Inversions [Paperback]

Scott Kim (Author)

Book Description

ISBN-10: 1559532807 | ISBN-13: 978-1559532808 | Publication Date: December 15, 1996 | Edition: 1st

Word Designs Demonstrate Symmetry Introduce your students to the basic concepts of symmetry with more than 60 mind-boggling lettering designs by Scott Kim, whom Isaac Asimov called "the Escher of the alphabet." Each word in Inversions exhibits striking geometrical symmetry. For instance, the word mirror is written with reflectional symmetry; symmetry reads the same upside down; and infinity spirals off to infinity. The accompanying essays connect mathematics and symmetry with art, psychology, and music. One of the sections shows students how to create their own inversions.

Editorial Reviews

Review

"Scott Kim's Inversions ... is one of the most astonishing and delightful books ever printed."
- Martin Gardner, Scientific American --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

Product Details

• Paperback: 132 pages
• Publisher: Key Curriculum Press; 1st edition (December 15, 1996)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1559532807
• ISBN-13: 978-1559532808
• Product Dimensions: 11 x 8.2 x 0.3 inches
• Shipping Weight: 10.4 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (6 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #164,585 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

Discover books, learn about writers, read author blogs, and more.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

10 of 12 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent book for unique typographical posibilities, August 3, 1999

By A Customer

This review is from: Inversions (Paperback)

I think that every graphitti artist should read this book before defacing a wall. It was written by the designer of the logo for Sun Microsystems and a few others. It is a really facinating book, it shows you how to think the same way as the author, and how to design text that can be read as one word right-side up, and as another up-side down. I highly recommend it.

Darius

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Inspiring letters, October 4, 2005

By 

Bruce A. Dunn "Ebonic Plague" (Aurora, CO) - See all my reviews
(REAL NAME)   

This review is from: Inversions: Catalogue of Calligraphic Cartwheels (Paperback)

I can't stop looking at this book. I already used his concepts to do the alphabetic origami that he does so well for friends and family. Then I actually read the text (side irony: I was too involved in looking at the words to read) and the ideas he gives are great food for thought. Delicious in fact.

4.0 out of 5 stars Inversions, May 11, 2011

By 

D. Gribosky (Belleview, FL) - See all my reviews
(REAL NAME)   

Amazon Verified Purchase

This review is from: Inversions (Paperback)

This is a fun book to have, because it teaches you how to write your name right-side up and upside down. You can use a variety of lettering, too.