Hylyt Identity

For an application I'm making with friends. I plan on adding color, if only a little in the wings. I still plan to add some subtleties in photoshop since this is only an illustrator rendering. I think I can render the background lighting much better in photoshop.

The branding is influenced by the Greek God Mercury who was the messenger of the gods and a god of trade, particularly of the grain trade. Mercury was also considered a god of abundance and commercial success.

He appeared on stock & bond certificates for some of the leading Telephone and Railway companies of the American industrial revolution. There is a striking similarity to these certificates and the grandiose poses of the early marvel superheroes. Captain America and The Avengers come to mind.

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