GRAPHIC DESIGN
LEVEL ONE
Ts'ang Cheih Printed on parchment, this early drawing of Ts'ang Cheih shows him with four eyes, 2 were for seeing into the future.
Bone Shell Script The pictographs are called chiaku-wen which literally means bone-and-shell script and is attributed to Ts'ang Cheih.
Pi Sheng's Movable Type Carved into wooden pegs, the photograph is the actual movable type he invented.
Ts'ang Cheih Printed on parchment, this early drawing of Ts'ang Cheih shows him with four eyes, 2 were for seeing into the future.
The Asian Contribution
Here is a handy time-line with pictures to help us understand how this all came to pass.
Bold text indicates pictures and captions are included.
1800 BC — Legendary Ts'ang Cheih invents writing
1500 BC — Oracle bone writing
551 BC — Confucius is born
528 BC — Siddhartha Guatama becomes the supreme Buddha
250 BC — Small seal calligraphy
221 BC — Shih Huang-ti unites China; The Great Wall is under contruction
105 AD — Ts'ai Lun invents paper
165 AD — Confucius classics carved in stone
200 AD — Regular-style calligraphy (simplified Chinese characters)
300 AD — Chops are used as identifying seals; chops used in Han dynasty
770 AD — Early datable Chinese relief painting; printed Buddhist charms
868 AD — Diamond Sutra
1000 AD — Chinese calligraphy printed with perfection
1000 AD — Gunpowder used in China
1040 AD — Pi Sheng invents movable type in China
1150 AD — Compass is invented