nagfa ambigram challenge (NAC) December 2008

Hi and salam to all!

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At last, the compilation for NAC December 2008. Our Guest Challenger was Alessandro Pocaterra from Italy and the theme was Leonardo Da Vinci.

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Before we showcase the submitted entries, we present Alessandro's own solution (below). It is a reflection ambigram reading 'Da Vinci', which at the same time, depicts a stylised rendition of the the famous 'The Last Supper'. Jesus in the centre with two of his apostles to his left and right.

Da Vinci by Alessandro Pocaterra
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Now,we present the Top 3 entries, as chosen by the Guest Challenger:

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#NO. 1:

Da Vinci by Homero

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#NO. 2:

Leonardo Da Vinci by Daniel Dostal

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#NO. 3:

Leonardo by NastyBasty

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And the rest of the entries, in no particular order:

Leonardo by Krzystof Sliwa
Virgin of the rocks by Adi
Rinascimento (Renaissance) by Homero

Mona Lisa by Rico Frans

Leonardo Da Vinci by Robert Maitland

The Universal Man by Diego Colombo

Leonardo Da Vinci by Dave Williams

Da Vinci by Daniel Dostal

vitruvian man by daan juttmann

Da Vinci rotating into Painter by Blake Walker

Leonardo Da Vinci by Daan Juttmann

monalisa-gioconda by txescu
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We would like to extend our heart-felt thank you to Guest Challenger Alessandro Pocaterra for his time and patience. And of course to all contributors who had made this NAC another successful one.

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Though this would be the last official NAC, do visit us again for more information on other similar Ambigram contests / challenges being held in the internet realm.

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We take our humble leave from NAC. Thank you all.

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Salam and take care,

nagfa: Naguib & Fadilah (& baby Nayla)

nagfa ambigram challenge (NAC) December 2008

Right on the heels of the recently-ended NAC (nagfa ambigram challenge), let's keep the momentum going by proceeding to yet another challenge. This time, we present the Guest Challenger, none other than Alessandro Pocaterra of Italy, and winner of this previous NAC, in his own words:

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I am Alessandro, a teenager of 39, in love with ambigrams since I read Scott Kim's article on Scientific American eons ago. I prefer symbio(togram)s (where you can read upside down another word/sentence) and very simple "no frills" ones. To digitalize ambigrams, I use Inkscape, the open (and better) version of CorelDraw. I'm kind of lazy: if an ambigram comes out from the pen in ten minutes I refine it on the computer. Otherwise I leave the effort to somebody else and pick up a book. Reading is my first hobby. I'm fond of self growth, EFT and other psychological techniques, mathematics, drawing, informatics, Net surfing searching for info about the incredible possibility of our brain, stone balancing.

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Since I was a child my dream was to be a genius but I am not smart enough. Preferred sentence: "If you want a better World, do it!" by me. My whole life is a symbio. I had a 180 degrees rotation in 2004 during the Camino de Santiago, a 800km walk in Northern Spain. Over there I met Susann, a wonderful woman who will give me a child next March. I discovered that life is great and really better than it seems. No television at home as a choice since then. I was a microcontroller programmer till some months ago, then I've been promoted to Innovation Manager, whatever that is. I'll put an ambigram as name/logo for a new device that my company is producing. There was a page of mine with a number of ambis but it's now lost in digital space: the Net Gods made it disappear without telling me anything. I'll try to put on something in the short future.

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Being Italian, my NAC theme is "Leonardo da Vinci".

Looking forward to good ambigrams!

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Alessandro

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Please submit designs to:
nagfa_ambigram@hotmail.com
hopefully before 15th of January (for allowance for us to compile them mid-February). Please also include the chosen word for the design, your name (pseudonym allowed), country of origin, and website/blog (if any). *Designers are allowed to send in more than one design/entry...
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All the best,

Salam,
Nagfa: Naguib & Fadilah
Singapore