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Archive for September, 2007

Ambigrams Again

September 21st, 2007 2

Tron Hoodie

A couple years ago I became interested in ambigrams, particularly the work of John Langdon. At the time, I got a hold of his Wordplay book, and began experimenting with some of my own designs.

I recently had a breakthough in figuring out how to create a surprisingly readable ambigram for my mechatronics engineering class. There was a general approval, and we ended up having the design embroidered on about 80 quality Campus Crew hoodies.

As someone with an amateur’s interest in typography and letterforms, I’ve found the doodling of these invertible designs to be an incredibly practical way to teach oneself the fundamental definitions of letters. Read on…

Life in Sydney

September 8th, 2007 8

Sydney is a beautiful city; I’m having a lot of fun exploring and wandering about here. In the spirit of tradition, here are a few early observations and random fun tips, from my first week of living it up down under. Read on…

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