Nameplate Typography

A few months back I posted a shot of some speculative (rough) vintage wordmarks that I worked up for a interactive concept for NGS. I found out yesterday that NGP decided to redesign the nameplate for the magazine, so I decided to post this comparison for the helluva it. The top is mine and the bottom is the final version designed by the incredibly talented Tal Leming. Purely serendipitous, but interesting nonetheless.

Please note that this was unsolicited work that was created just for fun and wasn't intended to be a final design, so lettering enthusiasts and/or typographers, please be gentle.

See Tal's post about the process here: https://typesupply.com/portfolio/national-geographic-nameplate