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Ambigrams are words which are crafted in such a manner that they are legible from more than one vantage point. Most common are the words which read same right side up and upside down. Symbiotograms are those which read one word right side up and another word upside down. Symbiotograms are generally a nice way to show the ‘bondage’ of loved ones.

Douglas R. Hofstadter describes an ambigram as a “calligraphic design that manages to squeeze two different readings into the selfsame set of curves.” According to practitioner John Langdon, ambigrams were independently invented by himself and by Scott Kim in the 1970s. Kim used the name Inversions as the title of his first collection in 1981. The first published reference to “ambigram” was by Hofstadter, who attributes the origin of the word to conversations among a small group of friends during 1983–1984. Ambigrams became much more popular as a result of Dan Brown incorporating them into the plot of his bestseller, Angels & Demons.

Ambigram designs can be used as tattoos, wedding cards, visiting cards, t-shirts, or just a framed photo. They make up for a perfect gift for any occassion.

This site showcases ambigrams made by me in large variety of fonts and styles.

All Artwork is Copyright © Roopak Suri, 2006-2009

This ambigram was commissioned by Brooks Clardy for a tattoo.

It has been done in an Edwardian font with lots of flourishes. The ‘S’ is a cursive S.

This ambigram was commissioned by Poornima Ravi as a gift for her brother Arvind who weds Meena this year. This design will be used in the wedding card design. It has been done in a flowly Edwardian Script and looks gorgeous.

Commissioned by Antonela. Done in a stylized design with flourishings at each end. Very simple, very readable. Immensely Beautiful.

Commissioned by Antonela. Done in Wilhelm Klingspor Gotisch font.

Ambigram of ‘Mixsig’ which stands for Mixed Signal, a team where i’m part of in my workplace. Done in flashy blackletter font.

Design made for a newsletter.

Mirror reflection of Juicy

Here’s a reflection ambigram i made for first person shooter ‘Crysis’ Link for original artwork. Looking at the game’s title reminded me how it can be turned into a reflection. C/S is hard one to pull off – the implementation banks on the user’s mind. Hoping the guys at EA Sports are looking

This ambigram was commissioned by Donna for her sons – Gage and Seth.

While Donna wanted a feminine ambigram, i have been unable to create the design in calligraphic/styled font – the inversion just doesn’t help.

So i reverted back to simple designs. 8 bit helped me – the clear lines makes the ambigram very readable and very simple. If Seth and Gage like Mario, they’ll surely love this graphic design.

I’m currently trying to make a design with modern font for this ambigram.

This symbiotogram was made for Radhika who wanted to gift it to Shrey. The design has been done in a new style. Its mainly streaks…like swooshes.