Meaning of calligram | Babel Free

Definitions

1. A word, phrase or longer text in which the typeface or the layout has some special significance.
2. A signature made from interwoven Arabic words.

Equivalents

Examples

“The next calligram, which depicts a horse, presents several interesting problems. Among other things, the figure is juxtaposed with seven lines of poetry arranged in traditional fashion.”

“A calligram has ambitions beyond those of an ideogram: an ideogram is a picture of meaning, but a calligram intends to provide a picture of experience as it impinges on the whole sensorium. An ideogram is centripetal, convergent, a focusing […]”

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