I immediately purchased “Angels and Demons”. Yes I remember this time, when I found in one of the magazine’s review of Dan Brown’s books. Do you still recall your first ambigram and the process that you went through making it? 4) In your blog you say that you discovered ambigrams in Dan Brown’s ‘Angels and Demons’. This and the story about the authors brings students closer to the time and place of birth of the script. I always use source texts and poems or literary works from this period.
During my calligraphy workshops we learn not only letters but their genesis and historical context. The stories associated with these people are amazing. It was pushed forward by eminent rulers such as Emperor Constantine the Great, Charlemagne or Emperor Maximilian I, scholars such as Eusebius of Caesarea, Columcille, Alkuin of York, artists like Albrecht Dürer or outstanding scribes like Poggio Bracciolini, Ludovico Vicetino degli Arrighi or Johann Neudorffer. Development of our script was greatly influenced by various historical figures. The fall of the Roman Empire, the Migration period or Reformation had a huge impact on the development of our writing. The changes in Latin script are closely related to historical events. I am a historian and I see the development of Latin script from the perspective of history. 3) You have a background in history, did that help with your calligraphy passion or was that completely separate? Another sphere in which the machine displaced man. Unfortunately, today this sphere has been supplanted by printing. For over 15 years I wrote huge price sheets by hand using ink and felt flat markers. After graduation, I started working in Castorama, where I am today. It was a hobby job supporting the local music scene and I have never taken it seriously.
Calligraphy is a kind of culmination of my interests. I became interested in calligraphy very late, although all my life revolved around letters. 1) At what stage in your life did you get interested in calligraphy? Did you get a formal education in the area? His work can be found on his Polish language blog called Signum & Imago and his instagram. Our first interview will be with Daniel Dostal, best known in the ambigram world for working on the Flipscript Fyrewater and WyndStorm fonts. Part of this has been addressed by some of our posts and tutorials, but we also want to branch out to known ambigram artists to talk about their experiences in the field, their personal lives and the process of making ambigrams. As you may have noticed, here at MakeAmbigrams we are interested in the art of making ambigrams, generating ambigrams and their history.