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ACAC Valentine’s Day: Results

Mar 4th, 2010 | By Nikita | Category: A.C.A.C., Feature

The Valentine’s Day ambigram challenge brought out some amazing ambigram designs centered around the themes of love and romance, and the number of submissions for the contest continues to increase, which means that the competition is heating up.
 

For the first time ever, the contest was won by a first-submission rookie.



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ACAC Holidays 2009: Results

Jan 13th, 2010 | By Nikita | Category: A.C.A.C., Feature, News

Happy (belated) Holidays to everyone!
The results are finally in! The writers at Ambigram.com are proud to start of the year with some fantastic ambigram work from artists all around the world. Once again, the submissions did not only meet, but most certainly exceeded expectations. For the first time in ACAC’s short history, we have a [...]



ACAC Sadiq/Shana: Results

Nov 24th, 2009 | By Nikita | Category: A.C.A.C., Feature, News

The results are in for the challenging ambigram design of Sadia/Shana, and it was a tough decision for the sponsor of the challenge. The $100 prize brought out some excellent submissions, even though the words were not entirely cooperative at first glance.

It was a close finish, but Bastian Pinnenberg snatched the purse with his unique letter contortions and a few unexpected twists. See the full article for the other fantastic entries.



ACAC Resurrection: Results

Oct 9th, 2009 | By Nikita | Category: A.C.A.C., Feature, News

The results are in for the Resurrection Ambigram Challenge! The submissions were excellent, the big dogs showed up and the bar was set really high for the first Ambigram.Com Challenge.
 
It was a close finish, but John Langdon snatched the first place position with his “Reincarnate ” ambigram.



Ambigram Challenge – Resurrection

Aug 28th, 2009 | By Nikita | Category: A.C.A.C., Feature

We’re proud to introduce the new Ambigram.Com Ambigram Challenge (ACAC). The ACAC is a contest to produce the best ambigram within a given theme.
 
Since the ACAC was born from the ashes of the NAC, the first theme is “Resurrection”.
 
Think you have what it takes to win? Read more for the details on how to enter…



Meet the artist: NAGFA

Aug 8th, 2009 | By Nikita | Category: Artists, Feature

The ambigram community has been growing quickly over the last couple of years, having been brought together by a husband and wife team who call themselves NAGFA.
 
In addition to their detailed knowledge about the ambigram space, Naguib and Fadilah have also designed hundreds of ambigrams. Naturally, we talked them into sharing some of their secrets.



Meet the Artist: Scott Kim

Jul 6th, 2009 | By Editor | Category: Artists, Feature

Before the Internet, before Adobe Illustrator, even before “ambigrams” had a name… there was Scott Kim, pushing the envelope of word design.
 
We caught up with Scott for an amazing look at his early pioneering ambigram work, all the way up to his latest venture, “ShuffleBrain”.



Meet the Artist: Toryn Green

Jun 7th, 2009 | By Editor | Category: Feature

This month’s “Meet the Artist” Feature is not an ambigram artist, but a musical artist… with some great ambigram tattoos.

Chart-topping hard-rocker Toryn Green is the current front man for Fuel and touring lead vocalist for Apocalyptica on their US World’s Collide Tour, and his ambigram tats were featured on last year’s season finale of “LA Ink”.



Meet the Artist: John Langdon

May 1st, 2009 | By Editor | Category: Artists, Feature

The Ron Howard / Tom Hanks movie “Angels and Demons” hit theaters on May 15th. We caught up with John Langdon, the artist behind the ambigrams in the movie to discuss his contributions. Hint: It’s more than just the artwork.



Meet the Artist: Mark Palmer

Apr 4th, 2009 | By Editor | Category: Artists, Feature

Mark Palmer's ambigram of his nameMark Palmer is an ambigram artist specializing in rotational ambigram tattoos in various Gothic Blackletter styles. He is also rumored to be the most tattooed artist in the world.