Why do continuous-line logos struggle with legible initials?

[Riley70]

I’ve been trying to design a logo that uses a single, continuous line to form the entire mark, but I’m hitting a wall with legibility. Whenever I simplify the path enough to make it flow, the client’s initials become completely lost in the negative space. Has anyone else struggled with this kind of minimalist line art?

[AaronZM]

I tried a single stroke logo with the client's initials, and the flow felt gorgeous until the letters vanished in the negative space. I kept chasing the line clean, but the read didn’t survive.

[KennethW]

I fiddled with stroke width along the path, just a bit here and there, and it actually helped the eye latch onto the shapes without turning the line into a scribble.

[Chloe.M]

In another pass we ended up using two strokes that braid together so the logo still feels continuous but the letters stay readable when you zoom in. It wasn’t pure one line anymore, but the feel stayed close.

[Steven.W]

Have you considered testing legibility at thumbnail size with a quick grid or mockups before committing to a final path?