Colour Appliances Program

The colour appliances program was assembled to stand out in stores and deliver an impactful brand statement to customers. The program includes 5 appliances: a toaster, toaster oven, tri-zone air fryer, coffee maker, and electric steeping kettle. The colour appliance program was developed on a expedited timeline of 8 months, forcing quick turnaround on design work & decisions along with effective cross functional & vendor communication.

  • SKU Selection

    At our request, vendor prepared a proposal document of appliances that could be used as baseline platforms for a more trend driven colourful appliance program.

  • Testing

    Once platforms were selected, the vendor shared samples for us to test in person. This was done to ensure the platform’s quality and identify any areas of improvement.

  • UI/UX

    All UI/UX elements were redesigned to be intuitive and easy to use for English and French speaking Canadians. These redesigns also ensured that all icons and text aligned with the Vida brand.

  • Colour Selection

    This collection was to be one of the major launches using Vida’s colour strategy and palette. Extensive consumer research was done to select a range of appropriate colours.

  • Tech Packs

    Tech packs aligning on all details for each appliance including the specifications, quality standards, packaging instructions, and more were prepared and shared with factories.

  • CAD

    CAD variations were shared back and forth between myself and the factories until final models could be approved for production.

  • Compliance & QA

    Care was taken during development to ensure that all quality and compliance standards are met. Worked with internal quality engineers and factories to address all concerns.

  • Packaging & Photography

    Photography samples were shared with packaging team with specifications & editing notes prepared in a document. Acted as a consultant for shoots, and reviewed/approved packaging artwork.

  • Final Sample Approval

    Reviewed final samples including all packaging and manuals with cross functional teams to make final approvals of the assortment.

Final Assortment

The colour appliance program is an fresh and impactful assortment for Canadian Tire. This program and overall brand colour strategy has been used as an example company-wide of how form and colour can be used to reposition a brand & attract a different customer to stores. The following video was presented at the company-wide conference in 2023, announcing to franchisees that Vida will be driving new growth at Canadian Tire.

  • Bluefin

  • Matcha

  • Shortbread

Air Fryer Toaster Oven

    • 10 Presettings: Air Fry, Bake, dehydrate, toast, bagel, broil, keep warm, pizza, reheat, cookies

    • 7 Bagel darkness levels

    • Adjustable time & temperature settings

    • Includes dishwasher safe accessories: wire rack, crumb tray, air fry basket, non-stick pan

    • 1700W

    • LCD digital display

    • 24L capacity

    • 2 speed convection fan provides regular and turbo convection modes for fast and even cooking

    • Bluefin

    • Shortbread

Tri-Zone Air Fryer

    • 6 preset cooking settings: air fry, roast, broil, bake, reheat, dehydrate

    • Includes: removable, dishwasher-safe crisping tray, basket, removable divider

    • 1 basket can be separated into 2 by a removable divider.

    • Intelligent cooking – Syncs cook times in each basket so different food finishes at the same time

    • Reminder function alerts to shake foods for evenly cooked results

    • 1700W

    • Digital touch screen interface with LED display

    • 90-450F temperature control range

    • Non-stick coated basket

    • Dishwasher safe basket, divider and 2 crisping trays

    • Bluefin

    • Shortbread

2 Slice Toaster

    • 6 browning levels

    • bagel, defrost, cancel buttons

    • Auto-centering

    • High lift lever function

    • Removable crumb tray

    • Wide slots for toasting thick breads and bagels

    • 1000W

    • Bluefin

    • Shortbread

    • Matcha

Variable Electric Kettle

    • 360 degree base

    • 4 preset temperatures: 70C/160F, 80C/175F, 90C/195F, 100C/212F

    • Keep warm function up to 30 minutes

    • Stainless steel steeping basket lowers & lifts for optimal flavor and infusion

    • Auto shut off and boil dry protection

    • Stainless steel steeping basket is detachable for easy cleaning

    • 1500W

    • 1.7L capacity

    • Dishwasher safe steeping basket

    • Bluefin

    • Shortbread

    • Matcha

Coffee Maker

    • Variable strength: regular, bold and gourmet

    • Programmable up to 24 hours in advance

    • Keep warm function up to 4 hours

    • Pause & serve function

    • Includes dishwasher safe accessories: filter, carafe, scoop, filter basket holder

    • 1-4 cup feature when brewing small batches

    • Special cleaning cycle

    • Viewable water level indicator for convenience and precision

    • 1200W

    • 14 cup capacity

    • Easy-touch activated digital touchscreen interface with LED display

    • Non-stick, stain-resistant warming plate for easy cleaning

    • Bluefin

    • Shortbread

    • Matcha

The Vida by Paderno colour appliance assortment is a collection with multiple collaborators. Additional Product Developers who contributed to the UI/UX of the collection are as followed: Sophie Bicanic.