From the moment we wake up and check the messages on our smartphones, we’re exposed to text design. Throughout our day, storefronts and websites announce themselves, first and foremost, through the ...

Chinese calligraphy is more than brush-and-ink writing — it embodies Confucianism, Taoism, Zen Buddhism, and yin and yang ...

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Calligraphy was once China’s highest art form—then the Communist Party tried to erase it. Now, under Xi Jinping, it’s making a comeback. At Sotheby’s in Hong Kong, a rare copy of the Orchid Pavilion ...

Chinese calligraphy has been a popular art form for centuries, particularly during the Spring Festival, or Lunar New Year. It is said that writing calligraphy at the beginning of the year brings good ...

In the year 992, Zhao Jiong, an emperor of the Song Dynasty (960-1279), ordered the compendiums of fine calligraphy from various dynasties in the royal collection. The featured pieces were engraved on ...

Under a little white tent at the Smithsonian Folklife Festival in Washington, D.C., an artist named Ruben Malayan is teaching kids and visitors how to write the letter "A" in Armenian calligraphy.

In our NewsHour Shares video of the day, artist Seb Lester shares his thoughts on the “ancient magic” of calligraphy. My name is Seb Lester. I'm a designer and artist, and I work in the United Kingdom ...

The art of digitizing ancient calligraphy Link Copied! Beiwei Kaishu is a distinctive calligraphy style that used to adorn street signs all over Hong Kong, but is now endangered. Type designer Adonian ...

The China National Academy of Painting holds the fifth exhibition of a series focusing on ancient characters. [Photo provided to chinadaily.com.cn] In the year 992, Zhao Jiong, an emperor of the Song ...