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The Creation and Ban of Sliced Bread

Bread has been a source of nutrition for thousands of years now, with evidence of humans consuming the food dating back to the Old Stone Age period. However, sliced bread has only been around since the late 1920s and was once prohibited for… Continue Reading →

Type Classification – Historical Type Identification Poster Rationale

While researching the characteristics of the different typefaces, I stumbled upon Bifur and got inspired to incorporate its elements into my poster. Initially, I had created a rough draft of the poster with a basic layout of the information and… Continue Reading →

Bright Lights of the City – The History of Neon Lights

When we think about neon lights and cities that encompass these colourful illuminations, we often think about Las Vegas, Vancouver or Hong Kong. The bright personality of these lights has brought great history to these places and has made a significant impact… Continue Reading →

Ukiyo-e Prints – Historical Artifact Rationale

Throughout the past few lectures, the visuals that always stood out to me were the Japanese Ukiyo-e prints. I have always been drawn to its unique style and minimalistic approach in creating flat colours and images. Due to this reason,… Continue Reading →

Braille – The Language of Touch

The invention of Braille has created accessibility and assisted many visually impaired individuals for hundreds of years now, allowing them to read and write through the sense of touch. This system is truly revolutionary and has helped unite individuals together… Continue Reading →

Hangul: History of Korean Writing – Zine Rationale

After learning about the history of Chinese scripts and their influences on Korean and Japanese for one of my blog posts, I was drawn to learn more about those influences. As a result, I chose to do my zine project… Continue Reading →

Block Printing & its Influence on Indian Textiles

Block printing has been around for centuries now, and it was believed to have originated in the 6th century AD China, with the Diamond Sutra print. Due to the new possibilities this invention created, this technique soon made its way… Continue Reading →

Jean Antoine Watteau (1684-1721)

Known for his soft, elegant Rococo style, Jean Antoine Watteau became one of the most influential artists that revolutionized this era. Through depictions of lush scenery and theatrical designs, Watteau helped shape the Rococo period while also laying down the… Continue Reading →

The Art of Florals & Nature – Mood Board Rationale

The Art Nouveau movement has influenced much of modern art and history as we know it today. With the use of pastel colours in many art pieces of this time, I wanted to focus on this art period as I… Continue Reading →

The Formation of Chinese Handwriting and its Influences on Modern-day Languages

The creation of handwriting was believed to have formed 35,000 – 40,000 years ago in Mesopotamia. In a writing system known as cuneiform, they used pictographs and ideographs to communicate various ideas and records. Although many of these writing practices no longer exist, it… Continue Reading →

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