Cana's Feast Winery

Inspiration: The Story of Color Palette and Blanket Design

The etymology of the family blanket was born out of a love of heirloom quilts, handed down for generations. This familiar ritual among families all over the world, and here in the Pacific Northwest, helped established a visual language to implement the deep-seated European tradition of the family crest. With the guidance of a librarian well practiced in historical and regional crests, I selected elements with both aesthetic appeal and familial, regional significance, developing a unique pattern for each family of wine. Once this phase was completed, it was time to create color palettes that were grounded in regional reference while still supporting any auxiliary items (i.e. seasonal design collateral). I began by collecting beautiful, regionally focused photography, and paired that imagery with artwork that set the mood and fell in line with the naturally occurring environmental color palettes. From there it was a matter of establishing guidelines that would help inform a series of colors that would not be pigeon holed into any particular seasonal or meaningful associations, and that would stand both alone and as a series on the tasting floor. The outcome was an unexpected collection of hues that are both intriguing and easy on the eye.