Re: I need an artist ::: and articles

Herman Miller wrote:
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> On Mon, 18 Jan 1999 17:36:11 -0000, Rhialto <rhialto@...> wrote:
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> >I need an artist to help me design an alphabet, as all I know about art
> >packages can comfortably fit on the tip of a pin.
>
I have an alphabet (which I call Dialekt - it's a long story). I use the
alphabet for writing English, Hebrew, and my conlang Tesk. I've made a
rough-and-ready TrueType font, using Softy.

Because of the nature of my alphabet (which, like my conlang, is
derivative and doesn't have to have an "alien" feel to it), I was able
to use quite a lot of existing letters from Latin, Armenian, Cyrillic,
Arabic and Hebrew fonts (all of which should be accessible on the
Internet if you don't have them already).  You can create a new font,
copy letters from other fonts, and then modify them in various ways.

While this is far from perfect, and I had to make compromises, it has
allowed me to realize my childhood dream of printing material in
something close to the "Dialekt" that I write longhand.

Hope this is of some encouragement to you!  Good luck

        Shaul