The Monster in The Walls

We were tasked with creating the logo/identity for the pageant The Return of Colmcille and decided to adopt a suitably epic and dramatic approach to the task. Our hand drawn identity combines the central, core elements of the colourful story of the City of Derry - the Monster (the Colmcille legend), the arch of City Walls (defining "The Plantation" of Ulster), the outline of Free Derry Wall (a nod to Irish nationalism and the Civil Rights movement). The identity merges these complex and conflicting themes in a common, mock heraldic, alternative coat of arms for the City of Derry / Londonderry.