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Re: An alphabet of faces?!

From:Jörg Rhiemeier <joerg_rhiemeier@...>
Date:Tuesday, July 29, 2003, 19:22
Christophe Grandsire <christophe.grandsire@...> writes:

> Hi everyone, > > I know that most of you are not like me, and don't check everyday to see if > there's something new in Mark Rosenfelder's Metaverse, his website. So I > thought the list needed to know about what just appeared :) . > > Mark just put online a description of the Elkarîl writing system (the > elcari are one of the races of the world in which Verduria is set). You can > check it at this address: http://www.zompist.com/elkwrite.htm. The language > itself is described here: http://www.zompist.com/elkaril.htm. > > I think everyone one the list just *has* to check what's one of the most > original writing systems I ever saw. It's a featural script, a bit like > Korean, but instead of rather abstract shapes put together to form > syllables, the Elkarîl writing system is based on a system of human > *faces*. [...]
I have looked at it, and I am amazed! This is the coolest script I have ever seen! Thanks, Christophe, for alerting us. Jörg.