Krampus Heraldic Shield Patch
This heraldic shield patch design is for my patch set, the Order Of Krampus.
My aim here was to express the concept of Krampus without words, and it dovetailed perfectly with a recent infatuation with Medieval heraldic shield design and blazonry.
The Austro-Bavarian roots of the Krampus legend fit perfectly with the heraldic design aesthetic, as well as the tradition of people dressing up as the Yuletide Demon to keep the awareness and tradition alive. That felt like a sort of initiatic secret society, and I wanted a patch design to match.
Gruß vom Krampus!