deke.com posts about compound paths

Using Compound Shapes vs Compound Paths in Illustrator

Deke considers the different advantages of using compound shapes (dynamic) or compound paths (static) in Adobe Illustrator.

Deke's Techniques 148: The Octagonal Rings of the Underworld

This week, I dropped everything I was doing and recorded a movie in which I show you how to create the interlocking Olympic rings (in honor of London, 2012!) in Illustrator.

Deke's Techniques 069: Creating an Ambigram in Illustrator

This week, I turn your world upside-down, only to find that it's the same as it was when right-side up. Created from start-to-finish as hand-drawn type in Adobe Illustrator.