Wish busterZ · monogram candidates

20 WZ marks

Each one twice: left is 0° — the W as it sits in the nav. Right is −90° — the same paths, rotated, reading as a Z. Orange is the single stroke that belongs only to the W; green is the Z. The bottom strip of each card shows the mark at real nav size beside the wordmark.

Wish busterZ — Upright
0° · the W
Wish busterZ — Upright
−90° · the Z
01 Upright

No slant, the reference. Reads "\N" more than W — this is the trade-off, shown rather than hidden.

Wish busterZ — Lean 6
0° · the W
Wish busterZ — Lean 6
−90° · the Z
02 Lean 6

Legs lean 6°. The W arrives; the Z is merely italic.

Wish busterZ — Lean 10
0° · the W
Wish busterZ — Lean 10
−90° · the Z
03 Lean 10

The comfortable middle — clearly a W, still cleanly a Z.

Wish busterZ — Lean 14
0° · the W
Wish busterZ — Lean 14
−90° · the Z
04 Lean 14

Pushed further. Strongest W of the plain set.

Wish busterZ — Lean 18
0° · the W
Wish busterZ — Lean 18
−90° · the Z
05 Lean 18

Where it starts to break — the Z is going properly italic.

Wish busterZ — Compact
0° · the W
Wish busterZ — Compact
−90° · the Z
06 Compact

Narrow proportions, no slant. Reads as a W without leaning.

Wish busterZ — Compact lean
0° · the W
Wish busterZ — Compact lean
−90° · the Z
07 Compact leandefault

Both levers at once — the most W-like mark here.

Wish busterZ — Compact bold
0° · the W
Wish busterZ — Compact bold
−90° · the Z
08 Compact bold

The same, at avatar weight.

Wish busterZ — Compact light
0° · the W
Wish busterZ — Compact light
−90° · the Z
09 Compact light

The same, thin. Quiet and technical at poster size.

Wish busterZ — Z-first
0° · the W
Wish busterZ — Z-first
−90° · the Z
10 Z-first

Tuned the other way: the Z is near-square, the W runs wide.

Wish busterZ — Ghost lead
0° · the W
Wish busterZ — Ghost lead
−90° · the Z
11 Ghost lead

Lead-in dimmed to 38% — the Z is what you see first.

Wish busterZ — Thin lead
0° · the W
Wish busterZ — Thin lead
−90° · the Z
12 Thin lead

Lead-in at half weight. Hierarchy without transparency.

Wish busterZ — Detached
0° · the W
Wish busterZ — Detached
−90° · the Z
13 Detached

Lead-in breaks before the Z. Two marks, one monogram.

Wish busterZ — Long lead
0° · the W
Wish busterZ — Long lead
−90° · the Z
14 Long lead

Lead-in overshoots the cap line — a flourish into the W.

Wish busterZ — Spur
0° · the W
Wish busterZ — Spur
−90° · the Z
15 Spur

Legs overshoot the peak: longer Z bars, more angular W.

Wish busterZ — Chisel
0° · the W
Wish busterZ — Chisel
−90° · the Z
16 Chisel

Square caps, bevelled joins — cut rather than drawn.

Wish busterZ — Knockout
0° · the W
Wish busterZ — Knockout
−90° · the Z
17 Knockout

Green pulls back at the join so the orange corner shows through.

Wish busterZ — Phosphor
0° · the W
Wish busterZ — Phosphor
−90° · the Z
18 Phosphor

Terminal green in place of the softer token green.

Wish busterZ — Badge
0° · the W
Wish busterZ — Badge
−90° · the Z
19 Badge

Contained in a rounded square — the favicon and avatar shape.

Wish busterZ — Badge phosphor
0° · the W
Wish busterZ — Badge phosphor
−90° · the Z
20 Badge phosphor

Badge at weight, terminal green. The loud one.

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