Talk:Graphics
Well I saw today that this was #5 in the "Most Wanted Stubs" category so I thought I'd check it out and see what I could do. When I started it was just a single-line definition. I added a small amount of more info and did some wikification. Then I tried to find some suitable images for examples of graphics. I'm sure there are better ones out there than the ones I've chosen and also a better way to display them. But at least this is a start.
In addition, I have yet to add an image for "map" and "line art." The definition of line art, as I understand it, is "any picture that uses only black and white with no shades of grey." Another good definition I found here is "Line art consists of non-shaded or non-screened black and white images. Line art cannot be continuous tone imagery such as photographs or pencil sketches. Some examples of line art are type matter, solid black and white logos, icons or pen-and-ink drawings." Soooo maybe someone else could help out and provide those images and add more information to this article :) I'll try to do some more but any help would be appreciated! --Nahallac Silverwinds June 28, 2005 21:06 (UTC)
Article Progression
I think we need some information on the history of graphics. For example, what are the earliest known graphics? Cave paintings? Something else? And then perhaps a timeline of the development of graphics with mentions of some of the more notable persons and/or culture's etc who were/are responsible for the development of graphics. Each "type" of graphic also(proably) deserves its own section. Please add your thoughts and suggestions!
As I find websites with pertinent information, I'm going to link them here for reference.
Links
History - General
Graphic Design
Computer Graphics
- Computer Graphics - Timeline
- History of Computer Graphics - PowerPoint presentation
- Ian Fieggen's "Brief History of Computer Graphics"
- "A Critical History of Computer Graphics and Animation" - course overview, gives some good information.
- "A (Spotty) History and Who's Who of Computer Graphics"
- "A Brief, Early History of Computer Graphics in Film"
Photography
Drawing (and Paintings etc.)
- Water Color - Dürer trained first in Nuremberg as a goldsmith and then as a painter. From 1489-94, he travelled in Europe. His trip to Italy in 1494-95 produced a series of watercolour landscapes; four of which are in the show. They are the earliest known group of watercolour landscapes drawn from nature to have survived in the history of western art.*
- Persian Art - The earliest known distinctive style of Persian painting dates back to the Seljuk period, which is often referred to as the "Baghdad School". Early painting was mainly used to decorate manuscripts and versions of the Holy Koran, though some 13th century pottery found near Tehran indicates an early, unique Persian style of art. During the Mongol period, paintings were used to decorate all sorts of books.
Line Art
Graphs
Diagram
Symbols
Geometric Design
Maps
Other
- "History of rock art"
- "Britain's 'earliest' prehistoric cave art"
- "The Art History Browser Prehistoric to Early Medieval"
- European rock paintings
- Early Islamic Art
- Earliest Art Carvings Found in Germany
- Earliest examples of Tattoos
--Naha|(talk) 18:37, July 13, 2005 (UTC)
- Wow those are great resources, I tried finding stuff like that and couldn't. Now that we have most of the information we need we can start writing the history section. Wackymacs 06:38, 17 July 2005 (UTC)
It looks like Graphics and Graphic either need to be merged or one of them needs to be a disambig page or redirect or something :) Thoughts? --Naha|(talk) 12:39, July 14, 2005 (UTC)