Wednesday, June 30, 2010

Hongkiat.com: 40 Cool and Creative Ambigram Designs

Hongkiat.com: 40 Cool and Creative Ambigram Designs


40 Cool and Creative Ambigram Designs

Posted: 30 Jun 2010 11:04 AM PDT

Have you ever seen a word and read the same word upside down? This is one form of an ambigram. An ambigram (from Latin: ambi both + gram = letter) is a word or words that can be read in more than one direction, where the word reads the same when upside down or turn over to form an entirely new word. The term “ambigram” was first used to mean “ambiguous anagram” by Judith E. Bagai, a former editor of The Enigma, the official organ of The National Puzzlers’ League.

preview 40 Cool and Creative Ambigram Designs

There are many types of ambigrams such as rotational ambigrams, reflective types, 3-dimensional, etc. but the most basic and popular ones are the flipscript or rotational ambigram in which word or words when flipped both horizontal or vertical way, still spells the same word as before. Today, ambigrams are used in graphic design, commercial logos, book covers, tattoo artworks and music albums. These typographical artworks are used by graphic designers because of their symmetry and the optical illusions it present. Ambigrams became much more popular when it was prominently featured in Dan Brown's bestselling novel, Angels & Demons. With patience and creativity, you can turn any word into an ambigram.

Below are my collection of 40 really cool and creatively designed ambigrams. Without further ado, let start twisting our neck and try to view them in upside down :)

“Illuminati” Edited from the original version by John Langdon.
Illuminati Ambigram WP by Illuminati92 40 Cool and Creative Ambigram Designs

“The Stone Rose” via mirving123

The Stone Rose ambigram design 40 Cool and Creative Ambigram Designs

“Steampunk” Rotational ambigram version 2 by NastyBasty
Steampunk ambigram design 40 Cool and Creative Ambigram Designs

“Labyrinth” Created for the Nagfa Ambigams Challenge. By Krzychu
Labyrinth ambigram design 40 Cool and Creative Ambigram Designs

“Marley” via mirving123

Marley ambigram design 40 Cool and Creative Ambigram Designs

“One Blood One Love” or "One Love One Blood" the other way. By revcruz
One Blood One Love ambigram design 40 Cool and Creative Ambigram Designs

“Azathoth” By NastyBasty

Azathoth rotational ambigram design 40 Cool and Creative Ambigram Designs

“Love/Hate” via nichck

Love Hate Ambigram Design 40 Cool and Creative Ambigram Designs

“Shark Attack” By wowtattoos
Shark Attack ambigram design 40 Cool and Creative Ambigram Designs

“Baltimore” Via mirving123
Baltimore ambigram design 40 Cool and Creative Ambigram Designs

“Right/Wrong” Amibigram with some graffiti element. By NastyBasty
Right Wrong bilateral ambigram design 40 Cool and Creative Ambigram Designs

“Lawrence” Created by revcruz for The 50 Ambigram Project.
Ambigram   Lawrence by revcruz 40 Cool and Creative Ambigram Designs

“Samantha/Marcianne” Created to be inked as a tattoo by wowtattoos.
Samantha Marcianne ambigram design 40 Cool and Creative Ambigram Designs

“Dirty/Clean”Via npgraphicdesign

Dirty Clean ground ambigram 40 Cool and Creative Ambigram Designs

“Harry Potter” An entry for the Flickr Ambigram Challenge by NastyBasty
harry potter ambigram

“Charlie Chang” 180° rotational ambigram of the name CHARLIE CHANG by Burn
charlie chang

“Shub-Niggurath” via unterart

Shub Niggurath ambigram design 40 Cool and Creative Ambigram Designs

“Phat Beats” By Burn

Phat Beats ambigram design 40 Cool and Creative Ambigram Designs

“Pepsi” via mirving123

Pepsi ambigram design 40 Cool and Creative Ambigram Designs

“KRANE” Created for Crane DPC by PAC1972.

KRANE ambigram design 40 Cool and Creative Ambigram Designs

“Anj” Another ambigram created by revcruz for The 50 Ambigram Project.
Ambigram   Anj new 2 by revcruz 40 Cool and Creative Ambigram Designs

“Child’s Play” via Imriaylde

Child Play ambigram design 40 Cool and Creative Ambigram Designs

“Manila” via ambigram.com

manila 40 Cool and Creative Ambigram Designs

“City of Brotherly Love” Created by John Langdon.
john langdon 40 Cool and Creative Ambigram Designs

“San Francisco” via ambigram.com

sanfrancisco 40 Cool and Creative Ambigram Designs

“Woodstock” Another ‘quick & dirty’ lunchtime ambigram via unterart
woodstock 40 Cool and Creative Ambigram Designs

“Cafe” via unterart

cafe 40 Cool and Creative Ambigram Designs

“Nyarlathotep” via unterart

Nyarlathotep 40 Cool and Creative Ambigram Designs

“1984″ via unterart

1984 40 Cool and Creative Ambigram Designs

“Sins” Created by only-adrian

sins 40 Cool and Creative Ambigram Designs

“Ambigram” Created by arpad

ambigram 40 Cool and Creative Ambigram Designs

“Air” Robert Langdons ambigram Air, from the book Angels and Deamons
air 40 Cool and Creative Ambigram Designs

“Reverse engineering” By Scott Kim

reverse engineering 40 Cool and Creative Ambigram Designs

“A love of love” Created by Johan Skylling.

alot of love 40 Cool and Creative Ambigram Designs

“Peta” Rotationally symmetrical ambigram of Peta’s name.
peta 40 Cool and Creative Ambigram Designs

“Paris” via npgraphicdesign

paris 40 Cool and Creative Ambigram Designs

“Ektopia” Papper & Penna’s Ekoptia Rotational Ambigram
Ektopia 40 Cool and Creative Ambigram Designs

“Chopin” Created by Daniel Dostal

chopin 40 Cool and Creative Ambigram Designs

Brands we are familiar with..

Ambigram in domain names

  • doxob.com
  • ap.xozzox.de
  • http://ap.xozzox.de//:dtty
  • http://graner.net/nicolas/selcoiu/tau.jauejb//:dtty
  • 66.gg

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Tuesday, June 29, 2010

Hongkiat.com: Contest: Do Flash Contents Suck? Comment and Win

Hongkiat.com: Contest: Do Flash Contents Suck? Comment and Win


Contest: Do Flash Contents Suck? Comment and Win

Posted: 29 Jun 2010 07:00 AM PDT

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