The client wanted the image to be glossy and black and have a neo-heraldic feel. I designed the initial elements in Illustrator and gave them some vector Web 2.0 polish.
The only raster element is the radial backdrop, which could have been created vector, but even as a vector it would require raster effects to be run on it, so in the end it was easier to create some waves in Photoshop and distort it to create the radial image. A levels adjustment and a gradient mask gave it the look that shows here.
In addition to the flag there were some signature images (for a forum) that needed to be made.
The signature images were easy enough to create, as it is mostly a repetition of the flag image and a background galaxy that I illustrated.
Finally some medals for in-game achievements needed to be constructed. It was a nice project and I'm fairly happy with the results given the constraints I was working with.
