WeddingBrand Monograms

WEDDINGBRAND MONOGRAMS Making Your Mark TYPES OF MONOGRAMS You create a monogram by combining the initials of your names into a totally new and decorative symbol. A cipher differs from a monogram in that it is simply a series of uncombined initiaks. HE HME HME HME M SIMPLE. 2-LETTER 3HETTER MARIAGE CIPER, 3-LETTER MARRIAGE CIPHER, HEXAGON SHAPE 3-LETTER MARRIAGE MONOGRAM JOINED 2-LETTER 3-LETTER MARRIAGE 3LETTER MARRIAGE MONOGRAM, INTERLACED MONOGRAM. INTERTWINED MONOGRAM INTERTWINED DIAMOND SHAPE CIPHER SHAPE IMPLIED HOW TO CREATE A MONOGRAM AHO ΔΗΟ 1. Think about LETTERS As PURE FORM, forget about what they mean. All of the letters of the Latin alphabet have a skeleton based on the three basic shapes triangle, circle, square, or a combination of these. 2. Choose your letters. •2-LETTER MONOGRAM - You can use the first initials of cach of your names for a 2-letter monogram. • 3-LETTER MONOGRAM - For what is called a marriage monogram, you put the initial of the bride's first name on the left and the initial of the groom's first name on the right. The initial of the couple's last name is placed in the center and is usually larger. 2-letter monogram created for Amanda & Jonathan 3. Print out different TYPE CATEGORIES (serif, sans serif, script) and different TYPE STYLES (roman, italic, etc.) of each letter. Play with weight (light, bold, heavy), size, uppercase, and lowercase. Then, take some tracing paper and trace some different combinations. Here is what you ant to look for: • SIMPLICITY and elegance of form • SIMILARITY between the letters - Do they share similar straight or curved lines? 2-letter monogram with a decorative container created for Leeya & Lernmond. I cloned a miror image of an Armenian Land then overlapped them to create this symbol. • SHAPE - See how your letters line up interlace, or form a pleasing overall shape. Will you create a decorative container for these letters or will it just be implied? • SYMMETRY - Think of the iconic, mirror image of the Chanel Cs RESOURCES - Monograms & Ciphers by Albert Angus Turbayne: How To Design Monograms and Symbols by Elizabeth Sprague & Curtis Sprague: Ps and Qs: A Book On The Art of Letter Arrangement by Sallie Belle Tannahill www.weddingbrand.me