Hieroglyphs were mainly used by Egyptians and Mesopotamians to record data, communicate, and tell stories. They were not only the start of a written language among humans, but also the start of design. Like design in today\u2019s society, hieroglyphs are made up of simple drawings, syllabic, and alphabetic elements. Even though language has changed a lot since 500 B.C. there are still so many similarities. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Before hieroglyphs humans would draw on walls in caves, telling stories such as heroic battles. By using hieroglyphs, Egyptians were able to put more detail into stories. This form of writing allowed history and knowledge to be passed down easier and more accurately. Writing in general is the foundation for a functioning society. It helps solidify laws and record important information about the world around us. An example of this is how hieroglyphs were used to record rules and data, which is what started the first Egyptian dynasty. Menes, the first king of ancient Egypt, brought together the southern and northern kingdoms. This was around the time that writing was first seen in Egypt. Hieroglyphs impacted the way civilians in Egypt lived, just like how graphic design impacts our world daily. Knowing the origin of design is a great way to understand how it can impact a society. Hieroglyphs changed how the Egyptians lived, suddenly there was written stories, and laws.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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Wilson, Penelope. Hieroglyphs : A Very Short Introduction<\/em>, Oxford University Press, 2004. ProQuest Ebook Central<\/em>,<\/p>\n\n\n\n https:\/\/ebookcentral-proquest-com.ezproxy.capilanou.ca\/lib\/capilano-ebooks\/detail.action?docID=422793.<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n <\/p>\n\n\n\n “Egyptian hieroglyphs.” Wikipedia<\/em>, Wikimedia Foundation,<\/p>\n\n\n\n en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Egyptian_hieroglyphs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n <\/p>\n\n\n\n Britannica, The Editors of Encyclopaedia. “hieroglyph”. Encyclopedia Britannica<\/em>, 14 May. 2020,<\/p>\n\n\n\n https:\/\/www.britannica.com\/topic\/hieroglyph. Accessed 17 October 2022<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n <\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cHieroglyphs: Unlocking Ancient Egypt.\u201d The British Museum<\/em>, https:\/\/www.britishmuseum.org\/exhibitions\/hieroglyphs-unlocking-ancient-egypt.<\/p>\n\n\n\n <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Hieroglyphs were mainly used by Egyptians and Mesopotamians to record data, communicate, and tell stories. They were not only the start of a written language among humans, but also the start of design. Like design in today\u2019s society, hieroglyphs are… Continue Reading →<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":14549,"featured_media":34,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-33","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/eportfolios.capilanou.ca\/evelynmccammon\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/33","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/eportfolios.capilanou.ca\/evelynmccammon\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/eportfolios.capilanou.ca\/evelynmccammon\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/eportfolios.capilanou.ca\/evelynmccammon\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/14549"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/eportfolios.capilanou.ca\/evelynmccammon\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=33"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/eportfolios.capilanou.ca\/evelynmccammon\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/33\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":40,"href":"https:\/\/eportfolios.capilanou.ca\/evelynmccammon\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/33\/revisions\/40"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/eportfolios.capilanou.ca\/evelynmccammon\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/34"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/eportfolios.capilanou.ca\/evelynmccammon\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=33"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/eportfolios.capilanou.ca\/evelynmccammon\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=33"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/eportfolios.capilanou.ca\/evelynmccammon\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=33"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}