Careers in the Printing Industry Why is it important to communicate?
Objectives Understand the development of written communication Create your own symbol alphabet
What is the single most significant development in the human history? PPrinting
Development of Pictographs Drawings that carry meaning because they look like real objects are 1200 BC- The Phoenicians realized it was to hard to depict abstract ideas like love and hate using pictographs. They attempted to streamline the process, but the alpha still looked like an ox and beth still looked like house. pictographs.
Examples of Pictographs
Development of Ideographs Simple drawings that symbolize ideas or concepts rather than concrete objects are called The Phoenicians developed this as well. ideographs.
Example of Ideographs
Development of Phonetic Symbols The idea of representing sounds by symbols is known as the system and is the basis for most modern languages. phonetic symbol
Development of our alphabet
Assignment 1 Given paper and drawing instruments, write 10 sentences using a symbol method discussed in the lecture. When the assignment is completed, fill out the self- evaluation sheet & turn both products into your folder. Score a 70% or higher on the finished product.