Canopy came to me for an illustration project. I took the brief and ran with it. Really having fun creating custom illustrations that represented CHICAGO at its best. The blue and red color draw inspiration from the Chicago flag.
The Brief:
- Retro cartoon with a modern flare. Think NYC Bodega graphics/text but… elevated?
- A collage of well known (and maybe a couple local easter eggs) imagery of Chicago. With at least one item being turned into a cartoon character
- Chicago dogs, deep dish pizza, the bean, sears tower, hancock building, river taxi, chicago flag, Mrs. O'Leary’s cow, etc etc.
- Loving the two color designs on a colored background in the examples below. Would prefer it to be more rough or sketchy than modern and sharp.
- The main graphic must noticeably say “Canopy Digs Chicago” and secondary text of various phrases would be cool. Must include the date “2023” somewhere.
- Would be so cool to have a sticker of the pack/sheet