Unlocking the Universe of Languages
Is Chinese a language of "idea-pictures"? Not quite. This common misconception confuses ideograms, which are language-independent symbols for concepts, with logograms, which are symbols that represent specific words in a…
While most of China uses Chinese characters, the Yi people of the southwest have their own unique writing system with a history spanning centuries. Once a complex logographic script used…
Can a font choice really cost a company millions? From a single misplaced letter that nearly bankrupted a business to a logo redesign that sparked global outrage, typography is a…
Before audio recorders, a unique form of writing captured speech at the speed of thought. This article delves into the lost art of shorthand, exploring the clever linguistic principles behind…