29/10/2025
A design project that helped make history — and still inspires us today.
While revisiting our archives, I found this 20-page booklet we created in December 2016 for the National Wallace Monument’s “Scotland’s Heroines” campaign — a powerful reminder that meaningful design can leave a lasting mark.
G3 Creative was commissioned to design a booklet featuring a tear-off voting form, DL leaflet, and exhibition banners, all supporting a public vote for the first female busts to be added to the Hall of Heroes, alongside famous Scots like Robert Burns and King Robert the Bruce.
Our illustrations celebrated a shortlist of pioneering women — from engineer Dorothée Pullinger to doctor Elsie Inglis — each of whom helped shape Scotland’s story.
The public vote made history. The winners were Mary Slessor, a missionary who transformed lives in Nigeria, and Maggie Keswick Jencks, whose vision for cancer care inspired the global network of Maggie’s Centres. Both women showed extraordinary selflessness and commitment to social improvement, gaining worldwide recognition through their efforts.
Their busts — sculpted by Csilla Karsay (Mary Slessor) and Graciela Ainsworth (Maggie Keswick Jencks) — were permanently installed in 2019. Our team at G3 Creative is proud that our creative work helped share their stories.
Nearly a decade later, this project still reminds us that good design doesn’t just promote — it can shape culture, influence change, and help make history more inclusive.
A design project that helped make history — and still inspires us today.
While revisiting our archives, I found this 20-page booklet we created in December 2016 for the National Wallace Monument’s “Scotland’s Heroines” campaign — a powerful reminder that meaningful design can leave a lasting mark.
G3 Creative was commissioned to design a booklet featuring a tear-off voting form, DL leaflet, and exhibition banners, all supporting a public vote for the first female busts to be added to the Hall of Heroes, alongside famous Scots like Robert Burns and King Robert the Bruce.
Our illustrations celebrated a shortlist of pioneering women — from engineer Dorothée Pullinger to doctor Elsie Inglis — each of whom helped shape Scotland’s story.
The public vote made history. The winners were Mary Slessor, a missionary who transformed lives in Nigeria, and Maggie Keswick Jencks, whose vision for cancer care inspired the global network of Maggie’s Centres. Both women showed extraordinary selflessness and commitment to social improvement, gaining worldwide recognition through their efforts.
Their busts — sculpted by Csilla Karsay (Mary Slessor) and Graciela Ainsworth (Maggie Keswick Jencks) — were permanently installed in 2019. Our team at G3 Creative is proud that our creative work helped share their stories.
Nearly a decade later, this project still reminds us that good design doesn’t just promote — it can shape culture, influence change, and help make history more inclusive.
