Language of Tomorrow - Towards a Transcultural Visual Communication System in a Posthuman Condition

A comprehensive guide to the history, evolution and current forms of pictographic communication, from Mesopotamian writing systems to emojis. It also discusses the future of communication and the possibility of developing a standardized universal pictographic language. 73 b/w 37 col. illus.

About the author

Haytham Nawar is an Egyptian artist, designer, scholar and educator. He is chair of the Department of the Arts at the American University in Cairo and he is the founder and director of Cairotronica, Cairo Electronic and New Media Arts Festival. Nawar received his Ph.D. from the Planetary Collegium, Center for Advanced Inquiry in Integrative Arts, University of Plymouth, and is a Fulbright alumnus. He has participated in several exhibitions and has won several national and international awards. Currently, he is researching, writing and publishing in the fields of design history and practices with a focus on the Arab world and Africa.

Summary

A comprehensive guide to the history, evolution and current forms of pictographic communication, from Mesopotamian writing systems to emojis. It also discusses the future of communication and the possibility of developing a standardized universal pictographic language. 73 b/w 37 col. illus.

Product details

• Authors: Haytham Nawar, Haytham (Ph.D. Candidate CAiiA Hub Nawar
• Publisher: Ingram Publishers Services
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 31.03.2021
• EAN: 9781789381832
• ISBN: 978-1-78938-183-2
• Illustrations: 110, Raster,schwarz-weiss, Raster, farbig
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Linguistics and literary studies > General and comparative literary studies; Philosophy of Language, Linguistics, LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES / Communication Studies, LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES / Alphabets & Writing Systems, Historical and comparative linguistics