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Nicholas Gilbert

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TYPE TURNED ON ITS HEAD 🙃
Ambigrams and Creative Typography
(Austin, Texas)

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Giving some ambigram love to @logoarchive @logoarchive.now movement. Yes, you will need to rotate your phone to fully enjoy the designs. Ambigrams are always difficult to pull off, but they're magical when everything fits into place. I never know what the end result will be, and that's what keeps ambigrams exciting.
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#ambigram #logoarchive #logodesign #graphicdesign by @turnttype

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Must have app for ambigrams! Mirror Lab.

Great for quickly seeing how your sketch will look as a completed ambigram. Sketch out half of your design and let the Mirror Lab app do the rest.

May only be available on Android.

@mirror_lab #mirrorlab #ambigram #tutorial by @turnttype

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All ambigrams can be analyzed using the Two Halves Rule. The top half of words are crucial for legibility. Focus more on making sure the top half is how the word(s) normally should look. The eyes see strokes in the bottom half more as decorative embellishments rather than crucial strokes for letter recognition. Creating ambigrams can be difficult and time consuming but that’s what makes them so wonderful. A well designed ambigram is a display of true BEAUTY.
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Extra Tip: To help you decide if an ambigram you are working on is legible, cover up the bottom half of the design and see if you can read it. If you have trouble reading it, it might mean that you need some of the more important strokes placed in the top half.
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I hope the guide was easy to understand. Let me know if you have any questions.
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#ambigram #tutorial #script #letterwest #typography #illusion #letteringart #typematters #thedailytype #goodtype #typetopia #typism #handmadetype #strengthinletters #handdrawntype #handlettering #procreatelettering #opticalillusion #typeriot #typelettering #customtype #calligraphy #scriptlettering #type #letteringhowto #letteringtutorial #letteringlesson #typetips by @turnttype

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Book 17 of reading 26 books in 2026. #parableofthesower #octaviabutler by @turnttype

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The writing style is something to get comfortable with. Wish there could have been a better example of how one might go about communicating with the dead and dying. Sounds like I should have read his other book 'Lincoln in the Bardo'. Book 16 of reading 26 books in 2026. #Vigil #GeorgeSau ders by @turnttype

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Book 15 of reading 26 books in 2026. #BrokenCountry #ClareLeslieHall by @turnttype

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Book 14 of reading 26 books in 2026. #RedRising #MorningStar #PierceBrown #HowlerBros by @turnttype

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Book 13 of reading 26 books in 2026. #TheCorrespondent by #VirginiaEvans. by @turnttype

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Book 12 in reading 26 books in 2026. #TheoofGolden #AllenLevi #BookReview by @turnttype

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Book 11 of reading 26 books in 2026. #ifcatsdisappearedfromtheworld #GenkiKawamura #26in26 by @turnttype

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Book 10 of the 26 in 2026 Book Challenge. @erinwhitford_writes #LikeLightThroughWater by @turnttype

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Book 9 of reading 26 books in 2026. #GoldenSon #RedRising #PierceBrown #Audacious by @turnttype

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