{"id":959,"date":"2015-01-16T22:51:43","date_gmt":"2015-01-17T05:51:43","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/callibeth.com\/blog\/?p=959"},"modified":"2015-02-06T20:38:39","modified_gmt":"2015-02-07T03:38:39","slug":"hans-joachim-burgert-process","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/callibeth.com\/blog\/2015\/01\/16\/hans-joachim-burgert-process\/","title":{"rendered":"More Hans-Joachim Burgert process"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>I&#8217;ve been continuing to re-read Burgert&#8217;s book,\u00a0<em>\u00a0The Calligraphic Line<\/em>. At the beginning, he writes that calligraphy is two-dimensional design using a limited set of symbols with a limiting set of rules. He discusses the spectrum of legibility \u00a0-&gt; abstract 2D design, and the concomitant spectrum of typography -&gt; fine art. (Or something like that; I don&#8217;t have the book in front of me.)<\/p>\n<p>Burgert provides a hittite heiroglyphics image as an illustration to go with his discussion of the leap from flowing oral language to written symbols. After reading this, I constructed an alphabet using elements of that hittite image. It was handy; another image could have done as well. This is the alphabet:<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/callibeth.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/2015-01-16-formal-alphabet.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"960\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/callibeth.com\/blog\/2015\/01\/16\/hans-joachim-burgert-process\/2015-01-16-formal-alphabet\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/callibeth.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/2015-01-16-formal-alphabet.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"764,84\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"2015-01-16 formal alphabet\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/callibeth.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/2015-01-16-formal-alphabet.jpg\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-960 size-full\" src=\"http:\/\/callibeth.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/2015-01-16-formal-alphabet.jpg\" alt=\"2015-01-16 formal alphabet\" width=\"764\" height=\"84\" srcset=\"https:\/\/callibeth.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/2015-01-16-formal-alphabet.jpg 764w, https:\/\/callibeth.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/2015-01-16-formal-alphabet-300x33.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 706px) 89vw, (max-width: 767px) 82vw, 740px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Using this alphabet, I wrote out a quotation following standard rules of typography, writing left to right in horizontal lines, paying attention to kerning, and so on.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/callibeth.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/2015-01-16-formal-alphabet-whence-did.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"961\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/callibeth.com\/blog\/2015\/01\/16\/hans-joachim-burgert-process\/2015-01-16-formal-alphabet-whence-did\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/callibeth.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/2015-01-16-formal-alphabet-whence-did.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"1090,342\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"2015-01-16-formal-alphabet-whence-did\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/callibeth.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/2015-01-16-formal-alphabet-whence-did-1024x321.jpg\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-961 size-large\" src=\"http:\/\/callibeth.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/2015-01-16-formal-alphabet-whence-did-1024x321.jpg\" alt=\"2015-01-16-formal-alphabet-whence-did\" width=\"640\" height=\"201\" srcset=\"https:\/\/callibeth.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/2015-01-16-formal-alphabet-whence-did-1024x321.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/callibeth.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/2015-01-16-formal-alphabet-whence-did-300x94.jpg 300w, https:\/\/callibeth.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/2015-01-16-formal-alphabet-whence-did.jpg 1090w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>It was interesting, but I wanted to push it further to abstract two-dimensional design. After one falst start, this was the next step:<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/callibeth.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/2015-01-16-formal-alphabet-whence-did-2.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"962\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/callibeth.com\/blog\/2015\/01\/16\/hans-joachim-burgert-process\/2015-01-16-formal-alphabet-whence-did-2\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/callibeth.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/2015-01-16-formal-alphabet-whence-did-2.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"688,380\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"2015-01-16-formal-alphabet-whence-did-2\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/callibeth.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/2015-01-16-formal-alphabet-whence-did-2.jpg\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-962 size-full\" src=\"http:\/\/callibeth.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/2015-01-16-formal-alphabet-whence-did-2.jpg\" alt=\"2015-01-16-formal-alphabet-whence-did-2\" width=\"688\" height=\"380\" srcset=\"https:\/\/callibeth.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/2015-01-16-formal-alphabet-whence-did-2.jpg 688w, https:\/\/callibeth.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/2015-01-16-formal-alphabet-whence-did-2-300x166.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 688px) 100vw, 688px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>I thought it was interesting. And then pushed it further along the abstraction spectrum:<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/callibeth.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/2015-01-16-formal-alphabet-whence-did-3.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"963\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/callibeth.com\/blog\/2015\/01\/16\/hans-joachim-burgert-process\/2015-01-16-formal-alphabet-whence-did-3\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/callibeth.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/2015-01-16-formal-alphabet-whence-did-3.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"851,378\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"2015-01-16 formal alphabet whence did 3\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/callibeth.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/2015-01-16-formal-alphabet-whence-did-3.jpg\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-963 size-full\" src=\"http:\/\/callibeth.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/2015-01-16-formal-alphabet-whence-did-3.jpg\" alt=\"2015-01-16 formal alphabet whence did 3\" width=\"851\" height=\"378\" srcset=\"https:\/\/callibeth.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/2015-01-16-formal-alphabet-whence-did-3.jpg 851w, https:\/\/callibeth.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/2015-01-16-formal-alphabet-whence-did-3-300x133.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 767px) 89vw, (max-width: 1000px) 54vw, (max-width: 1071px) 543px, 580px\" \/><\/a>, but was surprised at how little I had moved along the typography\/abstraction spectrum between lettering 2 and lettering 3. So far, it&#8217;s fairly easy, so I probably haven&#8217;t gone far enough yet.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I&#8217;ve been continuing to re-read Burgert&#8217;s book,\u00a0\u00a0The Calligraphic Line. At the beginning, he writes that calligraphy is two-dimensional design using a limited set of symbols with a limiting set of rules. He discusses the spectrum of legibility \u00a0-&gt; abstract 2D design, and the concomitant spectrum of typography -&gt; fine art. (Or something like that; I &hellip; <\/p>\n<p class=\"link-more\"><a href=\"https:\/\/callibeth.com\/blog\/2015\/01\/16\/hans-joachim-burgert-process\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> &#8220;More Hans-Joachim Burgert process&#8221;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":false,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[63],"tags":[64,65],"class_list":["post-959","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-2015-teacher-alphabet","tag-2015-daily-lettering","tag-hans-joachim-burgert"],"aioseo_notices":[],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p9bHT3-ft","jetpack_likes_enabled":true,"jetpack-related-posts":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/callibeth.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/959","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/callibeth.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/callibeth.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/callibeth.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/callibeth.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=959"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/callibeth.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/959\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/callibeth.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=959"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/callibeth.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=959"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/callibeth.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=959"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}