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This chapter starts by differentiating between artifacts in which calligraphic forms do not display any kind of temporal behavior and those in which verbal units undergo kinetic events. Kinetic behaviors, as the simplest form of temporal events, are then introduced. It is explained that in kinetic behaviors, while verbal units may undergo movement or change, their shapes remain intact. A few examples of time-based calligraphic art and animated typography, in which words and phrases display kinetic behaviors, are presented. The differences between static and kinetic compositions are explained. Finally, the issue of legibility and readability with regard to the category of kinetic behaviors is explored.
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Usually they are related through proximity; however, they can be related through similarities in shape, color, behavior, and so on.
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One of the oldest scripts in Islamic calligraphy.
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A square building made of stone centered in the Great Mosque in the city of Mecca, the most holy site in Islam and toward which Muslims must face when praying.
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The Muslim pilgrimage to Mecca that should take place in the last month of the Arabian year, and which is expected of all Muslims at least once in their lifetime.
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The only exception to this rule is perhaps when the temporal behavior (e.g. displacement or rotation) occurs so fast that the viewer does not have enough time to recognize the verbal unit in question. In such a case, the verbal unit is not legible during the fast kinetic event.
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Khajavi, M.J. (2019). Kinetic Behaviors. In: Arabic Script in Motion. Palgrave Macmillan, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-12649-0_2
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