This project focuses on the historical evolution of writing technologies and systematically analyses how different writing tools shape hand gestures, and over time standardise and abstract writing movements.
By comparing various writing technologies — including knot-recording systems, brush writing, quill pens, movable type, typewriters, and digital keyboards — the project traces the transformation of writing from a generative gesture (directly producing marks) to a triggering gesture (activating systems through interfaces).
Through structured illustrations, gesture decompositions, contact-point mapping, and proportional annotations, the project visualises how writing technology shapes the body.
The final outcome will take the form of a publication accompanied by a newspaper supplement, combining precise visual language with supporting text to construct a visually compelling yet research-driven publishing system.
Target Audience: Researchers interested in the evolution of writing technologies, media archaeology, and the relationship between body and technology, as well as design practitioners concerned with how tools shape bodily gestures.
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