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4 hrs total Beginner design history art identity

Design a personal coat of arms

What symbols represent you? What colors? Research heraldic grammar. Make it follow the rules. Then break one.

Designing your own heraldry is forced autobiography through symbols. What do you actually stand for? Prove it in a design.

Heraldry of the World database · The Oxford Guide to Heraldry · Inkscape for digital design

Perfect for: designers, history buffs, self-reflective people, gamers

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