I chose the cusuco (or armadillo), as a metaphor to the Victorinox Swiss Army Knife: a versatile tool with multiple features inside a unique case: the cusuco (or most commonly known as the nine-banded armadillo), is an animal that carries with its own armor and uses it to protect oneself from its predators.
Cusuco / nine-banded armadillo (Dasypus novemcinctus)
North, Central and South America
On the front side, there's the armadillo outside its shell, camouflaging with its environment. On the back side, the illustration shows the armadillo with its transformed shell, as if it was hidden at the bottom of a hole.
A vectorial illustration in flat contrasting colors. I propose two color palettes for this design.
El Salvador, Central America.
No. I own all the characters and elements used in this design.
Salvadoran illustrator and graphic designer currently based in Madrid.
