# The mL7 logo, made in 2018

In 2018 I was playing competitive Overwatch and learning from players who were far better than me. One of them was Mihai "mL7" Lupascu. I made a logo for him as a thank-you, posted it, and expected nothing back. His manager contacted me, and the mark became mL7's channel identity. As of July 2026, his Twitch channel still uses the same mark in a different colorway.

![mL7 logo system](media:ml7-logo-system)

### The work

The logo had to remain legible in small stream overlays. I drew a compact geometric `mL`, then passed a brush stroke through the seven to give the mark its direction. The original colorway used black lettering with an orange stroke. I adjusted the spacing and stroke angle until the logo worked as both a profile image and a wide channel graphic.

### What it led to

Mihai thanked me and insisted on paying for the work even though I had not asked. It was the first time a creator I followed treated my design as a commission. The mark then stayed with his channel for years, which mattered more to me than the initial response.