Keeping a 1-to-1 character ratio; why or why not?
In an ideal world, when all the pixels are in place & every color is perfect, every letter matches up in an ambigram. But since it is not an ideal world, we have to make some adjustments as...
View ArticleAn Ambigram Case Study: Faust by Goethe
Recently, I started reading Faust by Goethe. It is a book adaptation of a German legend about a pact that the protagonist (Faust) makes with the Devil. The version that I started reading is written in,...
View ArticleThe Natural Ambigram Hunt
When a person is deemed to be a ‘natural’ at some task it means that task or activity comes easy to them. Pete Sampras is a natural at tennis, Bob Dylan is a natural song writer, and George Bush is a...
View ArticleAmbigram analysis: John Mayer
The inspiration for an ambigram can come from almost anywhere. It could be a commissioned piece, a gift for a friend, or a ‘just because’ in-the-spur-of-the-moment desire to create something unique...
View ArticleAmbigram Identity Online: Ektopia
My friends are all too familiar with my ambigram obsession. I believe there is even a clinical term in Latin for this: Ambigramus Obsessivus. That diagnosis aside…one of my friends sent me the link to...
View ArticleArt and Artists Challenge Results
The results are in! The ‘Art and Artist‘ ACAC challenge submissions exhibited a shocking level of creativity and imagination! With the requirements of the challenge making it a very difficult one, we...
View ArticleQuick Draw Round 1
The results of the first Quick Draw are here! For the first round, Clayton Mabey and Daan Juttmann were asked to turn the word “Lamborghini” into an ambigram. Read on to find out about their process,...
View ArticleQuick Draw Round 2
The results of the second Quick Draw are here! For the second round, Daniel Dostal and John Moore were the chosen ambigrammists. Read on to find out about their process, as well as see the...
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