Monogram-a-Week: 013

Above: Calligraphic/written. Below: Lettered/drawn.

This week's entry: "EO." I drew the lettered version first, and, dissatisfied with my (very) haphazard draftsmanship, decided to revisit the monogram with some chunks of leftover graphite. Personally, I much prefer the calligraphic execution's texture and contrast to the lettered form.

Monogram-a-Week: 07 & 08

 

... we now return to our regularly scheduled publishing schedule with two monograms--a handwritten "ER" and lettered "NN."

Monogram-a-Week: 05

Two very different interpretations of "EC." The first is handwritten, the second is anything but gestural.