Ambigrams
Ambigrams, also called inversions, are designs in which you can see different words, or the same word in different ways, depending on how you look at them. I created all the ambigrams on these pages, except where credited otherwise.
Note: I discovered the up/down ambigram on my father's architectural drawings. In plan view, the stairs had an arrow labeled "up" that I misread as "dn".
Four-way Ambigrams!
These ambigrams can be viewed in FOUR different ways! These are much more complicated than two-way ambigrams. Here are my four-way ambigrams:
Other people have also tackled four-way ambigrams. Kevin Pease created these wonderful four-way ambigrams:
Name Ambigrams
Here are some ambigrams of names (my family).
Ambigram Links
There are many ambigrams on the web. Just search for "ambigram". Here are a few links.- Scott Kim creates great ambigrams.
- John Langdon creates great ambigrams.
- Gilles Esposito-Farèse has lots of ambigrams and links.