How does one learn to design Ambigrams?
The creative process in designing an Ambigram has been compared to composing a piece of music: both involve bringing symmetry and harmony together. John Langdon has an excellent write-up of how he developed his most popular Ambigram, Philosophy. Personally, I have found that names make a good starting point for the beginning Ambigrammist. The incentive is there, since once you have completed the work, you can present it to whomever’s name it is. Folks with the same (or nearly the same) number of letters in their first and last names should try flipping one into the other. Word.Net designed AmbigraMatic: the Ambigram Generator to assist you in learning to create your own ambigrams. The ambigrams it generates are not polished end products; rather, they should give you an idea of how to start out, and then you can modify your own words so that they form elegant ambigram creations. Just try it! It is easier than you might imagine, and can be fun to personalize. Try friends’ names, favorite
