Designing problem

by Wendy
(Virginia)

I am designing a panel for a friend who just bought her own business and I cannot figure out how to place the lines radiating out from the letters so it won't look amateurish. The entire piece will be 10"x14" with a 1" beveled border. I have been making pieces for many years, but seldom have had to design something entirely from scratch, especially just lettering. Can you point me in the right direction? Thanks!

Answer
Hi Wendy

I put up a picture of what I'd do. If you'll look at the capital S, I took the extra line out of the top one. In my opinion, that removes some of the clutter. I put bevels between the 2 words to help break up all of the open spaces. I also colored in the top word just to show you how the cut lines receed into the background.

I realize that the glass on top of each word is a large piece. You'd need a saw to cut it.

Have a play around with it now and refine it to your liking.