Everyone loves kanji. Kirk’s post below regarding the documentary on Richard Brezina, 天草の鳥人 (“Birdman of Amakusa”), used a stylized form of “bird” and brought to mind the four recognized stages of kanji development:
甲骨 (kōkotsu) - literally “shell/bone,” this earliest form was used by shamans to divine the future;
金文 (kinbun) - literally “metal character,” this dates from the bronze age, when making a mistake on a piece of metal would annoy your boss;
小篆 (shyouten) - literally “small engraved,” this is a stylized form often used on seals even today;
楷書 (kaishyo) - literally “square writing,” is the block-style characters currently in use.
As an example, the character for “bird” written in 楷書 is 鳥, but in the advertisement is written as 小篆 (which is a font impossible to use on Facebook). Kanji evolution of the word “bird” can be seen in the four characters below. - William