Important topics relating to the ideals introduced in todays lecture:
origins of the alphabet writing
drawings in the Lascaux were open and closed forms
marks and intervals sub divided the space for the pictographs
Scale, hierachy, counterforms and counterparts were even back then used in compositions
The cylinder seal was an idea of commerce and ownership and was stone carved and rolled against clay
Chinese created the first book called the Diamond Sultra with writing
Chinese invention of paper, relief printing and chop
Gutenberg used movable type
Greeks brought control to writing and adopted the left to right reading for western alphabets.
Rustic Capitals were mostly used in public places.
Codex means the Christian book
Celtic invented the space between words
First type was printed by Gutenberg from the Gothic Manuscript
Garamond was first designer to break away
What interested me the most about todays lecture was about how the Greeks made us read from left to right and how that is how most of us read. Also how the chinese created paper and relief printing. All the rules they used for the alphabet and type is the same rules we use today, nothing really has changed. Like counterparts and counterforms.
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