Sound and Silence in the Line: Re-Reading Turkish Islamic Calligraphy for Interactive Media Design
LEONARDO, cilt.43, ss.450-456, 2010 (AHCI, Scopus)
- Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
- Cilt numarası: 43
- Basım Tarihi: 2010
- Doi Numarası: 10.1162/leon_a_00037
- Dergi Adı: LEONARDO
- Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Arts and Humanities Citation Index (AHCI), Scopus
- Sayfa Sayıları: ss.450-456
- Yıldız Teknik Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet
Özet
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