Saturday, April 29, 2006

ambigram: ivanhazevich-paraguay

Another new addition to the Ambigram Mates family.

Friday, April 28, 2006


ambigram: macgyver-m.naguib

Handesigned, handrawn.

ambigram: thor-vs-zeus

Wednesday, April 26, 2006

reflection: malam-ini
Also palindromic, Malay for 'this night' or 'tonight'. The shapes formed are of:
1) a leatherback turtle, one of the main attractions in Trengganu, a Northern Malaysian state; &
2) a 'wau', a traditional Malay kite, famous in Kelantan, another Northern Malaysian state.
ambigram: greenday

Tuesday, April 18, 2006

ambigram: m.naguib-ambiguity
Handesigned and handrawn... using the tools of a teacher: a humble red pen, a more humble piece of white plain paper and a humbled mind.

Monday, April 10, 2006

reflection: serpiente
To a fine ambigramist friend from Mexico (for link, see Ambigram Mates).

Friday, April 07, 2006

ambigram: vondutch-quiksilver
A famous streetwear brand and an equally famous surfwear brand, rotating into...

ambigram: m.naguib(heart-shape)fadilah
For Dinda Fadilah, the woman who had taken me from adolescence to adulthood, my anchor and my sail at the appropriate moments.. The love of my life. Before.. between.. beyond..
Acknowledgement: The 'nagfa' signature in the designs is by Homero Larrain (see Ambigram Mates)
reflections: singapore-malaysia
Disowned, split, moved out. (Singapore on the left: to be read upwards, Malaysia on the right: to be read downwards)

Wednesday, April 05, 2006

ambigram: hujahan-tidak-berfokus
Malay for 'unfocussed argument'.
ambigram: mrbrown
Singapore's very own award winning blogger-columnist-satirist-humorist extraordinaire.

Monday, April 03, 2006

ambigram: singapore-malaysia
Step brothers, partners, neighbours... 'two coins of a side'.

reflection: ford-brat
ambigram: cocacola-antichrist
Another example from the 'parody-pun' series on popular capitalist brands. Note the (R) rotates into an 'a'. Looking at the different and interesting results this series could offer, we extend an invitation for attempts and / or any similar-themed designs. Email to nagfa_ambigram@hotmail.com
Designers would have complete and exclusive rights over their designs, and their names would accompany their designs for future postings.

ambigram: mariahertogh
The name which started a riot in Singapore in the 60s.
ambigram: homerolarrain
Homage to a fellow ambigrammist from Chile. For his works, click on his name under Ambigram Mates.