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#126313 From: Rene Uittenbogaard <ruittenb@...>
Date: Sat Jan 1, 2005 6:23 pm
Subject: Re: writing system
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# 1 wrote:

> How do you create your writings?
>
> You sit and write them?
>
> You draw one or two when you have an idea?

I, too, "suffered" from not knowing how to improve my glyphs; every time
I tried to make a script for a conlang, it somehow looked the same.

It got better when I actually sat down to study some interesting glyphs
and tried to find out what the compounding elements are (e.g. serifs,
loops, crossings..).

When I started with Eyahwánsi I knew what kind of script I wanted, but
couldn't really create suitable glyphs for it.
I decided to print out several different scripts that resembled the type
of script I was aiming at. I studied those, and then sat down and
created a set of glyphs (not all at once - it took about three or four
sessions to create all of them). Having studied several glyphs helped me
to be able to create a script with the look-and-feel I had in mind.

Take a look at http://www.omniglot.com/ to find inspiration.

René

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