Destiny: Raid Belts

It was a pleasure designing the original artwork for the Destiny Raid Belts. I crafted the initial twelve vector designs, covering every Destiny Raid from Vault of Glass through Deep Stone Crypt. Afterward, I passed the torch to our Creative Studios' visual designers for future designs.
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The final seven belts were expertly manufactured by Wildcat Belts. Six were awarded to the world’s first players, and one was sent to Bungie for display.
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To create these designs, I utilized Adobe Illustrator to craft the original vector art and employed advanced layer styles in Adobe Photoshop to produce each gold belt render. I integrated the primary raid icon (skull surrounded by chains and sword) created by Ryan Klaverweide and received art direction from Garrett Morlan.
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In Destiny, raids are complex end-game activities that demand the cooperation of six-person fireteams to explore vast areas, solve puzzles, and defeat challenging bosses. These raids are considered pinnacle content and can take several hours, or even multiple attempts, to complete.
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Through the Bungie Rewards program, Bungie has instituted a tradition where the first fireteam to complete every encounter and loot the final chest has their victory immortalized with World First raid belts.