They said Illustrator’s Envelope Distort tool is trash, I disagree

Flipper (not the dolphin 🐬) has been a tag on every wall in Kalamaja, Tallinn since the 2000s—’cause one curious little skater kid was grinding THPS and pulling off wild flips. My lil bruda. This one’s for you 🤜
The deck design comes from the idea of kinetic type—but frozen. I built it with bold type, warped through the envelope distort tool so it hugs the curves like fabric. Then I customised the type, threw in some stripy halftone shadows, and sent it off to print.
Proof you don’t need 3D to bend reality ✌️

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