the evolution of typography, art & design homework help

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Overview: Have you ever wondered where and how typography got started? For this assignment, you will write a short paper regarding the evolution of typography. Researching the following time periods in history as they relate to typography:

  •   Medieval Age

  •   Renaissance

  •   Age of Enlightenment

  •   Modern Era

  •   Information Revolution

  •   Digital Age

    Prompt: Write a two-part short paper.

  1. For the first part of your short paper, use a minimum of three resources to address the following (use examples and provide details):

    •   Where did typography come from and how has it evolved over the centuries?

    •   Describe how the forms of communication/typography were unique.

    •   Explain how typography was used to advance communication.

  2. For the second part of your short paper assignment, be sure to provide details and examples as you answer the following questions:

    •   How has the role of typography in design changed over the last decade?

    •   Where do you see it going in the future? 

Guidelines for Submission: Your two-part short paper must be submitted as a 2- to 3-page Microsoft Word document with double spacing, 12-point Times New Roman font, one-inch margins, and at least three sources cited in APA format. 


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Running head: THE EVOLUTION OF TYPOGRAPHY

The evolution of typography
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Running head: THE EVOLUTION OF TYPOGRAPHY

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Part I
The first recorded communications that might trace the origin of typography is the
ancient cave paintings that date back to 20 000 B.C., but the development of the formal writings
originated from the Sumerians at around 35 000 B.C where they developed stories and preserved
records in the form of simple drawings of everyday objects. The improvement in civilization
made Sumerians communicate even complex issues in the form of symbols to represent their
thoughts and ideas. For example, the symbol for the was ‘beth’ and pronounced as ‘B’.
Phoenicians developed alphabets by combining a set of symbols that could be organized to make
a spoken lang...


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