Ambigrams

A few years ago, my friend Kevin Finnegan introduced me to the art of ambigrams--texts or logos that may be read in more than one direction. If you hadn't noticed, my 'Phifa' webpage logo is such an ambigram. Shared below are a few others I've created since (for myself and Jania). To create them, I usually sketch 'em, scan 'em, and use Inkscape (a poor man's open source Adobe Illustrator) to convert them into vector graphics.

Jania

Phifa -- I was going to throw this one on a decal for my repainted bikes

Jania/Philip [upside-down] -- had some help with the design from Flipscript's auto amigram generator.

Phil Fadul

DC Tweed Ride

Jania and I had a great time participating in the 2nd Annual Tweed Ride held in Washington, DC. Special thanks goes to Chris Grey for informing us of this event. Hosted by the Dandies & Quaintrelles, this ride highlighted the vintage fashion of centuries past. The Saturday before the event, Jania and I were scrambling to find something that would go well with the theme. She went with a stylish pauper-eque getup and I settled for a loud-patterned high-waist pants and some cheeky suspenders. Talia managed to find a candid photo of Jania that a sneaky photographer took. Click here for the other pictures we took.

Chicago: Trip #1

I called this album 'Trip #1' because I liked the city so much that I plan to visit again. Marco was a great host for giving me a place to stay and showing me around the city. I squeezed in quality time with friendly faces (Doug, Charlie, Bonnie, Min) during my brief weekend there. Here's the gallery.