Arabian Motion Graphics:
A History and Development
Final project
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By the end of the nineteenth century,
Artists created abstract films, focusing on the aesthetic relationship between/ imagery and sound.
TV, cinema andgraphic Design merged to form the field of “Motion Graphics”.
Motion Graphic Design is short films/ that use combinations of footage, visuals, type and audio.
It is abstract images set in motion >> applying graphic design and animation principles.
It includes: television commercials, music videos, title sequences, and ID networks.
But how did it start in the Arabic region?
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Motion graphics started with Scripts and still graphics:
Alphabets in the middle east evolved over the years branching to several writings, one is the Arabic language.
The first Arabic font is alKufy which has thick lines and sharp corners.
Arab designers created artwork by Type, calligraphy, and Islamic ornaments.
They also drew illustrations in books and castles.
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Then/ in the 20thcentury things started to move.
Still prints turned to >> moving pictures.
So, Motion graphics began with movies and cinema.
Letters were animated in silent movies // and effects and 2d animations were used in title sequences.
The development of Arabian motion graphics happened in three phases:
It started first with Arabic calligraphers designing titles.
In the second phase graphics designers and animators began following Hollywood movies trends.
And in the Last phase, new digital technology was wildly used
which transformed the field of motion graphics in the Arabic region.
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