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Ambigram Maker. How to Make an Ambigram: 9 Steps. Edit Article Sample Ambigrams Edited by Ryan Coyle, Josh W., Andy Zhang, Master Tyler and 65 others An ambigram is a form of typographical art that allows one word to be read in a number of ways.

How to Make an Ambigram: 9 Steps

The most common ambigram is rotational, or flipscript, and will read the same when the paper is rotated 180 degrees (i.e. flipped both vertically and horizontally). While it may seem like only a few words can easily be turned into an ambigram, with a few tricks you'll see that you can do it yourself with practically any word you like! Ad Steps an Ambigram Step 1.360p.mp4 00:00 00:09 00:09 spaceplay / pauseescstopffullscreenshift + ←→slower / faster (latest Chrome and Safari)←→seek . seek to previous 12…6 seek to 10%, 20%, …60% 1Write out the word in print in the same case (e.g., all caps). Tips Sometimes you may be able to combine two letters to form a single letter when flipped.Don't focus too much on the obvious letter pairs. Warnings. Makerbot Constructions. This is my very first model being made as a test, a simple tetrahedron.

Makerbot Constructions

I soon progressed to open-faced forms of polyhedra. Above is how an open-faced dodecahedron should appear. When you build it, some ooze connects across the open areas. But it cleans up nicely by scraping it with an exacto knife. Here are the stl files for all five platonic solids in openface form: tetrahedron, cube, octahedron, icosahedron, dodecahedron. As a tougher challenge, here is an open-faced rhombic triacontahedron nested inside another one. It could use a bit more cleaning up, but I was surprised at how well it did come out. This is a connector for making icosahedra. You need twelve hubs and thirty sticks to make a complete icosahedron. This is an Apollonian gasket designed by Vi Hart. that you can read about on her blog. This is another form of tetrahedron. But if you take the same idea and apply it to a cube or octahedron, you can make a very nice 12-stick puzzle.

Weekend readers' pictures: geometric. Cherry Blossom 2012 - 3D Art - Days 1, 2, & 3. Chalk Drawings - Chalk Art, Pavement/3d Street Chalk Art, 3d Chalk Drawings, 3d Chalk Artist. 50 Absolutely Stunning 3D Street Art (Paintings) 3d Street Art, often known as 3d chalk art is 2-dimensional artwork drawn on the street itself that gives you a 3-dimensional optical illusion from a certain perspective.

50 Absolutely Stunning 3D Street Art (Paintings)

It can be very breathtaking, realistic and at the same time captivating once you get the angle correct. And creating one is certainly through and challenging as you are creating a realistic 3d view out of a 2d painting. 3d street art are gaining much popularity these days. Notable brands are already taking advantage of public’s curiosity on 3D street paintings to create awareness for their products. Manhole Cover Designs: Urban Industrial Artworks under Our Feet. Manhole design has been around for many years, since the era of ancient Rome to be exact, when people began using sewage and drainage systems.

Manhole Cover Designs: Urban Industrial Artworks under Our Feet

An extraordinary ahead-of-its-time book by Mimi and Robert Melnick is most likely, however, to be the first attempt to define and document manhole covers and their place in (American) culture as an urban industrial art. As described by MITpress in the book intro: "They lie underfoot, embellished and gleaming. They seal off and provide entry to an underground world of conduits, water mains, power lines, and sewers.

They appear by the thousands in our cities, but very few people ever look at them or think about them as art. Manhole cover design varies greatly from city to city, with each municipality particular approach for budget versus art. Manholes in Japan Kobe (1), JapanBy Alexis Lê-Quôc [Source] Kobe (2), Japan.By Janne Moren [Source] Kobe (3), Japan.By Janne Moren [Source] Takaoka, Japan.By Trane DeVore, Troutfactory [Source] Manholes in USA. Gorgeous Geometric Patterns on Cathedral Ceilings. Cathedrals across the globe are always a hot spot for tourists.

Gorgeous Geometric Patterns on Cathedral Ceilings

Generally, the first thing anyone does upon entering one of these monumental sites is to look up and appreciate the incredible size of the space. The vaulted ceilings always have a major wow-factor, and the overall massive architectural detail of a cathedral is just mind-blowing. American photographer David Stephenson spent six years capturing this grand, awe-inspiring world of centuries-old architecture. Particularly, he focuses on abstract, precise compositions of the high-vaulted ceilings found in European religious structures, and these photographs are featured as a collection in his book titled Heavenly Vaults.

By lying on the ground at a central point in each structure, Stephenson is able to transform the elaborate ceiling details into symmetrical patterns of geometric shapes and colors. 3D Painted Rooms - 2Loop.com.