WinForms Example

using System;
using System.Drawing;
using System.Linq;
using System.Windows.Forms;

namespace WinFormsExample
{
    public partial class MyForm : Form
    {
        public MyForm()
        {
            this.InitializeComponent();
        }

        public void DrawVerticalString()
        {
            Graphics formGraphics = this.CreateGraphics();
            string drawString = this.Name; /* SET THE NAME HERE */

            Font drawFont = new Font("Arial", 16);
            SolidBrush drawBrush = new SolidBrush(System.Drawing.Color.Black);

            float x = 150.0F;
            float y = 50.0F;

            StringFormat drawFormat = new StringFormat();
            drawFormat.FormatFlags = StringFormatFlags.DirectionVertical;
            formGraphics.DrawString(drawString, drawFont, drawBrush, x, y, drawFormat);

            drawFont.Dispose();
            drawBrush.Dispose();
            formGraphics.Dispose();
        }

        protected override void OnPaint(PaintEventArgs e)
        {
            this.DrawVerticalString();
        }
    }
}