Communication

Thu, 26 Feb 2009 23:04:29 -0500

Communication

LINEAR B

Thu, 26 Feb 2009 22:34:35 -0500

Discovered by archeaologist Sir Arthur Evans in the early part of this century during excavations in Crete and the Greek mainland Linear B has is considered the oldest surviving record of the Greek dialect known as Mycenaean, named after the great site of Mycenae where the legendary Agamemnon ruled. The script’s usage spanned the time period between approximately 1500 BCE and 1200 BCE. Its full decipherment did not occur until 1953, when Michael Ventris, an architect who actually liked linguistics and epigraphy more than architecture, and John Chadwick, who provided insight into the early history of the Greek language, worked out the phonetic values of Linear B. The script consists mostly of syllabic signs, a fair number of logograms, a base-10 number system, and short vertical lines as word separators. It seems that ancient accounting records composed a majority of the clay tablets on which Linear B appears because a lot of them are lists of materials and goods.

At a great website - AncientScripts.com - you can see even more writing systems and see how ancient civilizations created phonetic signs by using pictographs of objects or logograms.

For Archer’s journey in my project, I wanted a graphic...

Thu, 26 Feb 2009 21:16:39 -0500

For Archer’s journey in my project, I wanted a graphic element that I thought looked ancient and Sci-Fi at the same time and that could be interpreted accordingly. I came across a font that I fell in love with - Linear B. What I loved most about Linear B is it’s beautiful, elegant, structures that each look like a complete graphic - even without additional signage or manipulation. Since our English alphabet had been assigned to the symbols in order to render them, it became necessary for me to remember what symbols where attached to which graphic.

Archer was born for my project as an 18 x 24 colored pencil...

Thu, 19 Feb 2009 21:59:47 -0500

Archer was born for my project as an 18 x 24 colored pencil drawing - aside from his beautiful plastic replica - and photos were manipulated in photoshop.

Archer, King of the Gorngonites Archer is the bravest and most...

Wed, 18 Feb 2009 18:14:00 -0500

Archer, King of the Gorngonites

Archer is the bravest and most intelligent of the Gorgonites, and is their unquestioned leader. His endless quest for knowledge and understanding drives him to explore new worlds. Armed with his trusty crossbow, Archer is always ready to defend his home and fellow Gorgonites from Commando Elite attack. About the Gorgonites - Created to be hideous monsters, these fierce warriors prove ugliness is only skin deep. The heroic Gorgonites ae deadlocked in battle with their eternal enemy, the relentless Commando Elite. Noble and brave, the Gorgonites always remain faithful to their friends - and will fight to the end to protect them. - from the Hasbro Website

Archer: King of the Gorgonites

Wed, 18 Feb 2009 18:13:00 -0500

Archer - a plastic toy soldier - became the subject of my fixation when concepting a design project at F.I.T.’s Communication Design program.