Comments on: Neat-wow images: “Horse” Written In English And Chinese Simultaniously http://www.amptoons.com/blog/archives/2007/12/23/neat-wow-images-horse-written-in-english-and-chinese-simultaniously/ Feminist, anti-racist, pro-fat, plus whatever else we feel like talking about. Wed, 09 Jul 2008 04:13:12 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.3.1 By: Jenn http://www.amptoons.com/blog/archives/2007/12/23/neat-wow-images-horse-written-in-english-and-chinese-simultaniously/#comment-315021 Jenn Sun, 06 Jan 2008 20:04:04 +0000 http://www.amptoons.com/blog/archives/2007/12/23/neat-wow-images-horse-written-in-english-and-chinese-simultaniously/#comment-315021 "It’s definitely pretty looking, but I wouldn’t have recognized that as the character for “horse” unless you told me." Same -- I think it's the "S" stroke... “It’s definitely pretty looking, but I wouldn’t have recognized that as the character for “horse” unless you told me.”

Same — I think it’s the “S” stroke…

]]> By: Holly http://www.amptoons.com/blog/archives/2007/12/23/neat-wow-images-horse-written-in-english-and-chinese-simultaniously/#comment-313906 Holly Mon, 24 Dec 2007 05:05:28 +0000 http://www.amptoons.com/blog/archives/2007/12/23/neat-wow-images-horse-written-in-english-and-chinese-simultaniously/#comment-313906 It's definitely pretty looking, but I wouldn't have recognized that as the character for "horse" unless you told me. It’s definitely pretty looking, but I wouldn’t have recognized that as the character for “horse” unless you told me.

]]> By: Ampersand http://www.amptoons.com/blog/archives/2007/12/23/neat-wow-images-horse-written-in-english-and-chinese-simultaniously/#comment-313873 Ampersand Sun, 23 Dec 2007 18:26:52 +0000 http://www.amptoons.com/blog/archives/2007/12/23/neat-wow-images-horse-written-in-english-and-chinese-simultaniously/#comment-313873 Wow, thanks for that link, Penny! I am a happy net surfer.... Wow, thanks for that link, Penny! I am a happy net surfer….

]]> By: Penny http://www.amptoons.com/blog/archives/2007/12/23/neat-wow-images-horse-written-in-english-and-chinese-simultaniously/#comment-313867 Penny Sun, 23 Dec 2007 14:23:19 +0000 http://www.amptoons.com/blog/archives/2007/12/23/neat-wow-images-horse-written-in-english-and-chinese-simultaniously/#comment-313867 Check out <a href="http://www.scottkim.com/inversions/index.html" rel="nofollow">the work of Scott Kim.</a> Some of his "inversions" are similar, readable in English/Hebrew (see "Elise Esther Diamond"), English/Japanese (see "origami"), etc. That page has links to other "ambigram" artists, too. Check out the work of Scott Kim. Some of his “inversions” are similar, readable in English/Hebrew (see “Elise Esther Diamond”), English/Japanese (see “origami”), etc.

That page has links to other “ambigram” artists, too.

]]> By: lilacsigil http://www.amptoons.com/blog/archives/2007/12/23/neat-wow-images-horse-written-in-english-and-chinese-simultaniously/#comment-313858 lilacsigil Sun, 23 Dec 2007 12:02:19 +0000 http://www.amptoons.com/blog/archives/2007/12/23/neat-wow-images-horse-written-in-english-and-chinese-simultaniously/#comment-313858 Gorgeous! I love the way that the stroke order (and shape of each letter) is used to make the character. I didn't actually see the letters, although they're perfectly clear, until I clicked the link and saw it at a larger size. Gorgeous! I love the way that the stroke order (and shape of each letter) is used to make the character. I didn’t actually see the letters, although they’re perfectly clear, until I clicked the link and saw it at a larger size.

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