Monograms are motifs that consist of two or more letters combined in an aesthetically pleasing way, often to represent a person, brand or company. The first known use of monograms was on Greek coins around 350BC, where they were used to represent individual cities. Historically, they’ve also been used as royal signatures, Christian symbols, artists’ marks, and as part of military standards.
In Victorian times, monograms were used by the upper class as a symbol of their wealth and prestige.
Many modern-day companies use monograms as their primary means of identification, such as car brands, fashion houses, electrical companies and even banks and law firms.
For paper-crafters, monograms are a fun way to add a decorative element to cards, journal pages and scrapbook layouts. They can be sketched, stamped, die cut or even assembled collage-style. As always, we’re only limited by our imagination!
Some well known monograms
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