Its distinctive wedge-shaped features were made from the edges of a reed pushed into a wet clay tablet. Overlapping the use of hieratic writing was cuneiform, which was developed by the ancient Sumerians of Mesopotamia (3500-3000 BC) and thought to be some of the earliest writing used by merchants. Ancient Egyptian hieratic script via Wikimedia Hieratic script was written in ink with a reed brush. Later on, a simplified version called hieratic script was developed for official documents. Egyptian hieroglyphs first appeared around 3000 BC, painted onto plaster and then carved in relief, but these were used in religious or royal settings. In terms of style, early typography styles existed due to the methods used to produce the text. However, many designers now use the terms font and typeface interchangeably these days and indeed, when I was at art school, the term “font” was reserved for the digital version of a typeface. So you could have a Roman typeface in 12 point italic font. Points are what most fonts are measured in.Typefaces are the design or style of the letterforms.Unlike codes or sacred symbols meant for only a few people to understand, written text is for the masses, which means the design and style of the text should be legible and consistent. The important aspect of all writing is that others can understand it easily. Most associate typography with digital fonts but hieroglyphs, calligraphy and signwriting are all forms of typography. As the style of writing evolved over time, it became an art form and-with different letter shapes and spacing-produced text that was both beautiful and full of meaning. Once we started using symbols to represent an idea, we had invented writing. Typography is the art of arranging type to make written text readable and aesthetically appealing for the reader.
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