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Queen City of the South, Cebu logo

Two years ago I was assigned to design the website logo of QueenCityCebu.com , a popular Facebook page on all things fun to do in Cebu. The original Facebook page profile pic is the one below (actual size), and my boss wanted a similar "crowny" feel to the new logo: I'm a sucker for symbols. Aside from the Sto. Niño, the second most obiquitous symbol for Cebu is the Magellan's Cross  shrine/chapel, as can be seen in the Cebu City seal (the pûsô  is probably the third): Since I'm lazy, I decided to go via the Magellan's Cross route. I wanted to combine the Magellan's Cross chapel with a shape that recalls one of those bulbous European crowns, like the Spanish royal crown ( corona tumular )– which is a bit appropriate, Cebu having been the first major area to be under the Spaniards in their conquest of these islands (and the corona tumular resembles that in some depictions of the Sto. Niño): Ellis Manuel Mendez' personal replica at Fli...