Ancient Mayan Design Aesthetic
It amazes me that the concept of basic design seems to have been around for many thousands of years. Think about that! Many centuries ago, some very important Mayan Scribe sat at their desktop and designed the layout below, working with what was at the time, leading edge communication technology.
This form of written communication was a technology that was only understood and utilized by an elite few. To me, this draws an compelling connection to our global ancestral makeup. What is interesting is that you can see a very strong resemblance to current design aesthetic with columns, tables, pictures (info-graphics) with wrap around text.
The way we visualize layout obviously goes way back in human history.
I know this is very different than the articles I usually post on my photography, but I felt compelled to share this so if you'd like to see the original article please go here. The article is about Mayan innovation in math and astronomy and is short and worth the read.
This article is from one of my favorite sites called Past Horizons - Adventures in Archeology. Please visit them if you are interested in archeology and human history. They always have something worth reading.
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I could see that design used on fabric .... like a patchwork style. I'd make a wrap-around skirt.
Sounds cool!
it is amazing to think that someone 1000 yrs ago sat down and design this . Love looking at the way communication has developed, especially olde texts. Nice post again
I agree! Sitting at their desk working with candlelight... I try and imagine the setting and surroundings. Pretty cool.