Shaqa Bovand is a type designer who works at F37 Foundry. Born and raised in Iran, she grew up surrounded by calligraphy – ...

Leah Spiros’ favorite definition of interior design is “an informed understanding of people and their spaces.” Understanding is what the designer-turned-calligrapher tries to incorporate into ...

"The invention of movable type is based on value and the spirit of writing systems in the west -- which is individual letters," Reza Abedini explains. The printing press posed a problem for the ...

Texting is the most modern form of communication (we still haven't figured out mental telepathy yet, right?) and frilly, pen-and-inkwell script is among the oldest (not including, you know, ...

On a day when Ithaca was putting on its best impression of Seattle, and most Cornell students were returning to campus on (achingly long) bus rides, I was at the Johnson Museum for the second time in ...

According to Janeckova, as China is playing an increasingly important role in the international community in regard of its fast-growing economy, Europeans consider Chinese a valuable language. Foreign ...