BrandsBC Creative is founded by Sue Des Lauriers, a strategist, creative director, and brand builder with over two decades of experience helping BC businesses show up with confidence, clarity, and lasting impact.
BrandsBC Creative was founded in 2007 with a belief that BC's most interesting businesses, the wineries, the tourism destinations, the artisan producers, and the community organizations, deserve branding as extraordinary as what they do.
Over 18 years, Sue has built brands across wine, tourism, hospitality, retail, lifestyle, food and beverage, arts, health, and community sectors. The client list spans 72 organizations across British Columbia, with work recognized in Canada, the United States, and the United Kingdom.
Before founding BrandsBC Creative, Sue served as Senior Marketing Manager at Cascadia Brands, where she led the marketing and brand strategy for a portfolio of nine premium BC VQA wine brands, including Sandhill Wines, Calona Vineyards, and Copper Moon.
Following the launch of BrandsBC Creative, Sue was recruited to join Tinhorn Creek Vineyards as Director of Sales & Marketing, one of BC's most celebrated award-winning wineries. There, she led a team of more than 25 people, welcomed over 34,000 guests annually, and increased sales by 30% while helping create one of the Okanagan's most admired visitor experiences.
That deep immersion in BC's wine and hospitality industry, combined with years of agency experience, shaped everything: the strategic approach, the eye for quality, and the understanding of what it takes for a brand to earn loyalty and keep it. Today, 99% of BrandsBC's clients come through referrals, a testament to the trust built through every project.
Beyond the studio, Sue served as Vice Chair of the West Vancouver Public Art Committee, championing the arts in her community and bringing that same commitment to creativity, culture, and civic pride to every brand she builds.
Executive Diploma, Sales & Marketing Management
University of British Columbia · 1997
Bachelor of Applied Arts, Merchandising Management
Toronto Metropolitan University (Ryerson) · 1993
Diploma, Fashion Merchandising
Blanche MacDonald Fashion Institute · 1989
Wine & Spirits Education Trust, Level 2
WSET · Certified
Counterprint UK, Published International Logo Design
2012 · United Kingdom
Brand Packaging Magazine USA, Realtreats Kettle Korn
2010 · United States
Global Wine Packaging & Design Competition, New York
2001 · United States
Beverage Packaging Global Design Award
2000 · International
Package Printing Excellence Award
2000 · Canada
British Columbia Wine Label Award
2002 · British Columbia
Packaging Association of Canada, PAC Award
2001 · Canada
From national retail campaigns and wine packaging to destination marketing and community communications, every project held to the same standard of strategic clarity and visual craft.
Wine, Tourism & Destination
Calona Vineyards
Copper Moon Wines
Mayhem Wines
Oliver Osoyoos Wine Country
Sandhill Vineyards
South Okanagan Wine Association
Stoneboat Piano Prosecco
Stoneboat Vineyards
Taste In The Bay
Tinhorn Creek Vineyards
Vanessa Vineyard
Food, Beverage & Hospitality
Edible Canada
Edible BC
Golden Crust Bakery
Larson Station Bistro
Mama C's
Realtreats Kettle Korn
Tree Island Yogurt
WhiteWater Cooks Sauces
Agencies & Partners
Maize T Agency
Pharos Fundraising Strategy
Cicada Systems
Canada Screens Virtual Cinema
Canadian Decorators Association
Fashion, Beauty & Lifestyle
Black to Basics
Circle S
Coco Fleur
Eternal Beauty Spa
Get Dressed
Inner Garden
KMaxx
Lotusland Jewellery
Magique Fashion
Mensroom Fashion
Orchid Fashion Hair
Rocky Peak
Sonika Baby Diapers
StyleCat Interior Design
The Makeup Lady
The Mensroom
The Outlaw
Willis Harper
Home, Design & Retail
Benedicts Home & Garden
Eiffel Flowers
Limemark Stationery
Little Jots Stationery
Periwinkle Paper Designs
Revision Renovations
VanDen Bath Toys
Community, Arts & Wellness
Nanoose Bay Studio Tour
North Shore Artists Guild
Quesnel Downtown Association
Spirit Gallery
Care4You
Home Instead WV
It's Time Fitness
Peak Nutrition
Complete portfolio and full client list available on request.
Collaborators and creative partners whose work Sue admires and has worked alongside.
"To create a thing of beauty, to inspire and remind oneself and others that beauty is all around us, if only we learn to see."
Dale Nigel Goble, 1972–2019
A sample of the brand marks and identities created for clients across BC and beyond.
72+ clients served across BC, request the full portfolio →
We don't start with aesthetics. We start with understanding, and then we make it beautiful.
Every brief starts with deep discovery. We want to know your history, your ambitions, your customers, and the feeling you want your brand to create. That foundation shapes everything.
A logo is just the beginning. We design complete brand systems, identity, voice, colour, typography, and collateral, so your brand is always consistent and always compelling.
People don't choose brands with their heads, they choose with their hearts. We design for the feeling first, the logic second. That's how lasting brands are built.
99% of BrandsBC's clients have been referred. That's not luck, it's the result of strategic thinking, quality craft, and work grounded in who the client truly is.