Sunday, January 20, 2013

Ancient Works



Reviewing ancient texts for design techniques still used today revealed that what is pleasing to the eye in organizational design still holds true centuries later. In the Ethiopic Bible alignment was very obviously used as a design element.  The graphics and words themselves were centered and spaced in a way that was pleasing to the eye.  The contrast in color used for the text, assuming the red text was use as the word of God as it is today, also demonstrates design techniques used throughout the centuries.  There is repetition used in not only the colors but the placement of the graphics on each page.


http://www.bl.uk/onlinegallery/ttp/ethiopic/accessible/pages4and5.html#content
  

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