it's interesting in the outline version, there's a certain amount of simulated "tension" to the corners - anywhere where two pieces fit together (please excuse my lack of vocabulary) - there's slightly more white space - did you make an outline version w/o rounded corners? it would be interesting to see, just to see if it has the same sort of tense, jittery quality to it
the 3d treatment used at the bottom left works beautifully.
This was originally intended for a logotype, but I decided to turn it into a pixel headline font.