Ambigrams for all tbh!!
January 31, 2026 at 5:52 PM
Ambigrams for all tbh!!
The cool thing about making ambigrams is that by the point you're halfway done, you're already done
January 30, 2026 at 5:31 PM
The cool thing about making ambigrams is that by the point you're halfway done, you're already done
In today's post, we explore the concept of ambigrams as we celebrate the life and work of John Langdon!
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A Look at Ambigrams in Honor of John Langdon
Symmetry is nothing new to puzzle enthusiasts. After all, diagonal symmetry is one of the fundamental rules of crossword grid design. (Along with the occasional example of vertical symmetry.) Puzzl…
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January 13, 2026 at 5:00 PM
In today's post, we explore the concept of ambigrams as we celebrate the life and work of John Langdon!
puzzculture.com/2026/01/13/a...
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This is one of those ambigrams like the duck/rabbit, it could be a white flower (diagonally).
(I did see it that way at first, but it clearly that's just a mistake; they're not clever enough for it to be deliberate ambiguity)
(I did see it that way at first, but it clearly that's just a mistake; they're not clever enough for it to be deliberate ambiguity)
Ukip have submitted a new logo and slogan to the Electoral Commission, swapping the £ pound sterling symbol for a cross, that looks very much like it is modelled on the Iron Cross used by Prussia & Germany 1871-1918 and Hitler's Nazi regime from 1933-45
January 13, 2026 at 10:35 AM
This is one of those ambigrams like the duck/rabbit, it could be a white flower (diagonally).
(I did see it that way at first, but it clearly that's just a mistake; they're not clever enough for it to be deliberate ambiguity)
(I did see it that way at first, but it clearly that's just a mistake; they're not clever enough for it to be deliberate ambiguity)
It's like someone who doesn't understand how ambigrams work tried to do the Come in/Go away doormat.
January 8, 2026 at 3:11 PM
It's like someone who doesn't understand how ambigrams work tried to do the Come in/Go away doormat.
“Mr. Langdon was a lifelong artist and wordsmith. He originated ambigrams in the early 1970s […]
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[…] “making abstract concepts visual, almost always through the design of words, letters, and symbols.” He called it “words as art” and said: “I specialize in the visual presentation of words.””
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[…] “making abstract concepts visual, almost always through the design of words, letters, and symbols.” He called it “words as art” and said: “I specialize in the visual presentation of words.””
January 8, 2026 at 12:31 AM
“Mr. Langdon was a lifelong artist and wordsmith. He originated ambigrams in the early 1970s […]
[…]
[…] “making abstract concepts visual, almost always through the design of words, letters, and symbols.” He called it “words as art” and said: “I specialize in the visual presentation of words.””
[…]
[…] “making abstract concepts visual, almost always through the design of words, letters, and symbols.” He called it “words as art” and said: “I specialize in the visual presentation of words.””
I just heard about John Langdon’s passing last week. He’s best known for his amazing ambigrams, but was also an incredibly skilled draftsman and student of type history.
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John Langdon art on Instagram: "John Langdon passed away on January 1, 2026, in San Luis Obispo, California. He passed peacefully with family at his side.
His work & the community it brought him were ...
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His work & the commu...
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January 6, 2026 at 4:39 PM
I just heard about John Langdon’s passing last week. He’s best known for his amazing ambigrams, but was also an incredibly skilled draftsman and student of type history.
www.instagram.com/p/DTDymzAEoHT/
www.instagram.com/p/DTDymzAEoHT/
I just heard about John Langdon’s passing last week. He’s best known for his amazing ambigrams, but was also an incredibly skilled draftsman and student of type history. I got to work with him years ago on a logo project and had a blast. He was warm, funny, and so kind with his knowledge. Rest […]
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January 6, 2026 at 4:45 PM
I just heard about John Langdon’s passing last week. He’s best known for his amazing ambigrams, but was also an incredibly skilled draftsman and student of type history. I got to work with him years ago on a logo project and had a blast. He was warm, funny, and so kind with his knowledge. Rest […]
On January 1, we lost a master of the ambigram (words expertly drawn so they read the same when turned upside down). In 2022, John Langdon donated his primary archive to us.
#JohnLangdon #Ambigrams #Lettering
#JohnLangdon #Ambigrams #Lettering
January 4, 2026 at 5:40 PM
On January 1, we lost a master of the ambigram (words expertly drawn so they read the same when turned upside down). In 2022, John Langdon donated his primary archive to us.
#JohnLangdon #Ambigrams #Lettering
#JohnLangdon #Ambigrams #Lettering
I finally got around to putting these new colorways of the Hand and Foot playing cards into mockups. Envoy the colors!
I also have full decks of these colorways available for sale if you’d like. DM me for details!
#ambigrams #playingcards #graphicdesign #handlettering #illustrations
I also have full decks of these colorways available for sale if you’d like. DM me for details!
#ambigrams #playingcards #graphicdesign #handlettering #illustrations
December 20, 2025 at 12:06 AM
I finally got around to putting these new colorways of the Hand and Foot playing cards into mockups. Envoy the colors!
I also have full decks of these colorways available for sale if you’d like. DM me for details!
#ambigrams #playingcards #graphicdesign #handlettering #illustrations
I also have full decks of these colorways available for sale if you’d like. DM me for details!
#ambigrams #playingcards #graphicdesign #handlettering #illustrations
I read Gustave Berveek's comic strips and studied how ambigrams work, but above all I drew a lot with a mirror (damn! that was my secret). I used many of those drawings to create characters and backgrounds, sometimes changing the story to use them, but the main plot was already written.
December 3, 2025 at 10:31 AM
I read Gustave Berveek's comic strips and studied how ambigrams work, but above all I drew a lot with a mirror (damn! that was my secret). I used many of those drawings to create characters and backgrounds, sometimes changing the story to use them, but the main plot was already written.
Claude is refreshingly honest about this. After a few futile attempts I got this:
December 1, 2025 at 5:25 PM
Claude is refreshingly honest about this. After a few futile attempts I got this:
Apparently these are called rotational ambigrams! Google rabbit hole activated
November 9, 2025 at 5:39 PM
Apparently these are called rotational ambigrams! Google rabbit hole activated
In Houdini's Last Act, you investigate fake mediums and expose them by learning how the fakers do it then replicating their tricks. Both happen with these cards in custom-cut sleeves (hand-stamped with ambigrams) that work differently based on which way you orient them! cardboardedison.com/houdini
November 1, 2025 at 9:20 PM
In Houdini's Last Act, you investigate fake mediums and expose them by learning how the fakers do it then replicating their tricks. Both happen with these cards in custom-cut sleeves (hand-stamped with ambigrams) that work differently based on which way you orient them! cardboardedison.com/houdini
Today is 99 years since Houdini’s death—the one thing he couldn't escape. His career culminated with events showcasing illusions, escapes & his largely forgotten crusade exposing fake spirit mediums. Houdini's Last Act is about those events & the people who helped him! cardboardedison.com/houdini
November 1, 2025 at 12:10 AM
Today is 99 years since Houdini’s death—the one thing he couldn't escape. His career culminated with events showcasing illusions, escapes & his largely forgotten crusade exposing fake spirit mediums. Houdini's Last Act is about those events & the people who helped him! cardboardedison.com/houdini
Nice. Ambigrams-R-Us
(I have similar with mine and partner’s names - it’s pickled a few folks heads over the years 😁 )
(I have similar with mine and partner’s names - it’s pickled a few folks heads over the years 😁 )
October 30, 2025 at 4:44 PM
Nice. Ambigrams-R-Us
(I have similar with mine and partner’s names - it’s pickled a few folks heads over the years 😁 )
(I have similar with mine and partner’s names - it’s pickled a few folks heads over the years 😁 )
I’m so mad this cover art isn’t an ambigram.
*crosses arms and pouts*
*crosses arms and pouts*
October 23, 2025 at 1:31 PM
I’m so mad this cover art isn’t an ambigram.
*crosses arms and pouts*
*crosses arms and pouts*
“He busied himself by attempting to come up with new ambigrams. Four hours later, having only achieved success with the word POOP, he crumpled the sketches and tossed them into the indifferent waters of the Seine.”
October 19, 2025 at 4:11 PM
“He busied himself by attempting to come up with new ambigrams. Four hours later, having only achieved success with the word POOP, he crumpled the sketches and tossed them into the indifferent waters of the Seine.”
Surely a novel about the even more shadowy cabal within the church that orchestrated Opus Dei's fall through the judicious use of ambigrams.
October 17, 2025 at 1:01 PM
Surely a novel about the even more shadowy cabal within the church that orchestrated Opus Dei's fall through the judicious use of ambigrams.
Then who will supply my insatiable need for ambigrams?!
BREAKING: Pope Leo XIV is set to effectively disband Opus Dei in the coming weeks.
This would be the most sweeping internal reform of his pontificate — and a dramatic continuation of Pope Francis’s legacy.
This would be the most sweeping internal reform of his pontificate — and a dramatic continuation of Pope Francis’s legacy.
NEW: Pope Leo Set To Break Up Opus Dei
If Pope Leo does indeed approves a plan that effectively dissolves Opus Dei’s structure, it would be the most significant internal action of his short pontificate to date.
open.substack.com
October 17, 2025 at 2:28 AM
Then who will supply my insatiable need for ambigrams?!
just learned about ambigrams. boq maybe the easiest one ever
October 16, 2025 at 3:12 PM
just learned about ambigrams. boq maybe the easiest one ever
I’m on my nonsense again. This week’s Six Things:
– penguins
– underground life
– how many caravans do you need in your house?
– unparliamentary language
– ambigrams
– a fun (if occasionally DEEPLY ANNOYING) word game
open.substack.com/pub/levparik...
– penguins
– underground life
– how many caravans do you need in your house?
– unparliamentary language
– ambigrams
– a fun (if occasionally DEEPLY ANNOYING) word game
open.substack.com/pub/levparik...
Six Things, Volume 130
Penguins | Underground | Caravans | Language | Ambigrams | Stackdown
open.substack.com
October 12, 2025 at 6:11 PM
I’m on my nonsense again. This week’s Six Things:
– penguins
– underground life
– how many caravans do you need in your house?
– unparliamentary language
– ambigrams
– a fun (if occasionally DEEPLY ANNOYING) word game
open.substack.com/pub/levparik...
– penguins
– underground life
– how many caravans do you need in your house?
– unparliamentary language
– ambigrams
– a fun (if occasionally DEEPLY ANNOYING) word game
open.substack.com/pub/levparik...
A collection of ambigrams: typography that retains its meaning when turned upside down. https://ambigr.am
October 10, 2025 at 7:00 PM
A collection of ambigrams: typography that retains its meaning when turned upside down. https://ambigr.am
https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/2025/10/ambigrams-words-double-meanings-art/684404/
この記事は、 ambigramという、複数の読み方ができるように設計された文字の芸術について述べています。
著者は自身のambigramとの出会い、制作の過程、そしてその魅力について語っています。
また、ambigram制作における創造性と発見のバランス、そして美の追求について考察しています。
この記事は、 ambigramという、複数の読み方ができるように設計された文字の芸術について述べています。
著者は自身のambigramとの出会い、制作の過程、そしてその魅力について語っています。
また、ambigram制作における創造性と発見のバランス、そして美の追求について考察しています。
My Life in Ambigrammia
The esoteric art form that revealed a new kind of beauty to me
www.theatlantic.com
October 8, 2025 at 7:04 AM
https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/2025/10/ambigrams-words-double-meanings-art/684404/
この記事は、 ambigramという、複数の読み方ができるように設計された文字の芸術について述べています。
著者は自身のambigramとの出会い、制作の過程、そしてその魅力について語っています。
また、ambigram制作における創造性と発見のバランス、そして美の追求について考察しています。
この記事は、 ambigramという、複数の読み方ができるように設計された文字の芸術について述べています。
著者は自身のambigramとの出会い、制作の過程、そしてその魅力について語っています。
また、ambigram制作における創造性と発見のバランス、そして美の追求について考察しています。