Illustrator - How to create type with two different shapes

[Pedlro Fraga]

Hi! I have been trying to merge two different shapes. One shape, for example has a small white circle in the middle, surrounder by 5 black rectangles, the other one, a larger white circle surrounded by 20 rectangles. I tried to blend the shapes but they are distorted, also tried to create brushes to repeat the shapes but i didnt get the end result, as shown in the following image. Any suggestions on how to create this effect would be greatly appreciated! thank you

[Monika Gause]

Blend would be the way to go.

So how did your result look like?

[Pedlro Fraga]

Hi thank you for responding, the end result looks like this:

  It deforms the shapes gradualy 

[Monika Gause]

Exactly how did you make the base shapes?

Can you show the base artwork with layers panel open?

Or better: the file itself?

[Met1]

Yeah, I'm interested too, curious about the "spokes" increasing in number... I don't know how to do that.

[Monika Gause]

You have to generate the spokes by using a transform effect.

THen when blending, Illustrator will blend between the effect settings.

Group them each. Mind the stacking order

Apply another effect to the group to scale it/them

Then blend

[Met1]

Awesome, thanks Monika!