Wednesday, January 14, 2009

THE HANDWRITTEN LETTER






the handwritten letter is my chosen subject.

it is apparent to me that the handwritten letter is a dying practice and it is because of the advancement of technology that allows us to communicate via phone, an email or a text message. it is also ironic that i am here typing away on my computer while attemping to talk about the hand written letter.


first and foremost, i made a mind map just to get a rough giude on how wide my topic might be and i can say that it is wide. swaying from the creation of hieroglyphics, writing tools, delivery methods, etiquette, customs, love and even the dead.




here is just an overview of what i have researched so far and not yet cosolidated in words. some questions to ask ourselves, who actually invented writing letters and when did it even started?

ARCHIVE FEVER

project1:
archive fever
how do we accumulate and gather around a
specific topic? one of the greatest and most
constant challenges of a designer is representing
research through objects, images,
documents — in classifying and systematizing
an archive as a means to expressing and
developing the poetics of the individual’s
viewpoint. the personal archive is a link
between the individual design practice and
the larger context of our visual and cultural
legacy. this project includes the development
of the initial idea through a personal
collection or set of objects, documents,
images, etc., which must conform the graphic
designer’s statement.