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Wordplay: Ambigrams and Reflections on the Art of Ambigrams

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Graphic thrills, wordplay and cosmic philosophy. This book is packed with the author's history of discovery of calligraphic possibilities, an reflections on similar structural themes. If you like Escher, you will enjoy Langdon.

Were you amazed by the sketches and diagrams by Scott Kim and Hofstadter in "Godel Escher Bach" ? If yes, this book will amaze you even further. And the "reflections" are no less philosophical!

I definitely recommand it to any Graphic Designer, Artist, Art Student, or just Art Lover! It's a completely different way to look at things...

Want to stretch your imagination? Get Wordplay and you'll never look at words the same again! John Langdon's intriguing ability with ambigrams will astound you. I find myself picking up my copy time and time again. Wordplay is a great conversation piece... worthy of a place of honor on any coffee table.

Although I have not read this book, I was introduced to it on author Dan Brown's website. He has written a book entitled
"Angels&Demons" and it deals quite a bit with ambigrams. If you are intrested in ambigrams(as well as history, the Vatican, the Illuminati, or any thriller story) I would strongly recomend that you read "Angels&Demons".