This started out as an isometric grid, and transformed into a 3-D cube. I used a color pallet found in the adobe creative cloud library that had one color with darker and lighter variants of the same color. I added it to my swatches and used the eyedropper and shape-builder tool to express the shadow's and light spots on the design, hence giving it its dimensional look.
This is also an isometric grid that highlights the ability to use the color swatches that have very similar lighter and darker shades to create a 3-D cube aspect. I also added patterns to bring out the inner story behind the project. The colors used in this were pink, navy, green, red, orange, and light blue! 
Isometric Grid
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Isometric Grid

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