Saturday, June 15, 2013

The Ode to Writing


Since the beginning of time, Man has felt the need to record the happening of life in some way. It started with depictions on the cave walls, where people recorded the hunt of the day. They often recorded the victorious celebration of the hunt.


Following this method was the introduction of the clay tablets and the hieroglyphs. The meaning of words came about through the images and “drawings” they created. The images used in a particular sequence would represent a message.