Twisted Radial Progression / Muokkaa Studio Tribute

A while back, I was inspired by a super hot typographical design set named "Colorful Numbers" by Muokkaa Studio, and in particular, the number 8 in the set.

https://www.behance.net/gallery/26182985/Colourful-Numbers

So I started out trying to create a design with some nice bevel work for myself - and then I got totally and completely distracted and my design took another path entirely. For some reason, that path was more interesting when I was working on it, and I followed it a little too far. I missed the mark. Ah well. Another design done, it's time to move on.

960x960 version and a color variation at Imgur: http://imgur.com/gallery/hfO52/