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Tuesday, March 7, 2023
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Tuesday, February 1, 2022
The Evolution of the Alphabet by Matt Baker
This amazing visualization from Matt Baker of UsefulCharts demonstrates how our modern Latin script used in English evolved from Greek, and other, much older alphabets.
Matt Baker says, "I originally titled the chart 'Evolution of the English alphabet' and many people commented that there is no such thing as an English alphabet and that the chart should be titled 'Evolution of the Latin alphabet'. Actually, both titles are correct. Obviously, many European languages use the same Latin script. But some use a slightly different number of letters. When one is referring to the set of Latin letters used for a particular language, it's ok to refer to that set as the '[language name] alphabet'. However, in the end, in order to be more inclusive, I decided to change the title to simply 'Evolution of the Alphabet' and use the row titles to make it clear that it is the evolution of the standard Latin script that is being shown (as opposed to say, the Cyrillic or Hebrew scripts)."
You can see how the chart begins with something called the Proto-Sinaitic script which was derived in Canaan, around the biblical Land of Israel. It was repurposed from Egyptian hieroglyphs that were commonly seen in the area (its name comes from Mount Sinai). This Proto-Sinaitic script influenced other Semitic languages: it was the precursor to the Phoenician alphabet, which was used in the area of modern-day Lebanon and spread across the Mediterranean, becoming the basis for Arabic, Cyrillic, Hebrew, and of course, Greek. The first forms of the Archaic Greek script are dated circa 750 BCE, which then grew into Latin, with Archaic Latin script appearing circa 500 BCE. The evolution into Roman script, with the same recognizable letters used in our modern English, occurred 500 years later in 1 CE. Fascinating.
https://usefulcharts.com/blogs/charts/evolution-of-the-english-alphabet
Matt Baker says, "I originally titled the chart 'Evolution of the English alphabet' and many people commented that there is no such thing as an English alphabet and that the chart should be titled 'Evolution of the Latin alphabet'. Actually, both titles are correct. Obviously, many European languages use the same Latin script. But some use a slightly different number of letters. When one is referring to the set of Latin letters used for a particular language, it's ok to refer to that set as the '[language name] alphabet'. However, in the end, in order to be more inclusive, I decided to change the title to simply 'Evolution of the Alphabet' and use the row titles to make it clear that it is the evolution of the standard Latin script that is being shown (as opposed to say, the Cyrillic or Hebrew scripts)."
You can see how the chart begins with something called the Proto-Sinaitic script which was derived in Canaan, around the biblical Land of Israel. It was repurposed from Egyptian hieroglyphs that were commonly seen in the area (its name comes from Mount Sinai). This Proto-Sinaitic script influenced other Semitic languages: it was the precursor to the Phoenician alphabet, which was used in the area of modern-day Lebanon and spread across the Mediterranean, becoming the basis for Arabic, Cyrillic, Hebrew, and of course, Greek. The first forms of the Archaic Greek script are dated circa 750 BCE, which then grew into Latin, with Archaic Latin script appearing circa 500 BCE. The evolution into Roman script, with the same recognizable letters used in our modern English, occurred 500 years later in 1 CE. Fascinating.
Wednesday, March 18, 2020
A Pie Chart...Literally
These delightful pie charts show the ingredients of pies...click to see the lists of ingredients.
It can be purchased through Pop Chart, a site that sells beautiful, fun posters of infographics.
https://popchart.co/products/pie-charts
It can be purchased through Pop Chart, a site that sells beautiful, fun posters of infographics.
https://popchart.co/products/pie-charts
Thursday, March 15, 2018
Your Worth
By France corbel, available on Redbubble
https://www.redbubble.com/people/fun-qui/works/29732135-your-worth-is-not-measured-by-your-productivity
Tuesday, March 13, 2018
Monday, May 26, 2014
BEAUTY: CG--Chris LaBrooy
These supremely imaginative, mind-bending, physics-bending graphic images by Chris LaBrooy are stimulating a deep part of my brain. I have my own strange, object-centered daydreams in which common items morph and take on arcane shapes and uses... and these floating, box-y cars are hitting me just right. Simply incredible...
LaBrooy's images remind me of the work of Matthew Barney--they both like inventing new objects out of old ones.
http://www.chrislabrooy.com/
LaBrooy's images remind me of the work of Matthew Barney--they both like inventing new objects out of old ones.
http://www.chrislabrooy.com/
Tuesday, July 23, 2013
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