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January 30 2012
January 28 2012
Face to face Quick Draw?
This Quick Draw is a first in Ambigram.com’s history…as this was the first one conducted in person. Not only was it in person, but it was timed as well! When the dust settled, pencils & markers were spent and ideas exhausted, all it took was 20 minutes. There was also a neutral third party present who timed the event. Take a look at the work and feel free to comment as always!! [NOTE: All designs are copyrighted by the respective artists. We have permission to post them here, but you must get permission from the artist for any other use of their design, or to post them elsewhere.]
Backstory
Last December, I was lucky enough to meet René Pizarro when he and his wife were visiting New York City. René has been a frequent contributor to Ambigram.com and has created some fantastic work as part of his contribution. We decided to meet for coffee at one of the thousands of coffee shops in NYC, and what a surprise it was that our conversation took a turn towards ambigrams & graphic design! In the spur of the moment, we conducted a Quick Draw but kept it under wraps because there was another Quick Draw scheduled as well as a sponsored challenge. Since it was an impromptu challenge, neither of us wrote any step-by-step commentary. But, in this case, the work speaks for itself!
First, here is the original logo of the coffee shop.
And now, here are our ambigrammatic interpretations of the logo.
The artists hard at work.
That was a very exhausting & mentally draining 20 minutes! René, it was a pleasure to meet you and to Quick Draw!
If anyone is interested in participating in the next (or future) Quick Draw, please email me at nikita@ambigram.com with the subject line “I want to Quick Draw!”
January 25 2012
January 24 2012
January 20 2012
Andrea - La Reina
January 19 2012
Ambigrama Origeniales
...ORIGENIALES , es el nuevo programa de Televisión Castilla y León, dirigido y presentado por el periodista Javier Pérez Andrés, se emite los martes a la hora de la cena...... Como él mismo apunta:
"No se trata de descubrir talentos, simplemente es una manera de compartir genialidades y dejar que sean ellos mismos quienes abran las páginas de sus diarios y nos regalen buenas vibraciones”...
...Aquí podéis ver parte del primer programa, que le dedicaron a Angel Rufino de Haro "El Mariquelo", (y en el que aparezco en un pequeño cameo en el minuto 3:30)...
January 16 2012
Pathfinder – ambigram krok po kroku
Co jakiś czas otrzymuję pytania dotyczące procesu powstawania moich prac. Tworząc ambigram Pathfinder starałem się zobrazować cały ten proces i zarejestrować poszczególne etapy pracy nad nim.
Zawsze rozpoczynam od szkicu. Czasami jest to pobieżne rozrysowanie głównych elementów, coraz częściej jednak, jak w tym przypadku, poświęcam szkicowi więcej uwagi co zaoszczędza sporo pracy w programie graficznym.
Następnie w programie graficznym (CorelDraw) tworzę za pomocą krzywych Beziera wszystkie elementy składowe liter.
Elementy zawieraja początkowo bardzo dużo węzłów. Precyzja kształtu pozostawia również wiele do życzenia. Nastepnym etapem jest redukcja zbędnych węzłów i nadanie liniom pożądanego kształtu.
Litery początkowo składają się z kilku elementów, które w dalszym toku prac łączone są w całość.
Identycznie przebiega proces w odniesieniu do wszystkich liter.
Drobne elementy liter jak i późniejsze ozdobniki są tworzone za pomocą odpowiednio zdefiniowanego pióra konturu. Kontury przekształcane są nastepnie na obiekty i łączone z innymi elementami liter.
W swoim głównym zarysie szkic został przeniesiony do komputera i można rozpocząć dopracowanie szczegółów.
Poprzez dalszą redukcję węzłó uzyskałem ciekawszy kształt glifu a/e.
Finalnie ambigram prezentuje się tak:
Cały czas mam pewne zastrzeżenia do glifu a/e. O ile e jest czytelne a może być interpretowane jako o. Stąd kolejna zmiana. Litera e straciła niec na atrakcyjności ale a powinno być odczytywane bezbłędnie.
Ostatni etap to dodanie ozdobników. Wypełnienia liter tworzę za pomocą lini konturowych, przekształcanych w obiekty, którym nadaję ostatecznie szpiczasty kształt.
Te same elementy wykorzystuję do stworzenia charakterystycznych „poszarpań” na zewnątrz liter.
Ostatecznie projekt prezentuje się tak:
Tagged: ambigram, CorelDraw, grafika wektorowa
January 11 2012
A custom ambigram of the names "Garrett" & "Abigayle", created for a tattoo design. One name reads as the other when flipped upside down. More information can be found in my profile.
January 09 2012
Quick Draw 1
For this Quick Draw, we give you a word that’s a reminder (or is it remainder?) of the 2011 holiday season. Both of the participants for this Quick Draw have been designing ambigrams & contributing to Ambigram.com for a while. So take a look at their solutions, feel free to post your own & discuss the work. Happy 2012 fellow ambigrammists! [NOTE: All designs are copyrighted by the respective artists. We have permission to post them here, but you must get permission from the artist for any other use of their design, or to post them elsewhere.]
Prajyot Damle
“BahHumbug”…To be honest i heard this word or phrase (pardon me if i am wrong 
) for the first time. But to a ambigrammist a word is a word so the process starts with some doodling and scribbling the letters on a piece of paper.
Initially as we can see “b” and “g” are natural ambigrams as are “U” and “A”. So we are done there. next are “h” and “b”, initially thought of a capital “H” and “B”, but they were pretty unclear. Soon i got the combination of “h” and “b” pretty well and finalized on that.
The main task here was “hum” and “muh”. I thought of combining “hu” to make “M”. After spending a considerable amount of time i got the combination fairly. After completion a idea struck me, Why not a capital “B” instead of a small one. So i got to work and converted the thinking onto the paper. I also converted the top part of “h” to a bell to add to Christmas fever. This was my first completed ambigram after a gap of 3 months and i am very happy that i got it through.
Clayton Mabey
I started with a rotational sketch.
Then I thought it would be fun to complete a chain. I wasn’t too pleased with the B/H…so I didn’t push it to the infinite circular chain. I did like the humbug portion of the design.
Here’s my first sketches of a mirror design.
Here is the design drawn out by hand with my blue pilot gel pen.
Here is the design placed with an image of Scrooge.
Dear Prajyot and Clayton, thank you for participating in this Quick Draw!
To the rest of the ambigram community: I know we waited a bit for this Quick Draw, but as you know, life can become hectic at times, especially over the holiday season. I would say it was worth the wait…but feel free to say Bah Humbug if you want to! 
January 08 2012
Word made Flesh – ambigram
Starając się dotrzymać świąteczno-noworocznego zobowiązania do częstszej aktualizacji bloga dziś prezentuję projekt, który zrodził się w mojej głowiew ubiegłym roku. Ambigram Word made Flesh powstał na bazie tego samego szkicu w dwóch wersjach.
Jak zwykle nie mogłem sobie odmówić przyjemności dodania nieco ornamentyki. Może zaburza ona czytelność ale dodaje projektowi charakteru.
Ambigramy są wiernym odzwierciedleniem szkicu, który prezentuje poniżej.
Tagged: ambigram
January 07 2012
January 04 2012
It’s All Greek Ambigram Challenge
Fellow Ambigrammists, welcome back from what was hopefully a rest-filled holiday season! As promised in our last write-up in 2011, this year will be the best one yet. To help us guarantee that promise, here is the first challenge of 2012….and it is a sponsored challenge!
It’s All Greek Ambigram Challenge
For this Ambigram Challenge, you are being asked to create an ambigram for a unique soft drink company that is currently creating a new soda. The manufacturer (which will remain anonymous until the end of the challenge) will incorporate the final design on the product.
The Ambigram
The word that is being provided by the sponsor is ‘Greek Gold.’ It is to be a 180 degree rotational ambigram.
Sponsor Requirements
The sponsor has requested that the ambigram be kept in a stacked format, i.e. the word ‘Greek’ on top of the word ‘Gold.’ The sponsor will not completely exclude one-line ambigrams, but since the ambigram will be presented in a very small area, the stacked version will be given preference over single line ambigrams. In addition:
• Legibility/readability will be a major factor in the judges’ decision.
• Incorporating elements of the art of the Byzantine Empire (such as use of gold and crimson) is encouraged.
• Use of a byzantine style font (especially like the first example below) is encouraged.
Note that even though the characters in the example are not all English, they are offered as an example of the style that the sponsor is looking for.
Prizes
The top 5 ambigrams will be recognized by the sponsor, with the first place winner receiving $150. We will have the prize money in escrow, so the payout is guaranteed and will be awarded when the artist of the winning design(s) turns over the copyright of the design to the sponsor to use as they wish. The grand prize of USD $150 will be paid via Paypal from Ambigram.com. All dollar amounts are in USD.
Judging
Unlike most Ambigram.com Ambigram Challenges, this one will be judged exclusively by the sponsor of the contest. These are designs that are intended for use by the company, so while some comments may be provided by some of the judges, the winning ambigram will ultimately be selected by the sponsor.
All designs should be submitted by Sunday, February 5th; all the submissions will be posted within a day & then the judging process will begin. Results will be posted as soon as the sponsor has selected the top ambigram, and a boilerplate document will be sent to the winner shortly thereafter. Cash prizes to immediately follow after the designer returns the signed document (along with the requested files) to the sponsor.
The challenge will be open to everyone without restrictions. We will send a boilerplate document to the winner(s) that simply assigns the copyright of the design to the sponsor. Sending the document back to the sponsor will be a condition of payout. The details of this will be worked out after the winning ambigram is selected.
File Submission
• Please submit no more than 3 entries, and make sure that they are “finalized” before emailing them. We are getting swamped with entire collections of designs using incorrect file formats and dimensions; also, some artists make frequent revisions within the contest time frame and expect us to keep track of it all. You have several weeks for this challenge…so please take your time and send us the finalized submissions closer to the end of the contest. The ambigram(s) have to be created from scratch for this challenge. Make sure the files are in JPG format, 72dpi and AT LEAST 600×600 pixels in dimension. Please note that after the winning ambigram is selected, the sponsor may also request the final art in a vector format (.ai or .svg), so make sure you have that format available as well. That will be discussed between the sponsor and the winning designer.
• Please name your submissions as follows: JohnSmith_typeofambigram_Submissionnumber.jpg. Otherwise, it can be easy to lose track of which design belongs to which artist, especially if we get a lot of submissions.
January 03 2012
ICT ambigram. For a buddy.
January 02 2012
turn upside down
December 31 2011
Ambigrama Feliz 2012
...Os deseo a todos un muy feliz año 2012...
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