
enter awards
THE AWARDS WILL REOPEN IN JUNE 2018. SINGN UP TO OUR NEWSLETTER TO GET UDATES











Category Finalist
2017
St Kilian’s Deutsche Schule Visual Identity
CATEGORY
Brand Identity
Visual Communications
CONTRIBUTORS
Paula McEntee (Lead Designer & Creative Director), David Stanley (Designer), Shona Byrne (Account Director)
Design Challenge and Design Ideas
St. Kilian’s, a German/Irish school with a strong European focus, is unique in the Irish educational landscape. Named after Killian, an Irish saint who was known for his love of study and who travelled to Würzburg, Germany as a missionary, St. Kilian’s is co-educational, inter-denominational and spans the full educational cycle from Kindergarten to Leaving Certificate. The school offers a diverse, inclusive yet challenging environment, enriched with a strong sense of Irish, German and European culture. It fosters independence of thought, a love of learning, personal responsibility, confidence and integrity, while educating students to be confident, independent and competent citizens in Europe. St. Kilian’s logo and brand identity had become outdated and we were chosen to develop a new brand identity to reflect this contemporary school and its ethos.
How the brief was fulfilled
St. Kilian’s new logo is made up of two components: a graphic ‘K’ motif and the descriptor text. The ‘K’ motif is inspired by Josef Albers’ Kombination Schrift alphabet – a modular lettering system based upon ten basic shapes derived from a circle and a square. This German design-influenced motif, combined with the descriptor text, set in Brandon Grotesque, a German sans-serif typeface, ensures that the logo is contemporary, yet rooted in the traditions of German design. The ‘K’s three core elements may be reconfigured, creating dynamic compositions as part of the graphic language in St. Kilian’s communications, including stationery, wayfinding signage and uniforms. The identity has already been embraced and integrated into school life by staff and students alike, with students proudly wearing their branded clothing. Elsewhere, a recent art project gave kindergarten students the opportunity to express themselves creatively using the logo’s three shapes – an indication of the identity’s engaging nature and accessibility.
You may also like:
Visual Communications
Illustration: Personal

WINNER

COMMENDED

HIGHLY COMMENDED

GRAND PRIX

EMERGING TALENT

OVERSEAS AWARD
Bowie – Station to Station
Alé Mercado Illustration, Alé Mercado
Visual Communications
Illustration: Commercial

WINNER

COMMENDED

HIGHLY COMMENDED

GRAND PRIX

EMERGING TALENT

OVERSEAS AWARD
Apple Pencil Campaign 2016/17
Claudine O'Sullivan, Claudine O'Sullivan
Visual Communications
Brand Identity

WINNER

COMMENDED

HIGHLY COMMENDED

GRAND PRIX

EMERGING TALENT

OVERSEAS AWARD
Berro Motion
Anatomia Design, Ana Paula de Oliveira
Visual Communications
Printed Book Design

WINNER

COMMENDED

HIGHLY COMMENDED

GRAND PRIX

EMERGING TALENT

OVERSEAS AWARD
I Zii
WorkGroup, David Wall and Conor Nolan
Visual Communications
Photography in Design

WINNER

COMMENDED

HIGHLY COMMENDED

GRAND PRIX

EMERGING TALENT

OVERSEAS AWARD
Fáilte Ireland – Dunbrody
Windmill Lane Pictures, Cian McKenna
Visual Communications
Illustration: Publishing

WINNER

COMMENDED

HIGHLY COMMENDED

GRAND PRIX

EMERGING TALENT

OVERSEAS AWARD
Lighthouses of Ireland
Roger O'Reilly Illustration, Roger O'Reilly
Visual Communications
Printed Book Design

WINNER

COMMENDED

HIGHLY COMMENDED

GRAND PRIX

EMERGING TALENT

OVERSEAS AWARD
WINTER
Salvage Press NCAD, Jamie Murphy
Visual Communications
Use of Typography in Design

WINNER

COMMENDED

HIGHLY COMMENDED

GRAND PRIX

EMERGING TALENT

OVERSEAS AWARD
Fáilte Ireland – Dunbrody
Windmill Lane Pictures, Cian McKenna
Visual Communications
Data Visualisation

WINNER

COMMENDED

HIGHLY COMMENDED

GRAND PRIX

EMERGING TALENT

OVERSEAS AWARD
Fáilte Ireland – Dunbrody
Windmill Lane Pictures, Cian McKenna
Visual Communications
Use of Typography in Design

WINNER

COMMENDED

HIGHLY COMMENDED

GRAND PRIX

EMERGING TALENT

OVERSEAS AWARD
WINTER
Salvage Press NCAD, Jamie Murphy
Visual Communications
Design for Print

WINNER

COMMENDED

HIGHLY COMMENDED

GRAND PRIX

EMERGING TALENT

OVERSEAS AWARD
Christmas Stamps 2016
WorkGroup, David Wall and Conor Nolan
Visual Communications
Printed Book Design

WINNER

COMMENDED

HIGHLY COMMENDED

GRAND PRIX

EMERGING TALENT

OVERSEAS AWARD
What I Know About Running Coffee Shops
WorkGroup, David Wall and Conor Nolan
Visual Communications
Illustration: Publishing

WINNER

COMMENDED

HIGHLY COMMENDED

GRAND PRIX

EMERGING TALENT

OVERSEAS AWARD
A Perfect Trust
Alan Dunne Illustrations, Alan Dunne Illustrations
Visual Communications
Illustration: Personal

WINNER

COMMENDED

HIGHLY COMMENDED

GRAND PRIX

EMERGING TALENT

OVERSEAS AWARD
The Iris Collection
Gill and Jill, Gill Henderson and Jill Deering
Visual Communications
Illustration: Personal

WINNER

COMMENDED

HIGHLY COMMENDED

GRAND PRIX

EMERGING TALENT

OVERSEAS AWARD
Young Americans
Steve Doogan Illustration, Steve Doogan
Visual Communications
Illustration: Publishing

WINNER

COMMENDED

HIGHLY COMMENDED

GRAND PRIX

EMERGING TALENT

OVERSEAS AWARD
Gringer the Whinger
Sheena Dempsey Illustration, Sheena Dempsey
Visual Communications
Brand Identity

WINNER

COMMENDED

HIGHLY COMMENDED

GRAND PRIX

EMERGING TALENT

OVERSEAS AWARD
DoDublin Rebrand
Richards Dee, Simon Richards, Muireann McNulty
Visual Communications
Illustration: Commercial

WINNER

COMMENDED

HIGHLY COMMENDED

GRAND PRIX

EMERGING TALENT

OVERSEAS AWARD
Fáilte Ireland programme posters
In The Company of Huskies, Chris Flynn
Visual Communications
Video in Design

WINNER

COMMENDED

HIGHLY COMMENDED

GRAND PRIX

EMERGING TALENT

OVERSEAS AWARD
Fáilte Ireland – Dunbrody
Windmill Lane Pictures, Cian McKenna
Visual Communications
Brand Identity

WINNER

COMMENDED

HIGHLY COMMENDED

GRAND PRIX

EMERGING TALENT

OVERSEAS AWARD
Sponsored Restorations
WorkGroup, David Wall and Conor Nolan
Visual Communications
Illustration: Commercial

WINNER

COMMENDED

HIGHLY COMMENDED

GRAND PRIX

EMERGING TALENT

OVERSEAS AWARD
Christmas Stamps 2016
WorkGroup, David Wall and Conor Nolan
Visual Communications
Brand Identity

WINNER

COMMENDED

HIGHLY COMMENDED

GRAND PRIX

EMERGING TALENT

OVERSEAS AWARD
Five Points
WorkGroup, David Wall and Conor Nolan