English typography, by contrast, was largely shaped by the printing press in the West, while Arabic letterforms evolved through lithography and scribal practices. The complexity and fluidity of Arabic ...

Hala Badri, Director General of Dubai Culture and Arts Authority (Dubai Culture), visited the ‘Al Wissam Script’ exhibition ...

What can you make in fifteen seconds? You can’t knit a hat or sew a dress. You can’t cook a meal or bake a cake. You can’t 3-D print a thingamabob or build your IKEA hack. But you can write a word.

African calligraphy is making waves in the world of event invitations, thanks to its distinct aesthetic and cultural depth ...

There was a time when Chinese character calligraphers criticized Hangeul calligraphy for being “too unsophisticated.” Luckily, a few calligraphers ignored the comments and mastered their craft in ...

SEOUL (THE KOREA HERALD/ASIA NEWS NETWORK) - There was a time when Chinese character calligraphers criticised Hangeul calligraphy for being "too unsophisticated." Luckily, a few calligraphers ignored ...

Kim So-yong is a Hangeul calligraphy artist who also heads the Gangwon-do Province branch of the Korea Calligraphy Design Center and the Seoul-based Geulssidang Studio. As a calligraphy performing ...

Calligraphy in ancient Korea was a creative activity reserved for the cultured class. Great thinkers expressed philosophies with calligraphy, sometimes accompanied with paintings, and exchanged them.

Beautiful fonts are indispensable when designing something such as websites and posters, but handwritten characters have a unique goodness not found in digital, and in recent years it has attracted ...