tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-327953852011-04-21T15:26:31.017-05:00After reading Dan Brown's 'Angels and Demons' I developed a keen interest in ambigrams. I hope you will have as much fun looking at my ambigrams as I have making them. (hint: you have to look at these upside-down to get the full effect; just don't hurt yourself)skadamankshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10316387023495365768noreply@blogger.comBlogger91100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32795385.post-1158875999964229202006-09-21T16:50:00.000-05:002006-09-21T16:59:59.993-05:00These are my entries for nagfa's ambigram challenge for this month.<br /><br /><a href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/2940/3590/1600/myths%26legends.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/2940/3590/320/myths%26legends.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a><br /><center>Myths & Legends</center><br /><br /><a href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/2940/3590/1600/modest%20mouse.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/2940/3590/320/modest%20mouse.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a><br /><center>Modest Mouse</center><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/32795385-115887599996422920?l=skadamanks.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>skadamankshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10316387023495365768noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32795385.post-1157736592527743682006-09-08T12:11:00.000-05:002006-09-08T19:31:04.656-05:00I just recently bought a tablet, and I have discovered how much fun it is. So I made these for some of my friends. These were all drawn in Illustrator and coloured in Photoshop.<br /><br /><a href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/2940/3590/1600/djmatt.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/2940/3590/320/djmatt.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a><br /><center>Matt - Fiver</center><br /><br /><a href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/2940/3590/1600/stefrip.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/2940/3590/320/stefrip.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a><br /><center>Stefan - Ripsey</center><br /><br /><a href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/2940/3590/1600/rexy.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/2940/3590/320/rexy.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a><br /><center>Rexy - Rexy</center><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/32795385-115773659252774368?l=skadamanks.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>skadamankshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10316387023495365768noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32795385.post-1156932292509997842006-08-30T04:28:00.000-05:002006-08-30T05:04:52.550-05:00<a href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/2940/3590/1600/quicksilver.1.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/2940/3590/320/quicksilver.1.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a><br />I don't recall what prompted me to make this one, but I like how it turned out. (Note how it appears that the word is made of mercury, cool huh?)<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/32795385-115693229250999784?l=skadamanks.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>skadamankshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10316387023495365768noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32795385.post-1156321631960052972006-08-23T03:22:00.000-05:002006-08-23T03:27:11.966-05:00This is not an ambigram in any way. It's actually an anagram. I remember a few months back looking at a Carlsberg bottle and coming up with this. I finally got around to doing it.<br /><br /><a href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/2940/3590/1600/crabgerls.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/2940/3590/320/crabgerls.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a><br /><br />...I don't think I'd drink this beer.<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/32795385-115632163196005297?l=skadamanks.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>skadamankshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10316387023495365768noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32795385.post-1156121653200204932006-08-20T19:39:00.000-05:002006-08-20T20:33:41.743-05:00Here are some ambigrams that I made for the rest of my family.<br /><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/2940/3590/1600/wdennys.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/2940/3590/320/wdennys.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a><br /><p align="center">My mother, Wendy Dennys</p><br /><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/2940/3590/1600/mskanks.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/2940/3590/320/mskanks.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a><br /><p align="center">My oldest brother Mark Skanks</p><br /><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/2940/3590/1600/pdskanks.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/2940/3590/320/pdskanks.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a><br /><p align="center">My middle brother Peter Skanks</p><br /><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/2940/3590/1600/askanks.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/2940/3590/320/askanks.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a><br /><p align="center">...and finally me, Adam Skanks</p><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/32795385-115612165320020493?l=skadamanks.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>skadamankshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10316387023495365768noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32795385.post-1155985070661287292006-08-19T05:52:00.000-05:002006-08-19T07:22:38.740-05:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/2940/3590/1600/friendorenemy.jpg"><img style="float:right; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/2940/3590/320/friendorenemy.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a><br />I just made this one last night. Sometimes it surprises me how well words can invert. Plus it looks cool... or at least I think so, although I may be biased :P<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/32795385-115598507066128729?l=skadamanks.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>skadamankshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10316387023495365768noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32795385.post-1155775200189606132006-08-16T19:37:00.000-05:002006-08-16T19:40:00.196-05:00<a href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/2940/3590/1600/woa%20small.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/2940/3590/200/woa%20small.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a><br /><a href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/2940/3590/1600/snakes.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/2940/3590/200/snakes.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/32795385-115577520018960613?l=skadamanks.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>skadamankshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10316387023495365768noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32795385.post-1155726013037114292006-08-16T05:54:00.000-05:002006-08-16T06:30:10.123-05:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/2940/3590/1600/dadsmall.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer;" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/2940/3590/320/dadsmall.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br />Although I've been making ambigrams for almost two years now, it's only been in the past two months that I've started taking it seriously. I created this one for my father for his 70th birthday. (in case you're wondering, the background is a turtle shell, or at least it's supposed to be)<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/32795385-115572601303711429?l=skadamanks.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>skadamankshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10316387023495365768noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32795385.post-1155677355233506912006-08-15T16:18:00.000-05:002006-08-15T16:29:15.243-05:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/2940/3590/1600/skadamsaber.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/2940/3590/320/skadamsaber.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a>This is an ambigram of the nickname that I've had since I was very young. (the nickname, not the ambigram)<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/32795385-115567735523350691?l=skadamanks.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>skadamankshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10316387023495365768noreply@blogger.com4