part 1; the prologue of visual design

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Where did they get the pigments for cave art?

Back

Black --> charcoal

Reddish tones-> iron oxides

Front

what is the first form of visual communication

Back

Cave art

Front

What themes can be seen in early visual communication

Back

human hands, animals, abstract patterns

Front

What type of prehistoric communication is this?

Back

a Petroglyph (rock drawing)

Front

What type of prehistoric communication is this?

Back

a pictogram (symbols)

Front

What is this type of prehistoric communication?

Back

an ideogram (represents an idea)

Front

What type of prehistoric communication is this?

Back

a Logogram (represents word or sentence)

Front

what type of communication is this called?

Back

a phonogram (represents a sound)

Front

What were the earliest actual writing systems?

Back

1. 1. Cuneiform

2. 2. Hieroglyphics

3. 3. The Phaistos disk

4. 4. Linear A

5. 5. Linear B

Front

What scripture is this?

Back

Cuneiforms, recognizable from the wedge-shaped marks on clay