nikography:

apparently that ambigram i made a couple of years ago naturally tessellates a bit. so of course i had to see how 1,400 square pixels of this looked. (it looked awesome) and i got to name a photoshop layer “the outer niks”.

more on ambigrams:

ambigrams are words/phrases that can be read from more than one direction. the image above is a rotational ambigram, which can be read when rotated 180°.

typographic doppelgängers
great article on what makes an ambigram work and the process of creating one.

jon langdon
is known for created the set of ambigrams in dan brown’s angels and demons. he also offers information and advice on how to approach and construct them.