Ambigram: Ahmet Arduc
An ambigram is lettering designed to be read in more than one way. This one is written as the name “Ahmet”; turned upside down, the same shapes read “Arduc”. Use the button to turn it and see both readings.
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Creativity
Calligraphy, art and design
More than thirty years of artistic practice, alongside and often in conversation with mathematics.
Digital calligraphy
Ahmet Arduc is a digital calligrapher and workshop facilitator with more than thirty years of artistic practice. In Hong Kong he coached the Turkish Calligraphy Club at Sai Kung Tutors.
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Art and design
Mathematical art and visual design run through his teaching: mathematical games and exhibitions, model-based mathematics spaces, and the visual approach to learning that marks his classes. Chess and music are lasting interests.
Creative projects and writing
Mathematical Games (2003) and the mathematics magazines he edited combine play and rigour. Essays on art, imperfection and originality in the age of AI appear in the journal:
The Beauty of Imperfection: Why Some Still Love the Unpolished Art (opens on Medium)
When does art stop being a feeling and start being a performance? This question haunted me for years as a calligrapher.
The Last Signature Still Stands (opens on Medium)
In an age where algorithms write essays, paint portraits, and compose melodies, the line between human creativity and machine mimicry blurs…
From Novice to Professional: My Journey as a Digital Calligrapher (opens on Medium)
Becoming a digital calligrapher has been a transformative journey, blending my childhood passion for drawing with the challenges and…
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