One form is known as Calligraphy.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Calligraphy
The oldest form of writing known to man is Cuneiform used in Mesopatamia.
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The Sumerians.
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The ancient Egyptians used a form of picture writing known as hieroglyphics.
The oldest form of writing was with pictures
The Sumerian form of writing was called cuneiform. It was one of the earliest known writing systems in the world, developed by the ancient Sumerians around 3000 BCE. Cuneiform was written by pressing a stylus into clay tablets to create wedge-shaped marks representing different syllables or words.
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The form of writing where pictures stand for ideas is known as "pictography." In pictographic writing systems, symbols or images represent concepts or objects, allowing for communication without the need for a phonetic alphabet. This form of writing was used in ancient cultures, such as the Egyptians with hieroglyphics and the Sumerians with cuneiform, where visual representation conveyed meaning.
Sumer was a civilization and historical region in southern Mesopotamia, modern Iraq. It is the earliest known civilization in the world and is known as the Cradle of Civilization. The cuneiform writing system is the answer to your question.