Digital Cities - Mokum/Amsterdam
Awhile back I was playing around in my Adobe Illustrator as I was attempting to create a logo.
What I ended up with, was not a logo but simply digital art. I was looking for something which could relate to Amsterdam due to a potential startup I was setting up.
I somehow ended up creating an abstract map of Amsterdam, or how we people from Amsterdam say it: Mokum. It is out homey nickname for our beautiful city which makes my heart overflow with love.
I started out with outlining the city itself and then started drawing more and more lines. This particular one is a mixture of the canals and streets, so watch out! We don't want you to drown :)
After creating this, I realized I should make more of these cities. It was a fun job and I love the end result!
What is the nickname of your hometown?
Do you live in a big city which has a nickname by it's locals aswell? Comment below and who knows I'll be creating your hometown next!
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Lived abroad for 12 years. My last village was Driebergen. No nickname, except during Carnaval, then it's 'Sparrenrijck'
Ah sweet! I was never into the Carnaval though :( I was too north
Very cool. Kind of looks like someone's arm being outstretched to shake someone else's hand lol. Could also be someone holding out a dog's leash and walking their dog. Mokum. Interesting nickname :)
Haha, we are always reaching out for people ;)
Very interesting indeed!
It looks like a really good logo.
Really simple and minimalistic.
I live in London but I don't think there area any nicknames that I can think of for it that sticks out to me.
Thank you!
Personally, I am a fan of minimalistic stuff :)
What about other names? Not specifically sticking out for you, but maybe to others?
Dear @sjennon the country i live is much smaller than your city!!! LOL! Check it out : Mauritius! Well it is nicknamed : Paradise!!!
Cheers
@progressivechef
Haha, paradise.. Man I would love to live there! Google images says its amazing
It is really amazing dear! Why don't you plan your next holidays here!? The best time to be in Mauritius is between October till April!
Haaaa, it's a bit far. And expensive. Very expensive to get there.
But it is really worth the trip dear!!! That's a lifetime experience!
This is really good, Im a graphic designer as well. I think is great, more like an intro for a vid or a presentation. I would try to put some movement on it, to make some kind of flow. Great work, nice to see other steemians designers here. Following and salut to you.
Thanks! I appreciate it man :)
I am more of a webdesigner than a graphic designer, but I am glad with your feedback. How do you mean flow?
That looks pretty cool actually. What did you end up doing to get to those squiggly lines? :P
Squiggly lines? :D
Yes all those lines.. It looks like it was hand drawn :P
PS. Don't turn my example to it's right, because it appears to have created itself into something else too =I
I wasn't going to say it, but it does look like something else... HAHA!
It's handdrawn, but it's not :p I did everything by hand ofcourse, but in these nice softwares of today you have some nice tools :)
Ahh I get you :) Awesome stuff.
And yeah I only realized after i uploaded and it was too much effort to go and try and fix it :P
Hahaha, it's okay :') I had a good laugh!
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STOPAwesome, in my city is known for 1000 coffee shops
Hehe.