Ethan

This ambigram was commissioned by David J. Blazek who wanted to get a tattoo in the name of his son Ethan. Following are the two designs that i have come up with. While the first one is a gothic inspired form, the second one is a calligraphic lowercase version which is quite ornamental. It took quite a time to make. David liked both the designs and will be using the first design for the tattoo.

Tags - ambigrams, art, calligraphy, tattoos, name, Ethan

New Look

I have refreshed the blog's look with the help of my friend Patricia. The default look was lending a dull and monotonous feel to the artwork. Newly added are the title banner, side banner and logo.

I had designed the title banner in Illustrator. Its a collage of the recent ambigrams i had made in the background with the title (in true blackletter) in foreground.

The side banner was also designed by me. It consists a random array of letterforms in different styles rotated randomly on a background of images related to davinci. The side banner emphasizes that in ambigrams you need to visualize the letterforms in different styles and from various vantage points.

The logo was completely designed by Patricia, my friend. It consists of two As (abbreviation for blog's title) inverted and placed over each other in keeping with reflection/inversion of letters in an ambigram.

I haven't changed much of the remaining template as my knowledge in html is limited.
Do comment on the blog's new look.