Ambigram Challenge: Art and Artists
Aug 23rd, 2010 | By Nikita | Category: A.C.A.C., NewsWelcome back ambigrammists! Sorry it has taken us a while to put up a new challenge, but we’re hoping this topic will make up for the time lapse.
As designers/artists, we have always had a favorite artist, masterpiece or art period. Many times we’ve tried to imitate that artist or create art that mimics a certain art period. Since imitation is the greatest form of flattery…now is your chance to show the rest of us just how well you can imitate your favorite artist or art period. The next theme is…Art and Artists!
Rules
1. The ambigram has to be the name of an artist (Dali, Bosch, Beardsley, etc), the name of an art period (Dada, Surrealism, Renaissance, etc.), or the name of a specific artists’ masterpiece (Mona Lisa, The Last Supper, The Thinker, etc.) If you are unsure whether your word choice is eligible or not, please email us with the question and we’ll get back to you with an answer as soon as possible.
2. For this challenge, your ambigram will also be judged on how closely it reflects the style of the artist/art period. Of course, if your ambigram is ‘SalvadorDali’, it would still need to be as ‘surrealist’ as possible while still remaining legible and reflecting Dali’s style. This is the biggest challenge of this ACAC!
3. Please submit no more than your 1 or 2 best entries, and make sure that they are “finalized” before emailing them. We are getting swamped with some participants sending entire collections of designs, or they make frequent revisions and expect us to keep track of it all. The ambigram(s) have to be created from scratch specifically for this challenge.
4. To better track the designs, please name your submissions as follows:[NAME]-[DESIGN].jpg
For example, “JohnDoe-Ambigram1.jpg“
Otherwise, it can be easy to lose track of which design belongs to which artist, especially if we get a lot of submissions.
Deadline
All artwork will need to be submitted by midnight on Sunday, September 12th, 2010 to qualify. Email your designs to challenge@ambigram.com . The contest is open to everyone, whether or not you have participated in the past, so give it a shot.
The results will be published on Sunday, September 26th, 2010, and the next challenge will be announced at that time.
Please be sure to include a web site URL that we can link to if your design makes it into the top 5 list.
And I leave you with this question: are ambigrams considered fine art, graphic design, a combination of both, or a completely different classification? Email us with your answers, and we are looking forward to some unique submissions!
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I want to create an ambigram with the name of a poet! Poets are considered artists in this challange
Thanks for the answer
Diego
Hi Diego,
Yes, a poet’s name would be fine. Thanks!
The name of the famous writers are applicable for this challenge?
Hi Monies,
Yes, famous writers and poets are fair game for this challenge.
ohh! i missed an ACAC challenge again .
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Charles, don’t worry too much. The judging may be done a bit earlier this time around, and the new challenge will be up soon!
Nikita
Agh. Same here Charles. I failed to vectorize my Michelangelo ambigram due to a tight sched.
huy !! erek moal ??