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Calligraphy

Published on Nov 19, 2015

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PRESENTATION OUTLINE

CALLIGRAPHY: THEN AND NOW

BY KRISTIN ARNALL AND KAYLA ANDREOLI
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WHERE IT STARTED

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BEFORE MAN COULD SPEAK

THEY USED A SERIES OF GRUNTS AND GROANS.
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BUT THEY UNDERSTOOD EACH OTHER BY MAKING CAVE DRAWINGS

THEY WOULD USUALLY CONSIST OF MAN HUNTING ANIMALS.
Photo by Will Folsom

THE EGYPTIANS CREATE HIEROGLYPHICS

WHO INVENTED THE GOTHIC AND ITALLIC STYLE IN ORDER TO SAVE SPACE

THE EGYPTIANS FOUND A MORE INTELLIGENT WAY OF WRITING

SUCH AS IN LOGOS.

THEY USED HEIROGLYPHICS

WHICH ALSO USED PICTURES, BUT MORE OF GODS OR STORIES

THE FIRST ALPHABET

Photo by ~Bob~West~

THE PHOECIANS

ARE SAID TO BE THE FIRST CREATORS OF THE ALPHABET
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THEY WERE SIMILAR

IN THE WAY THAT THE REPRESENTED ONE LETTER
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BUT THE ALPHABET WE USED TODAY

IS MORE BASED OF THE GREEK ALPHABET

THE GOTHIC STYLE

WAS MADE BY MONKS IN THE MIDDLE AGES
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PAPER WAS EXPENSIVE

SO THEY CREATED THIS STYLE ALONG WITH ITALICS TO SAVE MONEY AND SPACE
Photo by Neal.

AN EXAMPLE OF THE GOTHIC STYLE:

Photo by Dr Case

CALLIGRAPHY TODAY

CALLIGRAPHY WASN'T ONLY USED LONG AGO

THERE IS STILL MANY USES OF IT TODAY
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ONE YOU MIGHT RECOGNIZE

IS KNOWN AS 'SPENCARIAN SCRIPT'
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OR THE COKE FONT

WHICH WAS MADE BY FRANKLIN M. ROBINSON IN 1886
Photo by Liam Higgins

TODAY, YOU CAN PURCHASE CALLIGRAPHY PENS

AT A LOCAL ART STORE
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THE TWO TYPES OF PENS ARE DIP PENS

(WHICH ARE PENS YOU DIP IN AN INKWELL)
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AND CALLIGRAPHY PENS

(WHICH HAVE AN INKWELL AS PART OF THE PEN)
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WITH PRACTICE

YOU CAN CREATE YOUR OWN STYLE OF CALLIGRAPHY
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IT JUST TAKES A LITTLE IMAGINATION

AND INSPIRATION
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BIBLIOGRAPHY

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