Self Branding #1

Toying around in Illustrator, seeing what would look nice as a simple brand exercise for myself. Aim is to unite the initials (N & A).

First test with a grid and basic shapes, followed with a bit of shading. Top red one didn't work out too well, but quite liked how it created a map-pointer/droplet effect between the shades of white.

Grey example below gives a better idea of structure, albeit being a bit bland.