Re: CONLANG Digest

> > From:    Barry Garcia <Barry_Garcia@...>
> > Subject: Script evolution
> >
> > The second part is, did any of you "evolve" your scripts? Meaning, if you
> > derived it from another script, did you write out the  glyphs several
> > times to get a descendant script? And, if you made your own from scratch,
> > dod you make a "proto-script", and then evolve the letter forms from that?
> > Or did you guys just keep writing out characters until you found a look
> > you liked?
> >
Betascript, the script in which Nova ought to be written took years
of trial and error.  My first plan was for a strictly alphabetic system
but then I decided I wanted one that would let me truly exploit
the nuances of the language.  Having decided that it should be syllabic,
alphabetic, and morphographic (1 symbol=1 morpheme) it became a matter
of how to achieve all those in one package.   The current format is
fairly stable or at least has been.  I am once again unhappy with the
shapes and will probably fiddle with it again.
A crude and now slightly outdated version of it may be found at
http://www.fortunecity.com/rivendell/everquest/624/betascrt.htm


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