Re: You've got to be kidding me.
| From: | Tristan McLeay <conlang@...> |
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| Date: | Friday, January 7, 2005, 1:44 |
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On 7 Jan 2005, at 9.31 am, Christian Thalmann wrote:
>>> Love the vine script, too,
>>
>> My script is not to be confused with the script at omniglot.com!! I've
>> always referred to it as "Ornament script", "Wine script" (with W!!)
>> or
>> "Tahano Nuvenon".
>
> Um... which script at Omniglot? I don't see a vine
> script in the A-Z index.
The vine alphabet is in the list as just 'vine' at:
<http://www.omniglot.com/writing/vine.htm>
Carsten's script is so much better. Carsten's script is the best one in
the world!
> Also, your design looks more
> like a vine than wine to me... though it would sure
> make a beautiful label for a bottle of wine.
Well yeah, but wine comes from vines, unless it's fruit/honey wine :)
> Do you mind if I doodle with a botanical-looking
> bendable script to see if I can simplify the symbols,
> making it easier to write and parse? I'll credit you
> with the idea, of course, if anything comes from it.
I wanna steal---adapt the idea myself :) (The bendability/decorative
nature is orsum!)
--
Tristan.