Diana Barr Summer 2011
PICTOGRAPH Pictographs are universal pictures that are used to communicate signage to everyone. These are modern examples of signage that we use everyday. These signs are of course more modern pictographs than the Egyptians ’ hieroglyphics.
PICTOGRAPH
IDEOGRAPH These pictures meant to give you an idea or direction. Just like these signs; no littering, no skateboarding, and WARNING: deer kicking, ideographs have always helped convey messages to people no matter the language.
IDEOGRAPH
HIERACTIC SCALE HIERATIC SCALE Showing one figure bigger than the other figures to represent power. Here we see the dragon extremely bigger than the man on a horse, and a lion that is made to look unrealistically bigger than the humans. This shows who has more power in each picture – definitely not the humans.
EGYPTIAN EGYPTIAN ‘Egyptian’ means a lot of things today, but what I really think is interesting is that we’ve taken so many ideas and inventions from them. Not only do we have characterized versions of iconic Egyptian figures but we have taken their fashion ideas and the use of their best known creation, the pyramid.
TRADEMARK
TRADEMARK These are picture that I have taken from various vacations of stores that we do not have in Oklahoma. They are trademarked names which means legally no one else can use name and logo. A trademark back then was used to identify who was the writer of a book, artist, or owner of an object.
REBUS REBUS These pictures are put together to form a phrase or sentence. Still used today, but more like a game or puzzle instead of important stories and information like the Egyptians.
G R E E K
GREEK – GEOMETRIC These patterns have been passed down through the decades in different forms of fashion and design , the most popular being the Greek key design. The key pattern is shown on a pillow and a diamond ring, which shows how many different ways we use Greek patterns today.
G R E E K
GREEK – HELLENISTIC The Hellenistic period is known for it’s drama and detail, these 2 examples are tattoos that have details like wet drapery, and other dramatic characteristics that make this style .
HIGH RELIEF HIGH RELIEF The style is formed typically by carving wood until you get the figure you wanted. The image is raised from the rest of the background, hence the name HIGH relief.
DORIC DORIC This is one of 3 Greek orders. An order is the details on the capitals of the column. This order is the least detailed order of all 3. Sometimes the column is smooth and sometimes it has vertical fluting on it. The top of the column is the capital and the Doric capital has rings around the column that get bigger towards the frieze.
IONIC The Ionic order is another one of the 3 Greek orders, in this case the capitals have a scrolls on either side. This image shows a modern store window that has only used the capital part of the column for the detail in-between windows.
IONIC
CORINTHIAN CORINTHIAN This order is the 3rd Greek order and is the most detail and decorative. The details include fluting, scrolls, and acanthus leaves. This picture is a computer generated image of a Corinthian capital which is extremely more clear than the pictures of capitals.
LIGATURE Ligature is when 2 or 3 letters are combined in a word. The far left one is a distorted modern example. The others are typical ligatures used in carpet pages and used still today.
LIGATURE
DIMINUENDO DIMINUENDO This term means that the words in the carpet pages get smaller as they go along. The left examples show the diminishing of letters and the example on the right shows the musical definition, the symbol directs you to play the notes softer as you go along.
BORDERS These are examples of borders that are used in documents and scrapbooking. The borders from the medieval period have gotten more graphic and whimsical due to technology.
BORDERS
INTERLACED Interlaced is the intertwining of lines to form a design. The far right image is a business card for a company named ‘interlaced’ with a design that shows interlacing. The middle one is crocheting and the one below is a basket weave all techniques from today.
INTERLACED
LACERTINES The example on the left is a more modern depiction of lacertines and the example below is older because of the animals intertwined and the faded paint. Both examples have interweaving lines that are vivid colors, but the left one looks more defined and clean.
LACERTINES
AMPERSAND These are examples of the symbol we know as the ‘and’ symbol. Here it is used as a cuff link, art work, and signage. Today it is more than just a symbol.
AMPERSAND
CALLIGRAPHY This is an extremely modern example of calligraphy because it is neon pink. The medium is unidentified but could possibly be neon lights. It is a really interesting twist on a technique that is centuries old.
CALLIGRAPHY
AFRICAN AFRICAN This picture is of my friend who is from Africa and her aunt. She just got married and had a traditional American wedding along with some African aspects including her African wedding outfit with headdress. Her aunt is also wearing a traditional African outfit.
ITALIC This poster is a modern example of how someone explained ‘italic’. The poster is a slanted rhombus instead of a rectangle in order to explain how italic text is slanted. The ‘K’ is an example of an italicized letter.
ITALIC
R O M A N
ROMAN Roman architecture and design has been used throughout time. These examples of modern Roman design include the coliseum with modern colored lighting and new age photography, roman shades, and roman sandals.
FLYING BUTTRESS FLYING BUTTRESSES This is a modern example of a flying buttress. This is an installation in a n art museum. The piece is by Heather Rowe. During the Gothic period flying buttresses were used for support on cathedrals, but this of course is not holding up or supporting anything.
FORSHORTENING FORESHORTENING These examples of foreshortening include a photograph of a girl standing almost on top of the camera, a drawing of a girl in a chair, and a rendering of a modern version of the bat mobile. These are all modern examples because of the tools used and settings. They depict a part of the subject disproportional with the rest of the figure to make it appear closer.