Drawing & Language

What is drawing ?
A sketch, a design, an idea, a plan, an expression…it is a way of expressing your thoughts, and so through this language, anybody can see, recognise and relate to the ideas being conveyed.
It is a language that can be recognise by the entire world, but that doesn’t necessarily mean that the drawing or symbol means the same everywhere. check out this link to see what I mean (LINK =] ) 

the most direct use of drawing as language is hieroglyphics, Chinese and Japanese characters see this link to see how pictures became characters in Japanese kanji. check out this link…(LINK 2 =] )

What is Language ?
Language is an active form of communication. any active form of communication or person to person communication is design to give meaning. For example this can range to anything from sign language or an advert.

The motive that joins the principles of drawing an language is a simple desire to say something. Saying something is the focus of communication, and as forms of communication drawing and language are incredibly effective.

After researching for pieces of drawing as a communicative language i found some interesting bits from videos on YouTube, where intelligent thinkers have used visual communication (drawing) to explain incredibly complex ideas, this way, all audience can follow and understand the context. The videos are in-depth explanations of ideas important to us as creative's in the Western World.

The first video on my blog; ‘Story of Stuff; How Things Work About Stuff’ explains the consumer cycle and it’s flaws. check it out..

 

Technically the video is more moving image than any other medium. But it is the scratchy hand drawn style that makes a wordy lecture on consumerism palatable, entertaining and informative. All consumers should  watch this video; we are all part of this cycle undeniably so we should all be informed on how it works, to get informed, there can be no better way that that entertaining yourself with a 21 minute YouTube video.

Using kinetic typography to illustrate Fry’s essay on language, the videographer has taken the way Fry uses language, the meter and music of his speech; and used them to animate the words he is saying to further illustrate his point. i love this video because it is a video about language, created with language, using the principles of language as we see it on the page and hear it in speech. By visualising the speech and hearing it, you start to notice difference between what you hear and what you see/read. day to day in our normal conversations we pick up 70-80% of what is said, enough to generate a theme or gist to act, on adding new information to what is already in our heads. we rarely listen entirely. a strange effect of kinetic typography; and this is something you can check out for yourself, there are plenty of videos on YouTube,  you’ll find engaging two senses in the appreciation of a single set of information means you take in so much more; and in the sense of this video become immersed in Fry’s words and iconic voice.