tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-321225572011-04-21T10:48:56.046-07:00An ambigram, also known as an inversion, is a graphical figure that spells out a word not only in its form as presented, but also in another direction or orientation. This is typically when viewed as a mirror-image or when rotated through 180 degrees. The word usually is not a palindrome, although it may be. Sometimes the word spelled out from the alternate direction may be a different one, but for mirror-image ambigrams the canonical form spells out the same word. -wikipediademostheneshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16228560829980264661noreply@blogger.comBlogger121100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32122557.post-10391867177808292562006-09-06T10:51:00.000-07:002006-09-06T10:59:17.752-07:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger2/1725/3921/1600/MythLegend.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger2/1725/3921/200/MythLegend.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger2/1725/3921/1600/katebushfinal.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger2/1725/3921/200/katebushfinal.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br />this month's Nagfa Ambigram Challenge: Myths &amp; Legends and the name of a singer, album, or song for which i chose the incomparable Kate Bush (no relation to Dubyah). i tried a fresh approach to Kate's ambigram, going with a brush look.<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/32122557-1039186717780829256?l=toesambigrams.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>demostheneshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16228560829980264661noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32122557.post-1155387943544686192006-08-12T06:01:00.000-07:002006-08-12T06:05:43.556-07:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/967/3367/1600/fallen-tube.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/967/3367/200/fallen-tube.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a>this image was inspired by an old rick wakeman album. the album came with a mylar tube that you placed on the turntable (pre-CD day technology) which turned the distorted image printed on the record label into a normal image.<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/32122557-115538794354468619?l=toesambigrams.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>demostheneshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16228560829980264661noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32122557.post-1154888113671608892006-08-06T11:11:00.000-07:002006-08-09T12:05:05.690-07:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/967/3367/1600/suzieQ.0.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/967/3367/200/suzieQ.0.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/967/3367/1600/arryana-nameplate.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/967/3367/200/arryana-nameplate.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/32122557-115488811367160889?l=toesambigrams.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>demostheneshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16228560829980264661noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32122557.post-1154778745785412492006-08-05T04:26:00.000-07:002006-08-05T05:08:38.696-07:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/967/3367/1600/sackofhammers.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/967/3367/200/sackofhammers.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br />Sack of Hammers isn't a legit band, it's just me farting around with Apple's Garageband program. still, for someone with absolutely no musical training, i did okay. my debut song "i'm still dreaming" finished #794 out of 1482 in the ambient catagory with 2.9 out of 5 stars on garageband.com (not affiliated with the Apple program). it also garnered several awards including "track of the day" for July 10, 2005. from there it was pretty much downhill. out of the 5 songs i entered none of them did as well. so much for my 5 minutes of fame as a rock star.<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/32122557-115477874578541249?l=toesambigrams.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>demostheneshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16228560829980264661noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32122557.post-1154628574121190682006-08-03T11:04:00.000-07:002006-08-03T11:09:34.133-07:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/967/3367/1600/worldofambigram.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/967/3367/320/worldofambigram.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/967/3367/1600/bladeposterambi.0.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/967/3367/320/bladeposterambi.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br />"World of Ambigram" &amp; "Blade trinity" mock-up with ambigrams.<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/32122557-115462857412119068?l=toesambigrams.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>demostheneshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16228560829980264661noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32122557.post-1154613985084478772006-08-03T07:04:00.000-07:002006-08-03T07:06:25.086-07:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/967/3367/1600/escarosapress.0.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 200px;" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/967/3367/1600/escarosapress.0.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a>a local paper. this is not being used by the paper, i just did it for practice.<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/32122557-115461398508447877?l=toesambigrams.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>demostheneshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16228560829980264661noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32122557.post-1154613855597796332006-08-03T07:02:00.000-07:002006-08-03T07:04:15.596-07:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/967/3367/1600/raybaxter.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 200px;" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/967/3367/1600/raybaxter.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br />yet another of my good friends on the irc.<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/32122557-115461385559779633?l=toesambigrams.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>demostheneshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16228560829980264661noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32122557.post-1154613707196854822006-08-03T07:00:00.000-07:002006-08-03T07:01:47.206-07:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/967/3367/1600/skydancer.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 200px;" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/967/3367/1600/skydancer.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a>another friend from the irc.<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/32122557-115461370719685482?l=toesambigrams.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>demostheneshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16228560829980264661noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32122557.post-1154611782063410022006-08-03T06:27:00.000-07:002006-08-03T06:29:42.063-07:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/967/3367/1600/black%26white.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 200px;" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/967/3367/1600/black%26white.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a>my first entry on illustration friday<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/32122557-115461178206341002?l=toesambigrams.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>demostheneshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16228560829980264661noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32122557.post-1154611625903469062006-08-03T06:23:00.000-07:002006-08-03T06:27:05.903-07:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/967/3367/1600/Gina.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 200px;" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/967/3367/1600/Gina.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a>my wife's name<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/32122557-115461162590346906?l=toesambigrams.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>demostheneshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16228560829980264661noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32122557.post-1154611385308575832006-08-03T06:21:00.000-07:002006-08-03T06:23:05.310-07:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/967/3367/1600/maila%26richard.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 200px;" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/967/3367/1600/maila%26richard.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br />two friends of mine from scotland on the irc<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/32122557-115461138530857583?l=toesambigrams.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>demostheneshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16228560829980264661noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32122557.post-1154610955023665372006-08-03T06:12:00.000-07:002006-08-03T06:15:55.056-07:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/967/3367/1600/ambigram2.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 200px;" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/967/3367/1600/ambigram2.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br />my first ambigram<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/32122557-115461095502366537?l=toesambigrams.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>demostheneshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16228560829980264661noreply@blogger.com0