Tuesday, May 29, 2007

reflection: frangipani
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For the Beloved Fa, for being both my storm and its eye..

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reflection: strait.tiger-stranger-range
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An experiment with reflection, maybe instigated by the humble kaleidoscope, where reflecting images overlap and swallow each other. The first line is regular enough, 'strait' reflecting into 'tiger'. The second line sees both words converge into the word 'stranger', and then, when the first and last characters disappeared, mutates into 'range'.

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ambigram: wayne.fontana
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Wayne Fontana and the Mindbenders. One of the better sixties band (aren't all of them?!). Some of their more famous songs:
Game of Love: here
Groovy Kanda (pun intended) Love: here
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Conspiracy theorists at work: Maybe, just maybe, his name influenced the name of another wonderful band: Fountains of Wayne..
Mexican Wine: here
Radiation Vibe: here
Sink to the Bottom: here
Hey Julie: here
Denise: here
Stacy's Mom: here

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reflection: nirvana
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No introductions needed. Background was influenced by their 'Nevermind' album. Homero has got another briliant version which stays very true to the band's original font/logo: here.

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ambigram: journal

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ambigram:noel.gallagher
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One half of the talented Gallagher brothers of Oasis.. Surprisingly superb voice. Check these out:

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ambigram: front
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The titular title for Arts Central's most quirky Arts programme to date. More information: here.

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ambigram: cradle-of.filth
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Another metal band design: here.

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ambigram: poor-good
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With a better presentation (this is too amateurish), it could be turned into a really cool 'performance sticker'..

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Sunday, May 27, 2007

reflection: state
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A simple, straightforward solution. A possible further extension would conjure 'estates'. Too late. And too lazy now.

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reflection:'o'-level-malay
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Outline thickened and designed to look like a bear.. a bugbear? hmm..
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Tomorrow (May 28th) marks one of the most important dates in a Singaporean student's education: the General Certificate Examinations (GCE) 'O' Level Papers: Mother Tongue. Naguib & Fadilah -being Language Teachers ourselves - wish all a successful outing. *Important: Don't forget to bring your pens.

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ambigram: read.a-good.book-lately
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Reminiscing over the lost art of reading a book. What can we give to just while away a lazy Sunday afternoon, with legs flopping dangling over the sofa arms, sunshine and zephyr on our faces and hair, a glass of cocoa only a reach away, lost in the make-believe world in the book..

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Saturday, May 26, 2007

NAC May '07 phrase

Peace be upon you!

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The May NAC (nagfa ambigram challenge) has got to be THE most comprehensive challenge by far. Not only have we received an astounding number of entries, we also have received the most diversed solutions to date. And this challenge has also seen the most number of new ambigram designers / participants. On behalf of all of us familiar to NAC, a big welcome to all of you!

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When the NAC phrase 'shark attack' was posed (here), we mentioned that there could be several solutions. Hence, we came up with six ourselves:


nagfa's 6 solutions for NAC May

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The following are the entries from NAC participants from all over the world, arranged according to types of solutions (for better comparison and a detailed study, we hope). Do take your time to marvel at these superb art pieces, and do leave comments and/or constructive critiques.. Naguib & Fadilah thank all participants who had made this a whopping success, and wish all an incredible journey through art...
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180-degree rotational ambigrams:

krzysztof (poland)

alberto portacio (colombia)


mark palmer a.k.a. wowtattoos (usa)

jason runcie (usa)

oloman (spain)
steve gray (scotland)

russel miranda (sri lanka)


nalle (sweden)

nagfa (singapore)

serpiente (mexico)

serpiente (mexico)

alessandro (italy)

luthfi sidik (indonesia)

yajuvendra gore (india)

alberto portacio (colombia)

merfat (chile)

darren bent (new zealand)

anuar (mexico)

anuar (mexico)

alessandro (italy)

chandana sri (india)

martijn a.k.a. ambigramateur (holland)

txescu (catalunia)

jordi sierra (catalunia)


cleber faria (brazil)

vlas (venezuela)

horizontal reflections:


michael (usa)

ruel (philippines)

nagfa (singapore)

homero larrain (chile)

txescu (catalunia)
alberto portacio (colombia)

vertical reflections:

jacquie (usa)

nagfa (singapore)

txescu (catalunia)


90-degrees rotational ambigrams:

nagfa (singapore)

txescu (catalunia)


spinonyms:

tom banwell (usa)

tom banwell (usa)

45-degrees reflections:


tom banwell (usa)

txescu (catalunia)

oscillations:

txescu (catalunia)

nagfa (singapore)

double symmetry:
nagfa (singapore)

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