He claims that it is actually easy to generate ambigrams. Software programs already exist for this. He found at least two. "One is seriffed and the other non-seriffed. But they produce rather complicated font structures that are difficult to read."
José finds better to use his imagination and come up with an original. "Its like a riddle and can take some time to come up with solutions. But if you know the person, its also fun to make the ambigram come alive with that person's character". I was the last in his first series. Mine was "an effort at minimalism, a la Wendell" (Rodricks), where he celebrated "the sexuality of the woman". José pointed out how "nice was to see that there is an inherent symmetry, albeit a perceived one, even in our names." For him "it was a pleasure to sit with a pencil and actually scratch these images on a drawing pad. Because of continuous keyboard use we tend to lose touch with our manual skills."
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I loved his work!!! Thanks José!
I love the word ambigram. Not that I like ambiguous people, in the sense people who use ambiguity as a tool to be better opportunists. But all of us have innate inner ambiguities that we like or not and that can be a endless source of inner work or joy.
To be truthful at first I only saw the sandglass and took me some time to realize that time can be sexual too. Then I saw something else that reminded me of one of my photography works called "Man or Woman in the Temple":
I guess we both celebrate the same thing disrespecting its gender.
