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Jiǎnzhǐ. Chinese paper cuttings in a shop. A cut-paper "window flower" during Chinese New Year. The art of paper cutting ( Chinese: 剪紙; pinyin: jiǎnzhǐ) in China may date back to the 2nd century CE, when paper was invented by Cai Lun, a court official of the Eastern Han dynasty . Chinese paper cutting is a treasured traditional Chinese ...
Fleuron (typography) A fleuron ( / ˈflʊərɒn, - ən, ˈflɜːrɒn, - ən / [ 1] ), also known as printers' flower, is a typographic element, or glyph, used either as a punctuation mark or as an ornament for typographic compositions. Fleurons are stylized forms of flowers or leaves; the term derives from the Old French: floron ("flower"). [ 2]
Papercutting or paper cutting is the art of paper designs. Art has evolved all over the world to adapt to different cultural styles. One traditional distinction most styles share is that the designs are cut from a single sheet of paper as opposed to multiple adjoining sheets as in collage .
Chinese paper folding. Chinese paper folding, or zhezhi ( 摺紙 ), is the art of paper folding that originated in medieval China. The work of 20th-century Japanese paper artist Akira Yoshizawa widely popularized the Japanese word origami; however, in China and other Chinese-speaking areas, the art is referred to by the Chinese name, zhezhi.
A small hat commonly made with feathers, flowers and/or beads. [6] It attaches to the hair by a comb, headband or clip. Fedora: A soft felt hat with a medium brim and lengthwise crease in the crown. Fez: Red felt hat in the shape of a truncated cone, common to Arab-speaking countries. Flat cap: A soft, round wool or tweed men's cap with a small ...
The national flower of Nicaragua is known as the sacuanjoche (plumeria rubra). The sacuanjoche flower (Plumeria) grows on a conical tree that flowers around May. Sacuanjoche flowers are most fragrant at night in order to lure sphinx moths to pollinate them. The flowers have no nectar, and simply dupe their pollinators.
The 2018 Google walkouts occurred on November 1, 2018 at approximately 11 am. [1] The walkout had a large number of participants. [1] [2] [3] The employees demanded five concrete changes from the company: an end to forced arbitration; a commitment to end pay inequality; a transparent sexual harassment report; an inclusive process for reporting sexual misconduct; and elevate the Chief of ...
The company was founded by RedOctane founder Charles Huang, Palm, Inc.'s Matt Crowley, and Karl Townsend, the original Palm Pilot's lead engineer. [1] They started the company with $6 million in venture capital with the intention to "develop internal games, support external development, and advance software services". [1]