Hacking the Washington Capitals Logo with Illustrator
- posted on May 13, 2009 / filed under design process, logo design, sports, tutorials
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While on a recent plane ride, I embarked on a self-imposed quickfire challenge to use Adobe Illustrator to design the text “@davidpots” (my Twitter username) in the style of the Washington Capitals logo. I was armed with only 45 minutes and a vector version of the Capitals logo; no internet connection would be at hand for additional assets (such as fonts, etc).
By the end of the plane ride, things worked out great:

Throughout the remainder of the post, I’d like to share an overview of the approach I took and the Illustrator techniques used to make this happen. The result is not merely a tutorial, but rather a broad look at some Illustrator skills any user might find helpful in such a situation. Continue reading »
