Calligraphy & Related Arts
Letterforms connect language with visual rhythm. Related decorative practices bring line, color and surface into dialogue with writing.
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Nastaliq
Nastaliq is a flowing Persian calligraphic script. Proportion and spacing give lines their visual rhythm.
Read the introductionFIELD NOTEShekasteh Nastaliq
Shekasteh Nastaliq develops connected and compressed letterforms. Movement and variation shape its expressive character.
Read the introductionFIELD NOTEIllumination
Illumination decorates surfaces with patterned color and ornament. It often accompanies carefully arranged text.
Read the introductionFIELD NOTETashir
Tashir uses delicate decorative drawings around a composition. Marginal imagery can frame written or painted material.
Read the introductionFIELD NOTECalligraphic Painting
Calligraphic painting treats writing as pictorial material. Legibility and visual structure can pull in different directions.
Read the introductionFIELD NOTEPersian Lettering
Persian lettering designs forms for particular uses. Unlike type design, each composition can be individually drawn.
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