History of Visual Communication

1. HIEROGLYPHICS

1.1. greek words:

1.1.1. HEIRO- sacred

1.1.2. GLYPHICS- writing

1.2. contains Logographic and alphabet symbols.

1.3. record information about:

1.3.1. religion

1.3.2. government

1.4. who became scribes?

1.4.1. priests

1.4.2. military leaders

1.4.3. students in schools

1.5. logogram: definition:

1.5.1. visual symbols represent ideas and objects

1.6. hieroglyphics

2. ROSETTA STONE

2.1. three languages:

2.1.1. ancient egyptian hieroglyphs

3. photograhy

4. computers

5. the linotype machine

6. The Gutenberg Press

7. codex

8. CAVE PAINTINGS

8.1. definition

8.1.1. paintings from an ancient origin

8.1.2. they tell you a story visually

8.2. three reasons why they were made?

8.2.1. story telling

8.2.2. religion superstitious

8.2.3. insturctions

8.3. a cave painting from 500,000 years ago

9. CUNEIFORM

9.1. made by the Sumerians

9.1.1. they were a theocratic culture

9.1.2. they were ruled by a priest king

9.1.3. music as very important to them

9.1.4. skilled artists

9.2. keep track of business transaction

9.3. evolution over time

9.3.1. 1. pictograms

9.3.2. 2. became more abstract

9.4. cuneiform