• Prof Pooja Verma

Abstract: From the time of its invention, the written words have been a major means of communication. Matching the appearance of the word with the meaning of the word has always been extremely challenging. Calligraphy is an art form that provides way to channelize the creative impulse of individuals. It combines form and function and also adds beauty, emotion and meaning to writing. It inspires and motivates readers. Calligraphy is an evolving art form. There are historical styles which links the letter forms to the time and place in which they were used. Today we revived those styles to tell tales from the past and also still innovating new styles to tell story of today. Almost all forms of writing owe their visual appearance to the techniques used to create them by hand. These handwritten forms vary due to the tools, the medium and the surface. For example, Chinese characters changed their form drastically with the introduction of brush, ink and paper which replaced the stylus used to engrave characters into bone or tortoise shell. It is calligraphers who are attuned to these origins that keep the writing systems true to the original forms, even as new innovations and styles arise. With the innovation and development of the technologies of reproducing the written word in print and on screens, calligraphers have continued to be important contributors to typography. Thus, even in contemporary society where most people are reading and writing via digital interfaces, the symbols themselves are created by people with the various ways in which these forms can be created by hand. Today Visualizers use calligraphy to tell stories through letters.

Key words: Creativity, Communication, Handwritten, Visual appearance, Typography

"Calligraphy: An Art of Self Expression", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.6, Issue 6, page no.203-208, June-2019, Available :http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR1908970.pdf

"Calligraphy: An Art of Self Expression", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org | UGC and issn Approved), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.6, Issue 6, page no. pp203-208, June-2019, Available at : http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR1908970.pdf