Showing posts with label Calligram. Show all posts
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Wednesday, October 15, 2008

Calligram


By Hella Basu - Graphic arrangement of a poem by John Donne. This designer is well known for the originality of her compositions involving calligraphy. (Heather Child)

Calligram - Calligraphic or typographic composition in which the works themselves form the design. Existed at least as far back as early medieval times. A popular form of decoration in some Jewish MSS, where it is called micrography. (Rose Folsum)

I've posted this word in the past but wanted to share this beautiful example with you all. It 's from an old book, Calligraphy Today by Heather Child