Bigforrap's Ambigrams

I'm off this blog

2010-02-15T18:15:00.006+04:00

All my posts from Feb 2010 are going to be on my Facebook page. << (It's a clickable link) Add me there, you'll see all the other art-like things I get up to :) And here's one of my designs to make the homepage pretty:

SALMAN SANA - Rotational Ambigram

2010-02-06T09:14:00.000+04:00

A first anniversary present... I still haven't found the time to vectorise it...I'm somewhat proud of the LM/SA solution. At least I can say I'm slowly developing my own style, though you still see many signs of styles used by other artists. Here's to a long and beautiful marriage :)

BAILEY - Rotational Ambigram

2009-11-30T00:03:00.000+04:00

I think this still needs some a lot of work...but I'm hard stuck for inspiration at the moment. It looked better vertical, so that's the way it is. I'll give some more curved versions a shot, maybe ones with an italic feel to them, but for now, here it is. Go ahead and tell me how bad the a-e looks, go on, I'm waiting for it... :)

FML - Mirror Ambigram

2009-11-13T15:34:00.003+04:00

Original Version Gapped Version Visit: http://www.fmylife.com I frequently visit the site for a laugh, although I usually have to search through reams of the FML's to find one worthy. I made two versions of the ambigram. Any comments on readability?

SIGNIFICANCE - Rotational Ambigram

2009-10-24T08:06:00.007+04:00

Just a word I got stuck on while looking for phrases. I was looking for a bit of a challenge, something longer than I usually did. This obliged. I'm not fully happy with it. There's a bit of trouble shaping the curve of the 'g'. If i bring it closer to the head, it'll mess with the perception of the 'n', making it look too much like an 'h'. Critical comments would be appreciated.

ME♥YOU - Rotational Ambigram

2009-10-14T19:56:00.002+04:00

Original version Extra-Curved 'O' I'm hesitant to begin vectorising this one until I get a few opinions on which version is more readable. And yes...'YOU♥ME' is a bit egoistic, but let's try and be optimistic here:) Share the love...and tell me which one is better.

HEY - Rotational ambigram

2009-10-13T23:08:00.009+04:00

Somebody asked me whether I could do a continuous ambigram, in a moderately cursive style. I obliged, but I admit I was lazy. I am still less than proficient at vectorising thin shapes (I content myself using the 'ready-made' shapes available), so this may not yet be in it's best possible form. I'd really appreciate comments on the readability, and perhaps even tips on vectorising ;)

AASHINI - Rotational Ambigram

2009-10-13T20:32:00.006+04:00

I tried another method of the 's-h' combination from here. I didn't think the other version would fit in with the font. This took me but 20 minutes, I just used shapes form older designs and combined them.As for the big flowing lines surrounding the word, tell me if it screws up the aesthetics of the overall piece...EDIT:Following up on John Langdon's comment (which surprisingly coincided exactly

ZEHRA/SHARIF - Rotational Ambigram Final

2009-10-11T17:50:00.006+04:00

All the 'R' needed was a curve. A tiny...minute little curve, and suddenly the whole damn word is readable... Just goes to show ... we are truly blind. I managed to figure out the necessity of the curve by writing out the letter 50 times, in various handwritings, then analysing them. Glad to say my knowledge of letter structures, gradually expanding, has just been temporarily sated. Of

ZEHRA/SHARIF - Rotational Ambigram Draft 2

2009-10-10T16:36:00.008+04:00

I made a vectorised version, a lot neater, and more uniform. I changed the 'R' in Zehra, to a capital. I am fully aware of the fact that the 'R' requires you to have an extremely abstract mind to read, but it's conflicting with the 'h'... so well... we'll see. The three versions are different based on the top of the 'H', in Zehra. I cannot determine if any of them are superior in

ZEHRA/SHARIF - Rotational Ambigram Draft 1

2009-10-07T22:58:00.006+04:00

A rough, 10 minute sketch. I'm not too happy with the way the 'R' turned out in 'Zehra'. I'm thinking about making it Upper Case, incorporating it's curve into the curve of the 'H' (opposite side). I've also though about making the 'H' on the 'Sharif' side Upper case... We'll see :) I'm just glad that i have a good base to start from. This design could turn out to be really neat. ZEHRA/

FISH - Rotational Ambigram

2009-10-07T21:41:00.000+04:00

Continuing with the experimentation on gaps...Maybe I should have made the 'inverted area' in the 'F' and the 'I' a bit wider?

ART – Rotational Ambigram

2009-10-07T20:28:00.001+04:00

Original Drawing Gapped Drawing Joined Version I’m doing a bit of experimentation on disjointed letters, and their effects on the perception of the word. Sorry about the lack of straight lines on this one… one of my fingers got stuck in a door :P Soon enough I’ll be able to use a mouse again to vectroise this. EDIT: I vectorised it, but something's not right... I feel that maybe

My First Ambigram: HARRY – Rotational Ambigram

2009-10-07T09:16:00.000+04:00

My first ambigram…*shudder* Actually…I like it. I really do. In my first attempt I think I managed to discover many aspects of ambigram drawing that i would later use more extensively. I know…the ’h’ looks weird… you cannot see the ‘double r’… But think of the achievements! I made a moderately legible ‘a’ and ‘y’. And though I seem to have lost this drawing style (I started ambigrams at the

DC Ambigrammatic Font Play

2009-10-04T22:12:00.004+04:00

The original Logos Logo based on ‘Old English’ font Logos based on ‘AB BERKELY’ font. Multiple arrangements, pertaining towards the ‘30 years’ original logo.

RELIVE - Rotational Ambigram

2009-09-25T00:18:00.000+04:00

My second attempt for the ACAC. I actually sent this one in. Continuing with the Resurrection theme.

RESURGANCE : Rotational Ambigram

2009-09-24T23:47:00.000+04:00

This was my first attempt for the ACAC (Formerly, NAC):http://www.ambigram.com/challenge-resurrectionThe theme was resurrection, and I got hooked on words starting with 're'. I didn't like the way this turned out, so I didn't consider vectorising it. However, I'm starting to have second thoughts.

SAMEH - Rotational Ambigram

2009-09-24T23:43:00.002+04:00

This was my aspiration from the start... to make my name. However, after I sat down with my trusty PC, now feel like short-circuiting it, as this vectorisation looks nothing like my drawing. Still, though my motivation is lost ;), I think I can improve it later. Maybe I'll have a better idea for the 'S-H' combination.

BIGFORRAP - Rotational Ambigram

2009-09-24T23:13:00.000+04:00

I decided to make myself a logo. Surprisingly it turned out well. Even more surprisingly, the first draft took a mere 5 minutes. Know how I celebrated the achievement? Spent 3 hours screwing up the vectorising process...I have never been a fan of mixing upper and lower case letters. Sure, i did that a lot when i first started out, but as I improved, and my ability to avoid this mismatch greatened

Khan-e-Alam - Rotational Ambigram

2009-09-24T23:00:00.002+04:00

This was my first fully successful vectorisation. The name is Urdu, or ethnically Pashto I believe. Hence, in accordance with the proper pronunciation, there should be an 'e' between the words 'Khan' and 'Alam' (see title). However, i found that none of the 'e' variations I implemented really fit into the font, so I decided to leave it out entirely.

SAMEH - سامح Multilingual Rotational Ambigram

2009-09-24T22:51:00.008+04:00

This ambigram was a result of a mindless doodle on my notebook, which opened to me the possibility of multilingual ambigrams. True, I had already thought of them in terms of multilingual ambigrams utilising Roman letters, but this was the first time I had though of using a different script. Surprising, since I have been learning how to read and write in Arabic since I was 3, that i would

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2009-09-01T18:02:00.005+04:00

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About Me

2009-09-01T17:44:00.046+04:00

3 years doing ambigrams already? Who knew at 16 I'd feel so experienced I started with Angels & Demons fresh in my mind. Obsessive it seems, the way I was attracted to the artwork I saw then. Astounded I was, so much so that like every other fan-boy in the world I started turning the book 180 degrees unstoppably...and loving every angle of the elemental wonders. I was in awe of the art