Graphic design


The Arabic region has a rich history in visual arts-especially when it comes to "the art of beautiful writing"-calligraphy. ranging from religious inscriptions and architectural elements to pieces of fine art, calligraphy is considered the highest form of visual expression within the Arab world.
Recently, young designer have started to modernize classic calligraphy by using their immense cultural background as a basis for modern, contemporary compositions, creating cutting-edge artwork. Moreover, during the last years calligraphy has gained recognition throughout the whole world, inspiring artists in in all kinds of creative fields, from fine arts and design to street art and graffiti.























Persians graffiti and graphic design:









If they did it i want to try it to mix the calligraphy and design and create 6 posters. 
to achieve my goals I need to know what is calligraphy,  what's the techniques.




this link shows my book idea how to write Arabic alphabet:

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Calligraphy
as my chosen subject personally admiring this type of art as me my self-Egyptian I grown loving and respecting this art without having the knowledge how to use it , what is materials  to use it and when I can use it. In the past the Arabic region has a rich history in visual arts-especially when it comes to "the art of beautiful writing"-calligraphy. Ranging from religious inscriptions and architectural elements to pieces of fine art, calligraphy is considered the highest form of visual expression within the Arab world.
Recently, young designer have started to modernize classic calligraphy by using their immense cultural background as a basis for modern, contemporary compositions, creating cutting-edge artwork. Moreover, during the last years calligraphy has gained recognition throughout the whole world, inspiring artists in all kinds of creative fields, from fine arts and design to street art and graffiti. By starting this subject I would like to answer my questions to achieve my goal, my questions as followed:

 What is calligraphy?
What they use
How they use it
What is the materials
What’s the techniques
Can we mix calligraphy art with some other different art?
What is the different between Arabic calligraphy than any other calligraphy (worldwide?)
Can we mix this type of old art with our modern days now?
Can I try other calligraphy techniques with other calligraphy from different regions?
What can I learn from this art? What I will gain from it as graphic designer?
So many questions I may find answers or perhaps more questions, but in order to achieve this I would need to build basic system of objective to reach my point in research which it will be as followed:
Reading
Books/journals/Internet resources
Workshops, try different materials
Practical, sketch, drawing,
Practice
Be creative and make it enjoyable
As I start my research with 0% I with like to start with basic neology

What is calligraphy?
Calligraphy - meaning the art of beautiful writing, has been used in various forms since ancient times. From ancient Greece and Rome to the Middle Ages, calligraphy was seen as both a skilled art and the main source of written communication and expression until the invention of the printing press Many inks will need stirring, such as Indian Ink, as the pigment sinks to the bottom in a kind of sediment. Many bottles will tell you to 'stir well' if needed. Indian ink is actually Chinese Stick Ink - ground from pigments and pressed into a block, or stick, it is then ground on a stone with water and a binding agent - Gum Arabic for example - to form a liquid. I'm not really sure why it's called Indian ink.
Or you can make your own ink early writing inks were made in a similar way. One of the most common of the early inks was lampblack, which combines the ash from burning a fatty candle with gum, or glue and water. The ink has little colour when first applied to the surface but, as it dries, it oxidises on contact with air and darkens to a deep, purple-y, black. Carbon is chemically inert and does not fade in sunlight making the ink almost permanent.
Another ink of old was iron-gall ink, which is made from Gallic acid mixed with iron salts and tannin in water and was probably the most permanent in its time. A similar effect can be produced by putting an iron nail in a glass of water with a wasp-gall or oak-apple (the round hard growth found on oak trees - picture left) and leaving it to stand for some time on a windowsill. The liquid you are left with can be used as ink.
Calligraphy nibs and holders, more commonly called ‘dip pens’, can also be purchased in most good stationers and are relatively inexpensive. See the page about ink for instructions on how to load ink into your dip pen - not all of them are best dipped into the ink!
Other types of calligraphy pen
 Bamboo pens, they don't hold an awful lot of ink but they produce an effect of their own when used on smooth or rough paper. Just dip them in the ink, write off the excess ink on a scrap of paper and away you go.
Chisel-edged paint brushes act on the same principle as the chisel-edged nib, but have greater flexibility and hold more ink or paint. Hold it in the same way as you hold a pen.
Changing the angle of hand - as is the case with the pen. The engraver also has to work in reverse (mirror writing) for the print to come out the right way round!
New calligraphy nibs are usually coated with lacquer to protect them. Pass them briefly through a flame or wash them with a mild detergent to remove this protective coating.
The reservoir holds the ink and controls the flow. For a faster flow, slide it toward the tip of the nib and to slow it down (as with thin inks) slide it back up the nib. Made of brass, a soft metal, you can carefully squeeze together the wings on the side of the reservoir with your fingers, if it is too tight or too loose, so that it holds on to the nib better.
Other nibs include (left to right) calligraphy cartridge pens, the steel nib, a spoon shaped nib for drawing, and the "Automatic Pen". There are various types of nibs. The "Automatic Pen" (which isn't automatic at all) is another ideal pen for beginners and professionals alike. The mapping pen can be used to draw extremely fine lines and is ideal for the finer points of decoration and pen drawing. The glass nib has a spiral groove running up the length of it and these hold the ink. It is largely for decorative purposes but works very well. Most of these types of nibs do not need to be loaded with a brush or dropper; you can dip them into the ink.
With all this information I always wanted to try the bamboo pen, they more popular in Arabic and chines calligraphy which I ordered and ready to try it on special papers made pacific for that ink. May next step will be practice and experience that art.
  Arabic






My first experiments:
2 levels of bamboo pens thick and thin which used for different designs of writings both been cut in special way, both have different angles  that give you the flexibilities to use from left to right or other way round.



Ink:
Is chines ink a simple black ink used for writing and printing and now more commonly used for drawing, especially when inking comic books and comic strips?





First experiment:

      The most incredible thing about this pen has more than 7 different thicknesses by just changing the way you hold the pen you can get the lines that you want. But I still feel it’s hard to hold the pen, control the ink, and control the lines the good thing it moves smoothly the bad thing no mistakes but for me as beginner I have to draw with normal pencil and trace it with ink.
1. What’s up!

This drawing for example I tried to use calligraphy in more modern days and I tried to mix English letter which give me how is different and it feels with pacific carves than Arabic letters, which made me think about English calligraphy if they use the same techniques which I want to add it in my research later own.


2. Watch your face

In this piece I tried to explore the flexibility how to fix the letters in way fits the image using sharp angels and twisting carves this kind of writing it’s free and used a lot in commoner writing used in antiques shops by artist who used this kind of art in sculptures or in plates and vases etc.
 

3. Whatever past is from the past

In this piece I tried to put the letters using bold and thin lines which fitted nicely with the stairs lines adding more shades of pencil.
Note that shading should be after the ink dry it takes 5-10 min after depending on which kind of ink you using.

4. Leave love for those who knows how to love

This piece is different than the other once because I tried to draw a famous Arabic pattern which has its own techniques in each shape links to other lines followed to complete one pieces.








5. mood
In these pieces I was practising the different kind of Arabic fonts and using ink more in details in the shisha in instance.

6. down town (almdina) very comment view in my city I wanted to draw this, somehow drawing with ink  made me remember this view as it if calligraphy takes you back and you feel more want to view the  traditional culture drawing which  Merged for long time calligraphy in history of Islamic cultural.

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 That’s why I chosen this piece no.7.
 
7. flying pigeon
In this piece I tried to use different sizes of fonts trying to make pigeon shape from the Arabic letters its self-using the beauty of Arabic alphabet, in this one I used a song about pigeons which is old song that my mother used to know, with drawing in ink it made me feel that I made good piece that I can actually sell!!


Arabic calligraphy it’s rich and full of history very strong and influenced the world as am still researching if we see the history of Islamic architecture they used symbolic signs and colours like(green) for expressing the traditional culture and feelings like  


 

As I understand the Arabic cultural and the calligraphy techniques 20% satisfy with the result but let’s try to see more this time I want to start with something different then Arabic new cultural which is rich as the Arabs art and they has used calligraphy in more challenging way which I admire to the chines calligraphy. Part 2

To challenge this drawings or in other words discover them I will need to practice using the ink and the same bamboo pen, first I would need to try the chines alphabet using random words just to explore how it works.
In the same time I just couldn’t help my self with trying to add more matirals then ink in this drawings cause iwant to explor another materials and to bring more colours to the piece.



1. my dungeon dragon


Before I get to any details about my dragon I would like to explain what I used in this piece which is chines brushes its different then the bamboo pen and it’s made for this kind of drawings.

   Chinese Brush
First, there is the Chinese brush.  Though similar to the brush used for watercolour painting in the West, it has a finer tip suitable for dealing with a wide range of subjects and for producing the variations in line required by different styles. Since the materials used for calligraphy and painting are essentially the same, developments in calligraphic styles and techniques can also be used in painting.

After adding watercolours you can see how it all fall to place, all the material fitted and you can feel ink and water colours made the drawings looks and feel smooth and nice.


I added the chines alphabet to the skin to make it feel more artistic as I always thought chines alphabet its art itself.

Technics:
 In this piece I tried to use the ink other way round using the bamboo pen trying to clear the ink space to fit my writing which gave me the same result with another beauty technics.


Seal and Calligraphy
One of the distinctive characteristics of Chinese painting is the use of inscriptions in poetry of calligraphy and of special seals as part of the painting itself.  This was a major contribution made by scholar painters.  Its significance lies in its ability to express the theme and artistic conception of the painting more clearly and deeply while, at the same time, giving great insight into the artist's individuality, emotions and views on art and life.   In ink-and-wash paintings, the bright red seal adds a final touch of beauty.  When preparing the inscription and seal, therefore, the Chinese painter, in addition to considering their content, has always given great thought to the placement, length and dimensions of the inscription and the position of the seal on the painting.

The simplest inscription consists of the artist's name and the date.  Sometimes the inscription could include the occasion for the painting and the name of the person for whom the painting was done.  It could be about the subject and style of the painting. Quite often the artist might include a piece of poetry or a literary allusion. These are all followed by the artist's own seal.

Paper chines and japans used
Rice paper is commonly used to make traditional shoji screens, lampshades and room dividers. It is translucent but not transparent, and glows warmly when light shines through it. It has also been used in Japan and China for many centuries as a surface on which to paint, write or print. Rice paper is made in several different densities and varying textures depending on its intended use, but in general, this paper can be folded and crumpled and not be harmed. This is why there are many 100-year-old paintings on rice paper still in good condition. There is also a very fine rice paper that is edible and used for wrapping spring rolls in Asian cuisine. This edible rice paper is made with white rice flour, salt, water and tapioca flour. This mixture is pressed and dried into thin, round and translucent sheets, which are dipped in water to soften for rolling.

In this one I tried to get diffrenet effacts

I used coffee and 1singl bag of tea and apply to the paper to give us the effect of rice paper




The simplest inscription consists of the artist's name and the date.  Sometimes the inscription could include the occasion for the painting and the name of the person for whom the painting was done.  It could be about the subject and style of the painting. Quite often the artist might include a piece of poetry or a literary allusion. These are all followed by the artist's own seal, because I don’t have one I made my own stamp using pastel colours just to be satisfied with the piece.

In this one I just used ink
Japanese writing tried to use it with acrylic colours


In this one I tried to combine ink with acrylic paint in the background

I also tried to add English letters using Japanese style.


As we still in Asia and to add more to my progress to this project that I accomplished just 40% of knowledge how calligraphy and languages differences and technics I want to research more and explore calligraphy in India.

 Indic Scripts (Brahmic)
The Indic or Brahmic scripts are the most extensive family of writing systems that we haven’t looked at yet Abugidas.  An Abugidas is a segmental writing system which is based on consonants and in which vowel notation is obligatory but secondary. This contrasts with an alphabet proper (in which vowels have a status equal to that of consonants) and with an Abjad (in which vowel marking is absent or optional).
Indic scripts are used throughout South Asia, Southeast Asia and parts of Central and East Asia (e.g. Hindi, Sanskrit, Konkani, Marathi, Nepali, Sindhi and Sherpa). They are so widespread that they vary a lot, but Devanagari is the most important one.

DEVANAGARI LIGATURES AND MATRA

Hindi and Nepali are both written in the Devanāgarī (देवनागरी) alphabet. Devanagari is a compound word with two roots: deva, meaning “deity,” and Nagari, meaning “city.” Together, they imply a script that is both religious and urban or sophisticated.
To represent sounds that are foreign to Indic phonology, additional letters have been coined by choosing an existing Devanagari letter that represents a similar sound and adding a dot (called a nukta) beneath it. It is written from left to right, lacks distinct letter cases and is recognizable by a distinctive horizontal line running along the tops of the letters and linking them together.

In addition, a few other diacritics are used at the end of words, such as the dots illustrated below and the diagonal line, called virama, drawn under the last letter of a word if it is a consonant.



One interesting aspect of Brahmic and in particular of Devanagari here is the horizontal line used for successive consonants that lack a vowel between them. They may physically join together as a “conjunct,” or ligature, a process called samyoga (meaning “yoked together” in Sanskrit). Sometimes, the individual letters can still be discerned, while at other times the conjunction creates new shapes.

Here is a close-up of a nice ligature, the ddhrya ligature:


A letter in Devanagari has the default vowel of /a/. To indicate the same consonant followed by another vowel, additional strokes are added to the consonant letter. These strokes are called matras, or dependant forms of the vowel.












Vajrasattva mantra in Tibetan.











Summary        
So what should you take away from this? We have seen that Arabic and Chinese calligraphy have many different scripts variations. From geometric to cursive to regular script, there is no such thing as one calligraphic style for a language.
Sometimes there is even no such thing as one script per language. This is why Japanese is interesting: it is written in three different scripts that mix nicely. The construction of the Korean language is also fascinating: characters are grouped into squares that create syllables. Writing systems are ultimately diverse in construction, which makes them so interesting.
Many languages also have various components that can be used in our typography. Arabic and Thai, among many others, have a large system of diacritics. Arabic has a decorative aspect. Ligatures are directly related to our Latin alphabet but can be quite elaborated in such scripts as Devanagari. i could do a lot to spice up my own designs. and catch the red Chinese seal, which contrasts with the usual black ink.  I have thought of rotating the fonts to give them a whole new look, as Vietnamese calligraphers do? What about the Arabic teardrop-shaped writing? Calligraphy is truly the beauty of writing.
After all this research in Asia I am satisfied 60% of my journey but what about Africa?

Africa




Africa has flourished for centuries in dozens of different forms. While adopting the Arabic script of Islam and Roman alphabet imposed by colonialism, Africans has not just kept their sophisticated writings systems alive but also invented new ones. Today many Africans artists have found new ones. Roles from their own local scripts, which range from alphabets that spell out sounds to iconic symbols that stand for entire proverbs.
African scripts symbolize ideas. Some African writing systems, instead of spelling out the sound of a word, use an image to represent its meaning. Different symbol systems come from Ghana’s Adikra, South Africa’s Bantu and Nigeria’s, Nsibidi.


Adinkra
Symbols are based on everyday  items such as a spider web, comb crocodile or hair style that stand for key Ghanaian cultural values, sometimes a single symbol can convey a whole proverb, chosen for their meaning and repeated on lengths of fabric, they signify support when worn at solemn occasions.










Influences
Several other Western styles use the same tools and practices, but differ by the characters set, and by stylistic preferences. For Slavonic lettering, the history of the Slavonic and consequently Russian writing systems differs fundamentally from the one of the Latin language. It evolved from the 10th century to today.




As graphic designer
The rezone why I chosen calligraphy cause I loved the freedom in the letters calligraphy shows you the beauty of writing and details and that’s takes us a way from today’s computers fonts that token over and restricted typography and all the details of this art.
Over all calligraphy and typography responsibilities simply involve the meticulous and careful design of fonts and typefaces. This is an incredibly difficult and technically challenging task, which requires a steady hand, an eye-for-detail, and creative flair. Many companies and individuals want their own original fonts created, and will often commission typographers to design them unique lettering that is legible and communicates their brand identity in a certain way. Sometimes typographers use traditional materials, but more often than not they use advanced computer software, such as Font Lab. Some people just work as type designers, and other people also work as typography experts to assist graphic designers, book publishers and advertising agencies with their selection of typefaces for books, websites and posters. Typographers tend to work independently or often within specialist graphic design
Careers in calligraphy are even rarer. They require creative talent, a skilful hand and a meticulous attention to detail. Many professional calligraphers work independently or as part of collective calligraphy agencies the thing to remember is that professional calligraphers are very rare so if you can make a name for yourself, then work should come steadily. Now as I reach it 90% of my researches I want to start putting all my ideas and what I learned so far to the action by design 6 pieces for my final using all the technics that I learned and try to use their beauty using English but in their letter   and then take another way of my research more mixing and exploring because I still feel there’s so much thing to explore and more practice to it, I will keep recorded for my research and make books and am planning to make exhibition about it called the world calligraphy  and the rezone why I want to do that cause not only I want to try different thinks and explore new and old thins I want remind the people the beauty of this art  and how reflected us all this year.

my final 6 pieces I chosen to be as posters.
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Heirarchies & Lists
Project one Blue Collar worker: ‘Take a Break’ Receptionist
Information and interviewing
A receptionist in page hall medical centre
Working 5 days a week
States: Single
Sex: Female
Age: 24
Working for 4years from 9am-5pm
Name: Sabah
·         She has been working hard all her time in this job
·         she always helping her doctors with extra work
·         she is the middle one in her house hold and as she say always the one who trying to bring family together same as her friends
·         always filling the gaps at home or at work
·         always attaching papers, calls, people
·         even in her break time she try to contact with her family and friends and call everyone
·         behind the deck she always run out of paper clips she even buy in case she runs out of paper clips
·         one day she wish to get married and leave this job.













What is graphic Design?
its what we see in every day life you can see it every way  out side and in side you house even in the toilet!!!! 



PB:
The BP brand represents both what we do and what we aspire to do as an organisation
BP is our main global brand. It is the name that appears on production platforms, refineries, ships and corporate offices as well as on solar products, wind farms, research facilities and at retail service stations.

Since ‘BP’ petrol first went on sale in Britain in the 1920s, the brand has grown to become recognised worldwide for quality gasoline, transport fuels, chemicals and alternative sources of energy such as wind, solar and biofuels. We help the world meet its growing need for heat, light and mobility, and strive to do so by producing energy that is affordable, secure and doesn’t damage the environment.

BP is progressive, responsible, innovative and performance driven. Our logo – the Helios - symbolises these values. Named after the Greek sun god, the Helios represents energy in its many forms. Of all the forms of energy that make up BP and its services, perhaps the most vital is the human energy our people bring to everything we do. This is what fuels our brand.
Description: http://targetneutral.bp.com/landingpage/uk/juni_2011/static/images/target_neutral_ico.jpg
Welcome to our updated website
Target Neutral on July 4, 2011

We've just launched, not one but two, 'first of a kind' carbon calculators. These simple to use tools can help you to understand how much carbon you emit and take steps to reduce it.
 The first has a simple 'number plate look-up' facility which provides a quick and accurate carbon footprint specific to your car model as well as measuring your footprint from your air, train and bus travel. The second calculator is unique to motorists by allowing you to explore what changes you could make and calculate the effect that each change could have on your carbon footprint 

We show you how the average UK motorist can save a tonne of carbon and over £600 per year simply by changing driving style – and then neutralising their remaining travel footprint for an average cost of just £20 per year. So you see, tackling your travel carbon footprint doesn't actually cost the earth.

Whether you've begun your own personal carbon cutting journey or are just thinking about it, Target Neutral is a 'not for profit' scheme that can help you take those few simple and easy steps to reduce your own carbon footprint from travel and save yourself money.


PB
If i was to re-brand BP, I would concentrate on the new idea of saving energy, which promises to focus on improving reduce, replace and neutralise carbon dioxide (CO2) from driving; yet being a strong company
The company’s name cannot be changed to solve their reputation problem as they have been building the name for the past eighty years, so I decided to keep BP for Beyond Petroleum.
I have approached the future logo by listening to the new BP’s promises. They said that they will focus on saving energy and focus on save the environment (target neutral), so I decided to change the flower shape in to waves which are also stand for Light saving energy.
Selling many parts of the company, BP’s CEO said that BP is not going to be a smaller company but thinner. They want to remain strong, confident and trusted so the logo needs to stay the same colors but different and lighter shades to communicate these aspects. 



Mirrors:
to many houses i moved i have memories every way 10 houses I made map and I used the shape of the map and I drawn in each line what i felt on each house using colours and shapes.
    
10 houses 1 poster
the map




each colour present the walls of each house 
Beyond Butterkist:
films shaped my life, each film had in my own style and title.
under each title I wrote my own conclusion which the first though when first time I saw each film was in different age so you can see how words have change every time am older.
14 year old

21 year old

25 year old
12 year old


17 year old
22 year old
19 year old
20 year old
18 year old
23 year old
24 year old
16 year old
carnival:










 Dinner party:

Cooking:
























menu and invitation: 



Red wine:











white wine labels:














The Quotes:
Font chosen info:

p22 Bagaglio font by the p22 foundry 2000/2001

P22 Bagaglio type inspired by Art, History, and some Science a mysterious 1930s Italian luggage tag inspired Bagaglio. Given its historical and geographical origin
 . Created by P22 foundry which is renowned for its work with museums and foundations to ensure the development of accurate historical typefaces that are fully relevant for today's computer user. In addition to its in-house font design, P22 now licenses several new type designs from around the world. Finally, we're sure you agree that no type foundry is complete without its own record label and plenty of merchandise.
The reason why I have chosen this type of font it has strong features and strong shape architect way and also has the modern look, the other reason for my chosen font it has the Bauhaus touch also close lI Futurismo which is other font that I admirer.









10 ideas for youth web page:

1. TV youth channel.
Network :
TV youth channel is a network which aloud all different young youth from around the world to share all the activities, sport, hobbies, art, music, and neology. it’s the easiest way for all youth to browse and search in the right pacific areas and find what they looking for,. The network can also find for you any activities going around your country or around your area it can also share charity’s and advice centre to help all type of young youth. You can even create your own page and add it to the other webs just by login in and follow the instructions making shear not only your youth around you but around the world, TV youth channel can also be translated to your languages by the options in the page makes it more easy to use and understand.
Any one can accesses the network and shear the information on the network you also can easily switch to Google the biggest network around the world for browsing or you tube the most popular broadcast  from the menu option, you can make it your home page and you can control your own page by setting your own icons for your favourites pages like for example face book, msn, my space, W press and more, you can setup more the six icons of your own choose  by saving the setting  in to your computer.
TV youth channel ( TV youth when all youth come together). 
2. Young youth channel.
Web page:
Youth channel is a website can make you choose your  groups of youth  if you in the same school or from work or family you can make your own group as long as they joined the site in the same time you still can search and add from all the thousands of people in the site from your youth  to your group. You can do every thing with your group from shearing links, videos, game, even listening to your favourite music or advice for your home work, you can make your own videos and post it in your page, you can even do more and send a good message or advice by broadcasting your video and shear it with your youth it’s the best way to gather and learn more, youth channel also has a group of team they can advice you and give you the help that you need in every thing educational or if you got the talent channel youth has every thing that you need our team can help even if you had a personal problems and you don’t know who to shear with NO WORRIES we can help just join our website and see what amazing things you can do. (Young youth channel  for better future for bright ideas).   
3. My youth.com.
Web page:
My youth it’s the way to make your dreams come true, it’s the right place for  young people who has any thing special or talent you can shear it with your youth by broadcasting your videos on my youth.com you can get all the help you want our team can  help and advice you with every things you need, from help with your educations or helping you to learn new hobbies or  even get the experience that you need (my youth my choice).
4. Youth channel London.
Web page:

Youth channel London is give you all the latest news in way that teenagers can understand what’s going around the UK and for them to have the right to discuss and to hear there point of view. This channel also has the latest news for all the activates in schools, colleges and that could involves education, music industry, sports, cooking and more.  
5. My Favourite youth channel.
Web page:
My favourite youth channel its website that you can gather all your favourite channels youth in one and you can shear it , this website has the same face book system  made just for pacific youth .

The other 5 ideas has the same perspective but in different design .











What is Graphic design!!!
  • its what we see everyday
  • how we communicate
  • chosen way of communication
  • To make a synthesis of need+information+colours in order to create something greater then some of its parts
  • Huge water-colour numbers on a poster
  • its about colours fonts and shapes
  • Intentional collections of pixels
  • its about doing it right
  • it about what clients like 
  • graphic design is masking your ideas 
  • graphic design is surprising
  • graphic design is creativity and restraint
  • graphic design is making the point