Re: Shukaraz - new script

B. Garcia wrote:
> 4. Write your letter forms in a variety of speeds. This is how i get
> rid of certain forms and keep others. If writing a letter fairly
> quickly slows me down i throw it out, or simplify
> 7. Keep writing your glyphs, and combine them to see how they look.
> 8. Start assigning sounds to the glyphs. Write short words (even if
> the words mean nothing) to see how the glyphs look.
I'd put my emphasis even more on writing, writing, writing. That's
also why I use to assign sounds first, because it's easier to write
something that makes sense. In the act of writing, I become aware of
many orthographic and esthetic problems and normally correct them
instantly. It takes me usually countless pages and  until the script
satisfies me, many months or even years.

I admit I have a soft spot for complicated writing systems, e.g. for
tengwar, for Hangul, or for German stenography (which unfortunately is
very ugly like any kind of shorthand), and I remember I was much more
productive when I still created normal alphabets (where there's no
difference between consonant signs and vowel signs).

> 5. Simplify your letters if they are overly florid or ornate. I
> guess this is why i dislike conscripts that have lots of curlicues
I think it's not only important to write, but also to write with the
precise tool the script is intended to be written with. That's because
the forms of each script are determined by the tool their written
with. Curly south-Asian scripts are scratched on palm leaves, angular
Runes are carved on wood, European alphabets are written with a bird
pen (or a metal imitation) on paper, etc. The excercise of drawing the
letters with the adequate tool will eliminate many strange letters at
once.

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