Description

Avril, the fastest-growing natural and organic grocery retailer in Canada, enters a new phase of growth with the launch of a revitalised brand identity. The objective was clear: to evolve the brand without compromising the high standards that built its credibility, while making it more accessible to a new generation of consumers.

The project was guided by a single principle: opening the brand without diluting it. In a category often perceived as rigid or intimidating, the challenge was to reassure loyal customers while inviting new audiences in, without pressure or prescription. The identity solution emerged from within the brand itself. Avril’s growth symbol, already iconic, was amplified to become the anchor of the entire system. Reimagined as a modular and flexible device, it now extends across all touchpoints, embodying the idea that meaningful change happens one small step at a time.

Supported by a more vibrant colour palette, typography balancing authority and warmth, and a bold, generous illustration language, the refreshed identity forms a coherent, flexible and instantly recognisable system. Rolled out across Avril’s 13 stores, private-label products, loyalty platforms and first brand campaign, this evolution goes beyond a visual refresh. It marks a confident strategic repositioning, one that grounds the brand in expertise while making it more open, inclusive and future-facing.

Client
Avril supermarket
Services

Brand identity
Strategy
Art direction
Campaign

A new standard for accessible healthy living
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Credits

Stratégie : Hugo Morin, Mikael Lebleu, Julie Desrochers
Direction de création : Léo Breton-Allaire, Ugo Varin Lachapelle
Direction du design : Sébastien Paradis
Design - Marque : Micaël L’Italien
Design - Campagne : Hayley Lim, Edith Morin
Design - Production : Angel Ivan Hernandez
Conception-rédaction : Julie Desrochers, Alexandre Emond-Turcotte
Service-conseil : Sandra Huynh, Jade Pomerleau, Andrée-Anne David
Calibration logo : Coppers and Brasses
Illustration : Mathieu Dionne
Photographie : Jodi+Alex
Motion design : Charles Desmarais
Maison de production : Parade
Retouche photos : Visual Box / UNDER APPROVAL
3D : Alexis Quesnel

Year
2025