Recently, Ambigrams are trending and getting bigger exposure as there are more and more celebrities that decide to have a tattoo of such design on certain parts of their body. Method Man with his “Life” and “Death” tattoo, for example. Also, if you’re a bookish type of a person and enjoy reading so much, you must know the famous “Angel & Demon” novel by Dan Brown. Take a look at the cover of the book more carefully, you’ll find that it’s another example of complex ambigrams designed by gifted hands of an artist. Yes, ambigrams are not only subject to tattoo but also all types of aesthetical decoration.
Speaking of ambigrams, there are a couple kinds of them. The following are some types of ambigrams which are classified based on their orientation
1. Figure-ground
2. Mirror images
3. Rotation
4. Natural ambigrams
5. Spinograms
6. Chain
7. 3-dimensional
The latest three are the most uncommon ones since their makings require a great deal of time and strength due to the high level of difficulty and complexity. The most prevailing ambigram is the mirror images. Such images still can be read and understood when they are seen from the opposite angle. Usually, the word along with the meaning change when they’re reflected over a vertical or horizontal axis.
