China Flag Makers Blog

THE DEVELOPMENT OF GRAPHIC COMMUNICATION Even before primitive man developed spoken language, he was able to communicate by grunting, laughing, frowning, screaming, and by using physical force. In these and other ways he made his message clear to others. As time went on, man developed other ways of communication. He learned to mark trails with piles of stones or cuts on trees. He discovered how to control fire and use smoke to signal others. He learned to communicate through a spoken language. And then he learned to write. THE EVOLUTION OF WRITING Writing made it possible to record information. It also made it possible to send message over great distances without direct contact. Most important, though, it enabled man to transmit knowledge to future generations. PICTOGRAPHS.  Evidence of man’s early attempts at writing can be found on the walls of caves 3000years old. The writing was in the form of pictures painted on cave walls. These paintings...