Before & After Magazine ~ A Logo of Letters

Before & After Magazine ~ A Logo of Letters issue 0363 pdf {link to .pdf)

I think this has been mentioned on TG before, but a search yielded no result.
The above link takes you to a downloadable .pdf, full of useful tips on designing a logo by manipulating letters.
Be sure to check the resources pages at the end pp. 13 to 17 so you can follow along.

B&A magazine has been discussed on TG before, IIRC, but this particular article may have overlooked.
I had a subscription to it for a while many moons ago and found it very useful and informative with very readable jargon-free articles.

This article is ideal for would-be designers or enthusiasts just starting out, or for those who just want to try and make their own simple logo or monogram.
Attached is something I made following along with the first example in the article. I used Astute Graphics plugin for Illustrator, Width Stamp for the woody effect.
Instead of removing the stem of one of the letters and then abutting the letters, I just kerned them.

Bob.

Thanks for sharing the link. Strangely I really enjoy reading these type of articles, but for some reason hardly ever thoroughly work my way through them. Maybe that'll be my new year thing - to actually read and digest some of this design information. Meanwhile here's something I did after a play around with my forum nickname showing it's approximate evolutionary path. I've got a proper one on the drawing board using just my initials, which I'll post later.

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Thanks for posting Bob. When I get time I intend to study that article, heaven knows I sure need to understand and get better at this kind of thing.

Very interesting article. Thanks Bob.

Glad that you all liked the article. It took me years to actually get round to trying out some of the examples.
Here's one on some sacking for the imaginary United Republic Potato Company.
Bob.

I like both this and post #1.