Letter Flashcards
is considered the written Language in Industry
Lettering
means “the land between rivers”.
Mesopotamia
Formal writing system used by the ancient egyptians that combined logographic and alphabetic elements. it is also called as “the picture writing”
Heiroglyphics
is one of the earliest system of writing, distinguished by its wedge-shaped marks on clay tablets, made by means of a blunt reed for a stylus. simply means “wedge shaped”
Cuneiform script
dictates most scripts used in the current western world. It originated as early as the 8thcentury BCE.Adaptedfrom the Phoenician writing system, the Greek community created a dialect composed of symbols representing both consonants and vowels.
The Greek Alphabet
The individual characters are reversed, or mirrored. it was a common way of writing in stone in Ancient Greece
Boustrophedon
holds 23 letters, later evolving into the 26 letter format during medieval times. It also introduced us to thetwo most widely used forms of handwriting: capital (majuscule) and lowercase (minuscule) letters.
THE LATIN ALPHABET
basically just variations of the gothic letter using thick and thin strokes
ROMAN LETTERS
What are the original letters styles?
1) Gothic;
2) Old English or Text;
3) Cursive or Script,
4) Old Roman and
5) Italic letters
is astyle of letteringthat is popular as a font (or typeface) for artistic projects and other uses. It is featured in many computer operating systems, and is a printing option in most print shops
Gothic lettering
is a “sans serif”lettering stylethat is closely related to Germanic cultures and are still considered the most economical, efficient, clean and modern choice. good for advertising
Gothic lettering
is a visual art form primarily focused on beautiful writing. commonly created using specific tools such as a pointed nib, a broad-edged nib, a brush, etc. The emphasis here is on the writing aspect, meaning that the letterforms are usually executed in a single motion.
Calligraphy
- Originally developed for use by clerks and secretaries in the Pope’s office
Italic lettering
is a little more decorative than roundhand, but maintains a very regular appearance
Italic calligraphy
is the name given to the earliest recorded stage of theEnglishlanguage, up to approximately 1150AD (when the MiddleEnglishperiod is generally taken to have begun). … It is thus first and foremost the language of the people normally referred to by historians as the Anglo-Saxons.
Old English