World Alphabet Project

Pick one character/form/letter/icon from any non-roman alphabet.

Examples:
Chinese, Japanese, Korean, Armenian, Thai, Mayan, Aztec etc..

1. Do some research on the language this came from.

Write a short paragraph on your research, 5-7 sentences. DO NOT PLAGIARIZE.
Include historical information about the language, the meaning of the character and your personal reflections on the character you chose.
Why did you chose it?

2. Find an image of one of the characters of this language or DRAW it with pencil/pen

3. Use Photoshop or Illustrator to trace the image > using Pen Tool or Image Trace (In Illustrator) or use the Brush Tools.

4. Create a Poster > Letter Size that includes: Your written research, The letter/symbol and colors, any images or a background color.
Follow the rules of Hierarchy.

 

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