Men can get a special configurator to plan their nights in Canada

Cristina Blanaru Creativity, Digital & Media

The Liquor Control Board of Ontario (LCBO) is making it easier for young men to get back into the party spirit during the post-holiday season with an ornately designed web tool that resembles a handcrafted prop from an H.G. Wells-inspired movie.

The Gentlemen’s League Configurator is an experiential website that helps men plan parties in a simple yet gentlemanly fashion. Developed by ad agency Cossette, the Configurator allows users to choose from a variety of premium mixed drink and customized dining options suitable for all fun and good-naturedly social occasions. They can then email their party ideas to friends.

We wanted make it easy for young male drinkers to come up with a reason to invite their friends over (…) January is a month when people generally stay in, so we wanted to create a fun and functional way of coming up with premium drinks and food pairing ideas that require minimal effort.

Chad Borlase,

Creative Director Cossette.

Designed and illustrated digitally in a turn-of-the-century steampunk style, the Configurator features cleverly worded drink recipes, dining suggestions and invitations delivered in an ornate lettering and scripted reminiscent of the turn of the century.

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After the Configurator gets fired up, the gauges start moving, dials get popping and steam comes flowing out of the sides (…) It is very user-friendly. You just hit the buttons that allow you to choose from a variety of drink and dining options, and then with one click, send a party invitation to friends.

Borlase

The Configurator is being promoted with online display advertising and social media outreach throughout January, leading up to the NFL Super Bowl, February 3.

Client: LCBO – Liquor Control Board of Ontario 

LCBO Marketing Director: Kerri Dawson

LCBO Marketing Manager:  Krista Moriarity

LCBO Senior Planner: Taleen Yazejian

Creative Agency: Cossette, Toronto

Chief Creative Officer: Matthew Litzinger, David Daga

Creative Director: Chad Borlase

Art Director: Kenneth Fothergill

Copywriter: Peter Gardiner

VP Digital: Tim Dolan

Brand Director, Digital: Chris Dyck

Director, Digital Production: Pralad Rao

Senior Project Manager: Amber Adam

Senior Interactive Architect: Scott Garson

Web Developer: Dylan Scott

Web Developer: Christina Habberjam

Designer: Eleni Alpous

Interactive Designer: Erin McGuire

Interactive Designer: Pavel Gorin

QA Analyst: Kate Roberts

Senior Web Developer: Jaswinder Rattanpal