#evolution-of-design-systems [[design systems]] had design flexibility. could choose different writing directions, horizontal or vertical. but the **standard** was that the scribe had to begin from the direction that the livign creatures were faciing![[KvG215NQoF.png]] Citations Meggs, P. B., & Purvis, A. W. (2016). Meggs' history of graphic Design, 6th edition. In _[[Meggs' History of Graphic Design]]_ (6th ed.). John Wiley & Sons.