A calligram is a phrase, or word in which the typeface or calligraphy is arranged in a way that creates a visual image.
Look at these examples: what do these words mean? how are they displayed? what's the lonk between shape/size/colour and meaning?
Let's go a step further: what can you see? how are drawings made?
Now look at this... what can you see? And what can you read? Is it typed or handwritten? Can you identify the languages?
Finally, you can have works of art that combine words and plastic arts... and more!
So now it's your turn! Get inspired and hands on to create your own calligram! Some of those above are examples by very famous poets from the Avantgardes, some written by students like you... Surprise us!
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Challenge: try to create your own calligram for these single WORDS using only TYPOGRAPHY- you can play with size, font, shape, separation of letters and even go beyond! i.e. add movement, music, colour and sounds. Random number 1 to 40: (google random number generator)
1. idea 2. horizon 3.elevator 4. gravity 5.comedy/drama 6. capitalism/communism 7. oil 8. the last supper 9. vampire 10. robbery 11, inflation 12 stock market 13. vertigo 14. voyeur 15. silicone 16. ill 17. balloons 18. tsunami 19. spiderman 20. zipper 21. clock 22. pirate 23. exit 24. magic 25. fast food 26. diet 27. moon 28. parallel 29. tunnel 30. Marilyn 31. rabbit 32. homosexual 33. heterosexual 34. confom 35. cough 36. superstitious 37. Dali 38. Van Gogh 39. eclipse 40. book
You can propose more words, concepts and celebrities!
Critical thinking video:
https://thelanguagenerds.com/2021/42-clever-calligrams-that-visualize-the-meanings-of-various-words/
Typos alert (and advisory!): https://thelanguagenerds.com/2019/typos-that-had-disastrous-effects/
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