Comments on: Ambigrams

By: Jeffrey Sambells

Jeffrey Sambells — Fri, 21 Sep 2007 11:50:42 +0000

Cool. After reading The Da Vinci Code I scouted the net for more ambigram stuff and got really interested too. Good work, that looks really well done.

By: Christine

Christine — Sun, 15 Jan 2006 01:03:57 +0000

So, because Mike’s nerdier than the rest of us he has a better ability to see these rather artistic things than the rest of us…

Keep up the good (if confusing) work.

By: Mike

Mike — Sat, 14 Jan 2006 23:54:36 +0000

Playing around with these things has really piqued my interest in the study of typography. I’m sure someone with more knowledge of glyph design would be able to add a few subtle inflections to really help the eye see B and W one way and CO S the other.

Still, it’s a ton of fun. I’ve added another to the article.

By: Bily

Bily — Sat, 14 Jan 2006 18:25:35 +0000

yea I thought that browncoats one was Spoconcoats or Sroconcoats

By: Mike Purvis

Mike Purvis — Fri, 13 Jan 2006 21:20:24 +0000

The Wordplay book actually has a pretty decent chapter with some advice in it on getting started. I think the biggest key is to a) pick a phrase that already has a “freebie” or two in it, and b) be willing to make one letter uglier, if it makes its neighbour prettier. (Having alternating letters very distinct will carry the eye over the ones that are just a scribble.)

Besides just being patient, I guess. That “Browncoats” one really isn’t very clear, although I suppose it probably comes quicker to fellow Firefly fans.

By: Michael

Michael — Fri, 13 Jan 2006 20:28:52 +0000

Ever since Scott Kim published some of his back in the 80s, I’ve felt that graphically ambigrams are among the coolest things since faded drop-shadows. But man oh man, are they tricky to do.