approached us to help them position a new pharmacogenetics brand that, led by renowned scientists and experts in the space, makes it easier for patients and physicians to find the safest and most effective pain management options through a comprehensive genetic test. Because Inagene had to speak to two distinct types…
Solei Branding (Project)
Aphria, one of the largest Licensed Producers of cannabis in Canada, had approached Jacknife to create its first recreational cannabis brand. Working with consumer data and segmentation reports, we quickly understood that our target consumer—largely suburban women who still held some stigma about cannabis—needed a cannabis offering positioned like a true CPG brand that they…
Onondaga’s 100th Anniversary (Project)
Onondaga Camp, one of the oldest camps in Canada was celebrating its 100th year, and approached Jacknife to create engaging designs to help commemorate its centennial anniversary. The honour of celebrating 100 years of a Canadian icon was not lost on us, and so, with a quest to freshen up their mark for the big day, as…
Toronto Football Club Branding (Project)
For anyone living outside of North America, football is as much the fabric of everyday life as death and taxes. But while it enjoys a long history of success globally, repeated attempts to bring “the world’s game” to North America had been unsuccessful. In early 2006, Maple Leaf Sports and Entertainment announced their intention to…
IGNITE – Empowering Students’ Union (Project)
Humber Students’ Federation, a student-led organization operating in the sphere of student life at Humber College and sister university Guelph-Humber, came to Jacknife with a mission for a complete rebrand. Despite high favourability and job approval ratings from the student body, the HSF brand suffered from an institutional visual identity and name that, in the…
Evelo Biosciences Branding (Project)
With the need to reach elite investors, the team at Evelo had tasked Jacknife with crafting a strong strategy and visual identity for the next wave of their brand. The ask was to help elevate the brand and to tell the story of the change that’s coming in the market—and how Evelo is leading that…
Aphria Medical Branding (Project)
In the process of working on several recreational brands for Aphria—a Canadian Licensed Cannabis Producer—we were tasked with helping re-focus and re-brand their Medical business as well. Our task was to give the Aphria Medical brand a more sophisticated, trustworthy appearance and brand positioning. We got to work by aligning on a strategy that makes…
Pride at Work Canada Branding System (Project)
Pride at Work Canada is an organization founded in 2008 by a group of dedicated volunteers; they started with a vision to improve the climate of inclusiveness for LGBTQ2+ people in Canadian workplaces. With over 80 national and regional partners, their efforts empower employers to foster workplace cultures that recognize LGBTQ2+ employees as an integral…
Founders: Behind the Hustle (Project)
Presented by TruShield Insurance, we created a series of short films featuring a variety of small businesses in the Greater Toronto Area. Our goal was to demonstrate TruShield’s love for, and understanding of, small businesses by showcasing their founders – the dreamers that grind through the daily hustle to make their vision a reality. The…
8Plus – Architectural Hardware (Project)
8Plus, an architectural hardware supply and consulting agency, had approached Jacknife about a branding and positioning project that would refresh their current identity and position them as a market leader. We worked closely with the team to uncover business insights, goals, and competitive advantages that helped us create a strong positioning, and build a robust…
Branding a Challenger (Project)
As Jacknife began work with TruShield, a small business insurance provider, we immediately came to understand the challenges of the emerging brand operating in a noisy, highly commoditized market. The existing brand needed an overhaul to create a more appealing, consistent and systematic offering if it hoped to cut through the clutter to attract new…