The Coasties
WEST COAST CREATIVE SOCIETY
A community-driven awards platform celebrating Vancouver’s creative industry through connection, recognition, and play.
Originally launched as the West Coast Creative Awards, The Coasties evolved into a more expressive and inclusive identity — one that reflects the energy of a growing creative community while keeping the spirit of lighthearted competition.
Creative Direction
Alexis Young
Timeline
September 2025 – Ongoing
Motion Supervisor
Jesse Shaw
Photography
Lindsay Elliott
Copy
Danielle McNeill
Georgie Everett
Design & Motion
Anh Chau
Kayli Koonar
Raff Torres
Softwares
Adobe Photoshop
Adobe Illustrator
Adobe After Effects
ConceptA single gesture grows into a system of possibilities.
For The Coasties, the identity reflects a community built on connection, recognition, and shared growth. It balances playful expression with the credibility of an awards platform.
Through structured play, simple rules create space for ideas to evolve and take on new forms. This mirrors a creative community that is constantly shaping itself.
The result is a system that remains consistent at its core while staying flexible in expression, adapting across formats without losing its structure.
