Peacelines is the final project of my studies of Graphic Design & Illustration at the Ulster University, and was focused on the complex societal, cultural & urban complications created by the segregation of religious communities in Belfast’s working class districts.

Using a topographic layout this large format printed project project aimed to create a physical link between people, place and their stories. Defining similarities between both religious communities and their united shared history, that was stolen from them by the onset of segregation both by religion and urban renewal schemes of the 1960s.

Strategy & Specification

The primary objective of my ISTD project is to intricately depict the rich historical tapestry woven into the streets, districts, and place names of Belfast. Following the line brief this approach recognises the significance of the cartographic lines of the city but also utilises them as a narrative and graphical tool to articulate the city’s compelling story. Employing a graphical protagonist in the form of a continuous red line.