The document summarizes 5 different alphabets: Armenian, Hiragana, Ancient Phoenician, Greek, and Cyrillic. For each alphabet, it identifies distinguishing features such as the U-shaped curve in the Armenian letters K and S, the curved shape of the Hiragana letter Ri, and the V, I, and C shapes shared between the Ancient Phoenician and Latin alphabets. The document was written by Amanda Bankowski for a graphic design class and compares visual elements of each alphabet.

1. Overview of Written Alphabets Amanda Bankowski Graphic Design 1 Professor Nixon February 22, 2010

3. Armenian Alphabet

4. Armenian Alphabet WHAT REPEATS?

5. Armenian Alphabet

6. Armenian Alphabet

8. Hiragana Alphabet

9. WHAT REPEATS?

14. Ancient Phoenician Alphabet

15. WHAT REPEATS?

20. Greek Alphabet

21. WHAT REPEATS?

27. Pictures Corsetry of Google Images Amanda Bankowski Graphic Design 1 Professor Nixon February 22, 2010