Making Monograms

I have been to several weddings this summer and even made a few cakes for a shower and a reception (Pastry tool – of course!). Every wedding had created the theme around a monogram. Sometimes the monogram was just one letter for the new couple’s last name and other times it was the traditonal 3 letter monogram. It really isn’t a surprise that monograms would feature so prominently in weddings. It is a way of showing the joining of two lives together in a very classic way. As I searched the internet for monograms, I was amazed at how many different styles there are. In the video tutorial I created for the lesson on monograms, I will be barely scratching the surface.

Monograms can be in almost any type of font: baroque, script, block, contemporary and funky. They can be all the same font or two different fonts and even combine a graphic into the monogram. The letters can be connected or each one can stand alone; they can also be a combination of an initial and the couples first names.

I recommend you do a search on the internet for monograms. You will instantly find hundreds of examples and you will be surprised at the variety of styles out there. Looking at what wedding invitation companies and other businesses are doing for monograms will really inspire you to think differently about monograms. You may still love the traditional monogram but you may just as easily fall in love with one of the more contemporary looks.

When I am searching for a font for my monogram, I type the letters of the monogram in the Inspiration Studio software Type window. Then I start scrolling through my fonts. Each time I find a font that might work, I select the font and place that example on my workspace. Then I make a copy of that monogram; open up the Type window again; and begin scrolling down through the fonts. Because I have made a copy of the monogram in the font I last chose, when I open up the Type window I start right where I left off in scrolling through the fonts. I don’t have to to start all over again.

Thus is just one of the tips I give in the Monograms tutorial. I show you how to make script and block fonts that are joined or separate. I also show you how to use the distortion tool to shape the letters to fit in different types of frames. I hope it inspires you to look at monograms in a completely different way and add them to your projects. 🙂

Making Monograms Video Link

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