Saturday, December 7, 2013

Western Calligraphy: A Brief History

By Hedrick Lepsch


With all of the stresses that come from cramming and rushing from one class to another, how can you really get much if anything out of college? There are some crucial ways that you can internalize what you are learning. Here are some tips to getting the most out of college.

Enjoy it

Origins and Evolution

Western Calligraphy finds its roots in the Latin alphabet as it emerged from the Etruscan alphabet. Romans began using the script as they replaced papyrus scrolls and reed pens with the first books, fashioned from animal skin parchment, and quill pens. Illuminated texts using various calligraphic fonts can be found throughout the historical documents of Europe ranging from the Celtic Book of Kells to the Carolingan miniscule script developed by a scribe under the direction of Charlemagne. This script provided the foundation on which modern booktype is based.

Dancing for Long Term Mental Health

This is a principle that some of the greatest learners have been able to do. If you go about your studies with this mindset then you will be able to better internalize what you take in. This is important because you are immediately applying what you learn even though you aren't usually applying it directly. Your mind will automatically develop connections and will go through the lesson again in your own way as you start to teach. This is why it is important to apply this principal in your studies.

Have goals

Sometimes it takes just one step in front of the other. There are way too many students out there that get lost in the minute details and forget to focus their studies around their goals. If you have a goal whether it is work or some area that you want to end up going into then you will be able to better remember what you study.

Modern Methods

Modern calligraphy still exists in the handwritten form and documents can be commissioned from professional calligraphers. Whole websites are dedicated to the art and tools of hand written calligraphy and training is available for those who truly wish to master this skill.

For those of us who dance socially, we understand that no dance is ever the same. Even if you were to dance six times in a row to the same song with the same person, the dance will look and feel differently each time. This means that every single dance is allowing you to create thousands of new neural paths, which strengthens and protects your mind from decay.

A graphic arts degree is a great start to your career but you need to have the knowledge that comes with it and not just the paperwork.




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