News First Prev 80 81 82 83 84 Next Last August 15, 2011 The Middle East as a Universal Canvas We tend to forget that, every day, we walk in a big, free open-air art gallery: the streets. More August 12, 2011 Making Your Own .ttf Font with a New iPad Application Technology keeps offering its acolytes more ways to personalize their lives. More August 10, 2011 The Contemporary Museum of Calligraphy received a letter of thanks from the State Historical Museum Aleksei Shaburov, Director of the Contemporary Museum of Calligraphy received a letter of thanks from Aleksei Levykin, Director of the State Historical Museum (SHM) More August 8, 2011 A participant of the International Exhibition of Calligraphy exhibited his masterpieces at the Museum of Oriental Art Vasil Khannanov, calligrapher, artist, member of the Union of Artists of Russia, Honoured Artist of the Republic of Bashkortostan, and a standing participant of the International Exhibition of Calligraphy, opened a solo exhibition at the State Museum of Oriental Art More August 5, 2011 The IX Calligraphy Symposium at Sunderland University Many of the International Exhibition of Calligraphy project participants were warmly invited to the University of Sunderland’s IX Calligraphy Symposium More August 3, 2011 Zhai Xin: It's OK to copy my calligraphy Wellknown Chinese calligrapher Zhai Xin is down to earth in his dress and speaks with a pure northeastern accent, but his simple appearance belies his reputation. More August 1, 2011 Signatures, doodles, handwriting reveal a lot about a person's personality If you don't want anyone to know anything about you, don't put anything in writing — because Alice Weiser might see it. More July 29, 2011 Our calligrapher conquers British Higher School of Art and Design On July 28, Aleksei Chekal, a Ukrainian calligrapher, one of the International Exhibition of Calligraphy participants, was giving lectures on fonts and the art of calligraphy during summer intensive course at British Higher School of Art and Design. Aleksei told students about general taxonomy of strokes, about “love and hate” between letters in monograms and calligraphic logos. More July 27, 2011 Nurse reprimanded for illegible handwriting A Dartmouth, N.S., nurse has been reprimanded for his illegible handwriting, a problem some health-care workers say is made worse by modern communications. More July 25, 2011 What of Persian as the Lingua Franca of the New Century? In Global Brief magazine's Strategic Futures segment recently published, experts and pundits were asked, what will be the key language(s) of this new century? More July 22, 2011 Using Google satellites, an Emirati sheik makes a name for himself It’s the oil-sheik equivalent of a boy peeing his name into a snowbank. More July 20, 2011 Channel 1 Russia and Birch-bark Manuscripts The 1 Channel’s “Good Morning” television program has been shot July 18 at the Contemporary Museum of Calligraphy. More July 18, 2011 The Morgan Presents a Spectacular Installation by Xu Bing: The Living Word A reflection on language and the nature of writing has been at the core of Xu Bing's art since the beginning of his career in China during the mid-1980s. More July 15, 2011 Foot Calligraphy The shift in seasons has a huge influence on people’s emotions. In the three months of autumn, the natural world reaches its full maturity. More July 13, 2011 New standards don't require students to learn cursive writing The Common Core curriculum, used in Indiana and 45 other states, does not include teaching cursive writing. More July 11, 2011 Spirit in the Sky: Shinichi Maruyama's Kusho Shinichi Maruyama hurls black India ink into water (or visa versa) and photographs the millisecond that these two liquids collide. More July 8, 2011 Only the dedicated will crack the cursive If you love to journal but lately you’ve been censoring your thoughts before committing pen to paper, worried what your grandchildren might think of you if they ever read some of your entries, here’s liberating news from a New Jersey teacher — the majority of today’s students cannot write in cursive, nor can they read it. More July 6, 2011 When the post office dies The demise of the post office as a conveyor of monthly bills, pension cheques, charity-fodder and just plain correspondence has become a given. More July 4, 2011 The Calligrapher's Secret Exiled Syrian writer Rafik Schami recreates a cosmopolitan and pluralistic Damascus that existed as recently as 50 years ago, but that is so traditional in its way of life that it could be medieval. More July 1, 2011 Calligraphy Gifts Calligraphy is not just for weddings. It can also be used to create personal gifts. More June 29, 2011 Nissan has a ‘Challenging’ New Plan Nissan Motor Co. announced a midterm plan Monday dubbed “Power 88” — a playful reference to a pair of numerical goals for 8% growth. More June 27, 2011 Pens that scripted wonders go dry… The striking beauty of jewel-like alphabets and designs inscribed on a sheet of paper grabs the immediate attention of the eyes. More June 24, 2011 Chinese Calligraphy Concert held in Austria A unique concert has taken Vienna on a magic journey from traditional Chinese calligraphy to Chinese music. The Chinese Calligraphy Concert was held at Hofburg Palace earlier this month. More June 22, 2011 Islamic make-over for Pakistan bus stops Pakistan is decorating bus stops with Koranic verses and Islamic calligraphy to give a more spiritual flavour to the capital Islamabad, long considered one of the country's most liberal cities. More First Prev 80 81 82 83 84 Next Last