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Updated with the original source, Thiago Barcelos…

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I’m not really a fan of videos in the news-blooper genre… They generally make me feel uncomfortably awkward. But I know some of you thrive on schadenfreude, so here you go…

I’m sure there’s some kind of explanation that would almost explain this, but I’m not sure what it would be.

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Such an ordinary object, yet so disturbingly presented…

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In case you need a refresher, ambigrams are typographical designs which can be read from more than one viewpoint. Here’s an example ambigram of the word ambigram—rotate it half a turn and it’s identical…

Designer John Langdon talks about how he creates ambigrams…

I begin by writing the ambigram candidate upside down. Let’s take the word ENERGY as an example. I then try to imagine the Y as an E. Do they share any shapes or strokes? At first glance, no, they don’t. On the other hand, I can easily imagine an inverted cap G as a lowercase n.…

I’ve encountered the E/R combination dozens of times before, so I know that the second E can easily become an R. When this pair is separated by other letters, the vertical stem of the R usually has to be sacrificed. When they’re together in the middle of a word, we get to keep that stroke, as it will play the same role in both directions.

While other solutions are falling into place nicely, the E/Y is the problem. The best way to deal with a seemingly intractable problem in creating an ambigram is to brutally force it to do what you want with no regard for what happens … for the time being. By forcing a shape where an E has some Y characteristics and vice versa, I can then see the beginnings of a more satisfactory solution.…

My sketches convince me that the initial E will read, but I still want to make that radical surgery as subtle as I can.…

[T]he extension of a serif on the inside of the upper left arm of the Y and a bit of a flourish at the end of the right arm will provide a slight visual closing of the unnatural gap at the bottom of the E. The contrasting heavy strokes will end rather abruptly, creating the quick impression of the open space we expect at the top of the Y.

(If this was at all interesting to you, I recommend his whole article on ambigramming.)

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