Walking Together logo design

Branding • Logo

Walking Together

Briefing

Creating a logo design for the Walking Together papal visit to Canada held a lot of weight. We needed to create a unifying logo that represents new hope and coming together while remembering and understanding the past and continuous effects of residential schools on Indigenous people and communities in Canada.

Approach

Many Elders, Knowledge Keepers, and survivors are trying to tell their stories; we wanted to portray that in this design, incorporating meaningful elements of nature to represent strength, perseverance, community, etc.

Responsibilities

  • Branding
  • Logo

Result

We chose shapes of blue to represent the healing and calming nature of water and air, and by shaping the design elements into a circle created a beautifully fluid and rhythmic logo representing the core meaning of Walking Together — coming together to heal. Complimenting the logo symbol is a soft, rounded font that works; with both traditional and digital media.

Peace Dove

Hope
History
Church

Keys of St. Peter

Pope
Church
Heaven
Connection

Soar of Eagles

Feathers
Family / Love
Connection to Creator
Truth / Honesty

Arctic Char / Salmon / Fish

Sustenance
Inuit
Coast
Jesus

Buffalo Herd

Community
Protection
Standing Against 
the Storm

Caribou Herd

Community
Sustenance
Growth
Perseverance

Earth

Land
Sky
Water
Nature

Métis Symbol

Métis Culture
Community
History
Resilience

Circle

Natural Order
Life Cycle
The Sun, The Earth, and Sacred Teachings

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