Douglas Hofstadter

Gebundenes Buch

Ambigrammia

Between Creation and Discovery

Beschreibung

On the history and creation of ambigrams, by a pioneer of the practice

Autor

Douglas Hofstadter is College of Arts and Sciences Distinguished Professor at Indiana University, Bloomington. His books include the Pulitzer Prize–winning Gödel, Escher, Bach; Fluid Concepts and Creative Analogies; Le Ton beau de Marot; I Am a Strange Loop; and Surfaces and Essences. Aside from being a cognitive scientist focused on analogy-making, he is engaged in art, music, and translation. Scott Kim (scottkim.com) is a puzzle creator and graphic designer who has been making ambigrams since the 1970s. His 1981 book Inversions: A Catalog of Calligraphic Cartwheels was the first book of ambigrams ever published.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Yale University Press
• Seitenzahl: 320
• Erscheinungstermin: 4. Juli 2025
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 252mm x 179mm x 32mm
• Gewicht: 1066g
• ISBN-13: 9780300275438
• ISBN-10: 0300275439
• Artikelnr.: 72061794