Hamburg Kubernetes Meetup Logo

The Free and Hanseatic City of Hamburg has a cool logo; It includes a nice curved line, wave reference, in the logo speaking to the city's stature as a port hub on the river Elbe.

Hamburg is also the second largest city in Germany, and it's university also leverages a variant of the city's logo in it's branding. Variations are also seen in flag and coat of arms. Strong game Hamburgers - wait, what. Yes - apparently, the citizens are called Hamburgers, bonus!

Is all this consistent use of iconography a result of Hamburg's status as a commercial center? Maybe ... Needless to say, it was impossible to resist the temptation to leverage this icon in my design; it also made it easier - hey, pushing these pixels is a time boxed activity. Also, the image provided me the opportunity to break away from the design direction set forth in the previous pieces in this series.

To see this design in the wild, click here: http://www.meetup.com/Hamburg-Kubernetes-Meetup/