Calligraphy inspired Steve Jobs for Apple beautiful typography designs.

The designs inspired by ancient Chinese script. Calligraphy, the art of writing. The characters are contained within a balanced framework—supported by a strong skeletal structure… equilibrium in the whole…

Looking back, I had practiced calligraphy until I finished middle school--- won many prizes ---“a gifted student” --- favorable remark from teachers and neighbors …but I stopped… Calligraphy taught me many things: the beauty of balance, the logical order of the arrangement, the strength of the stroke, the construction of the framework… Calligraphy is still a mandated course in grades 1 thru 6 in China…

This is one of the collections “amazing Han Characters” 神奇的漢字