Arabic/Persian and Jawi Kaligrafi (Khat)

AzizMostafa · 2nd May 2006, 04:53 AM

Hi Jens Nordlunde,
> How much can you manipulate a word before it gets almost impossible to read?
Manipulation is deployed to make words NOT ONLY more attractive and shorter, BUT ALSO more comfortable to the eyes!
Comparing the bottom and top words, see how:
1. the last letter (ö) liked to be snuggled.
2. The second letter shouldered the first that happily hoped on it.
3. the third letter (R) coiled itself slightly up to fill (kill) the gap it makes with the (ö).
Slight yet Smart Changes?
By and large, in order to connect appropriately (join smoothly) to one another (where applicable),
1. Letter tails (not heads) slightly change (in shape), and
2. Letter heads slightly change in position (not shapes).
So if the Bottom is readable to you, then the Top is self-explanatory.
All the Best.

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2nd May 2006, 04:53 AM	#3
AzizMostafa Member Join Date: May 2006 Posts: 4	Hi Jens Nordlunde, > How much can you manipulate a word before it gets almost impossible to read? Manipulation is deployed to make words NOT ONLY more attractive and shorter, BUT ALSO more comfortable to the eyes! Comparing the bottom and top words, see how: 1. the last letter (ö) liked to be snuggled. 2. The second letter shouldered the first that happily hoped on it. 3. the third letter (R) coiled itself slightly up to fill (kill) the gap it makes with the (ö). Slight yet Smart Changes? By and large, in order to connect appropriately (join smoothly) to one another (where applicable), 1. Letter tails (not heads) slightly change (in shape), and 2. Letter heads slightly change in position (not shapes). So if the Bottom is readable to you, then the Top is self-explanatory. All the Best.