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Sound and Silence in the Line: Re-Reading Turkish Islamic Calligraphy for Interactive Media Design
- Leonardo
- The MIT Press
- Volume 43, Number 5, October 2010
- pp. 450-456
- Article
- Additional Information
The purpose of the research reported is to argue that "formal" design solutions of past cultures can generate innovative ideas in interactive media design. The authors ask how a traditional art in which body motion is used, namely Turkish Islamic calligraphy-Khatt-can help create innovative solutions for digital interaction design. Taking inspiration from Khatt, the authors have developed a project with the aim of allowing an audience with no prior calligraphy background to experience the performance process of calligraphy by reproducing it themselves. By creating a performance interface that provides predictability components, the authors have correlated the visual compositions with sound.