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Monograms

Monograms. How to Create Your Own Monograms and Logos. Creating a Monogram. monogram - A design composed of one or more letters, typically the initials of a name, used as an identifying mark. Many artists have signed their work with a monogram rather than their entire name.

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Monograms

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  1. Monograms How to Create Your Own Monograms and Logos

  2. Creating a Monogram • monogram - A designcomposed of one or more letters, typically the initials of a name, used as an identifying mark. Many artists have signed their work with a monogram rather than their entire name.

  3. letterform - The shape of a letter (or character) of an alphabet, especially from the standpoint of its design or historical development — i.e., in calligraphy and typography. When one is interested in letterforms, one pays particular attention to those aspects of a letter's shape that differentiate it from the shapes of other letters, as in the nuances distinguishing an "O" from a "Q," a "g" from a "q," or an "E" from an "F." When a person writes or designs a letter, the degree to which that person honors the essence of the letterform of that character determines the letter's legibility. Quote: "A-frame, C-clamp, D-ring, F clamp, G clamp, H hinge, I-beam, J-bar lift, K truss, L square, M roof, O-ring, P trap, S curve, T-shirt, U-turn, V neck, W-engine, X chromosome, Y theodite, and Z bar."Dan Tilque compiled this list of what he calls "shape words," terms in English that are composed of a single letter and a word or two, where the letter describes the shape of the object.

  4. French?, Lace Medallion, late 19th century, "point de France" style needlepoint, monogrammed FGP

  5. Perhaps the most famous monogram of any artist is that of Albrecht Dürer (German, 1471-1528). He used it frequently as his signature on his works. The detail on the left is from the lower-left corner of the engravingKnight, Death, and the Devil, Dürer placed his monogram and the date within a cartouche.

  6. GSJ, 1994, monogram of initial letters and leaves embroidered on a pink cotton towel. This work earned its maker a first place award in Stitches Magazine's annual Stitch-Off Competition of 1994

  7. Artist Monograms

  8. Monograms created of words or names

  9. G W A This monogram (My initials, WAG was created using Microsoft Power Point.) Instructions for creating a monogram can be found on the following website: http://www.favorideas.com/video/monograms/monogram-ppt.html

  10. Procedure • Experiment on scrap paper, using your initials or a short name. • Make the letters black on a white background. • Fill in either the background or the letters with geometric, floral,or designs of your choosing. • Complete the monograms on art paper, choosing a shape and creating the monogram within it, using black thin markers and a variety of colored markers or pencils.

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