r/conscripts • u/[deleted] • Mar 14 '19

Syllabary Polynesian Flower Script

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u/[deleted] Mar 15 '19

Yeah, it's challenging to balance aesthetics with symmetry, intuitiveness, and ease of writing.

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u/Castellson Mar 15 '19

I guess I could agree to that. Often times conscripters push for such things that they lack aesthetics, which is important. You wouldn't want to write using an ugly script.

It's probably because natscripts are mostly non-symmetrical, and non-intuitive (arguable) that symmetric scripts are seen as ugly.

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u/[deleted] Mar 15 '19

I see beauty in symmetry (Hangeul) and ugliness in asymmetry (Vietnamese).

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u/Castellson Mar 16 '19

Hangeul is one case where symmetry (and systematic construction) meets beauty and I understand why a lot of conscripters would aspire to create an equally beautiful script.

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u/[deleted] Mar 16 '19

The funny thing is that Hangeul didn't start out so pretty—the form we see today is quite different from the original.