Tuesday, August 1, 2006

Mirror Thy Name

No, that's not a narcissistic expression. Look carefully, and you will notice it's an ambigram. If you turned the lettering upside down, it'll still read my name. The creator is the talented Balaji. His blog of ambigrams says, "Ambigrams are words of symmetry.They look the same when read upside down also.There are many types of ambigrams.I try to make ambigrams that look the same when rotated and ambigrams that read the same even on a mirror."

Balaji is passionate about creating ambigrams and does them free of cost if you request him. Do check him out.


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  1. MattAugust 1, 2006 at 1:03 AM

    That's the coolest thing I've ever seen. That poor guy is about to get buried with requests.

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  2. cesarcarlosAugust 1, 2006 at 10:59 AM

    What a cool ambigram! Such an unexpected surprise. Looks great. Me wants!!! :P

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  3. BernitaAugust 2, 2006 at 2:09 AM

    Very elegant!

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  4. BhaswatiAugust 2, 2006 at 5:15 AM

    Isn't it cool, Matt? Since the time I saw these, I have been fascinated with ambigrams.

    Quasar, thanks for dropping by my blog. :) That's an interesting observation you make about Hindu and Sanskrit names.

    Bhaswati is a feminine derivative of Bhaskar, meaning sun. So my name means sunshine or radiance.

    Go ahead and get your own, Cesar! Would love to see how yours turns out.

    Bernita, thanks :)

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  5. onipar...August 2, 2006 at 5:22 AM

    Very cool. I first saw this done in Dan Brown's Angels and Demons. Not a big fan of Brown (I never even read the Divinci Code), but I did like the ambigrams.

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  6. Kelly - PTTAugust 2, 2006 at 5:54 AM

    That is really cool! I want one! Matt D.'s right - that guy's gonna get buried!

    Thanks for stopping by my site!!

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  7. jason evansAugust 2, 2006 at 6:52 PM

    I immediately thought of Angels and Demons also! Very, very cool. :D

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  8. SeptemberAugust 2, 2006 at 7:56 PM

    awesomeness

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  9. YodaAugust 4, 2006 at 5:08 AM

    I just finished reading "Angels & Demons"! Other than the sixth ambigram, I didn't feel as though the first five couldn't be all that hard to forge!

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  10. BhaswatiAugust 5, 2006 at 7:36 AM

    You all have got me so intrigued about the Angels and Demons ambigrams, Yoda. I have to see them now!

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  11. ScottAugust 6, 2006 at 6:41 AM

    Where do you find these kinds of things? You and Flood find the coolest links.

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  12. BhaswatiAugust 6, 2006 at 6:48 AM

    We lay serious emphasis on goofing off, Scott ;) Don't know if Flood will kill me for this. LOL

    I really don't remember how I chanced upon Balaji's blog. But when I did, I was bowled over. I had no idea what an ambigram was until then.

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  13. JeffAugust 6, 2006 at 3:30 PM

    Very interesting! Thanks for sharing this. :)

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  14. YodaAugust 6, 2006 at 4:51 PM

    Here is the best one (sixth in the book).

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  15. Andrea AllisonAugust 6, 2006 at 8:50 PM

    That's is sooo cool. Thanks for sharing!

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  16. vanessaAugust 7, 2006 at 6:46 PM

    Cooool!!!!

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  17. BhaswatiAugust 7, 2006 at 10:06 PM

    Vanessa, thanks!

    Susan, always glad to see you drop by :)

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  18. EfendiAugust 8, 2006 at 9:57 PM

    nice shining ambigrams, just like a sun ;)

    yup, ambigrams is such a great art isn't it ;)
    i'm learnin' how to do it lately :P

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