Awarded Gold in the Scottish Design Awards ‘Design Craft’ category 2023.
I was commissioned by Shine Agency to create a monogram and crest based on Buchan Guns’ unique and distinguishable house scroll. The scroll is inspired by spectacular Scottish landscapes and engraved by the world’s finest master engravers.
To the left is the previous crest which needed modernising and refining. In my sketch I created more space between the elements and re-balanced the crest so it didn't feel too top heavy. I wanted the Scottish thistles to be more of a feature by using the leaves to create the decorative filagree.
I find it important when re designing a crest to keep the same feel as the existing crest so as to not loose the sense of heritage and history.
From sketch to vector - After my sketch was approved I drew up the crest in photoshop which I then traced to create a vector image. It was important that the level of detail works at all sizes so that it doesn't fill in when used small but also maintains an engraved authentic feel when used larger. I also played around with shadows to create a more three dimensional feel to stop the crest looking too flat.
Thanks for looking!