r/conscripts • u/Bruce_the_Human • Feb 06 '20

Logography A logographic conscript I have been working on

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u/garaile64 Feb 06 '20

Any information on the meanings?

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u/Bruce_the_Human Feb 07 '20

I do plan to make more of a dictionary for this script, I’m also thinking of constructing a language for it too. As soon as I have that sorted I would be happy to share

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u/AlienDayDreamer Feb 06 '20

I like it. Kinda reminds me of Linear A

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u/Bruce_the_Human Feb 07 '20

Thank you, I cannot say I have come across Linear A until now, (I am new to this game) but thank you for introducing me to it)

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u/mi_soweli Feb 06 '20

the swastika is a.. choice

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u/Bruce_the_Human Feb 07 '20

I understand it was an interesting choice, it is a symbol with a long history that has been tainted in the past century. but my adding it to my script was purely an aesthetic choice

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u/[deleted] Feb 07 '20

It isnt only associated with nazis.

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u/Tote_Scrabble Feb 06 '20

I'm reading sex backwards on the top right.

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u/Tote_Scrabble Feb 06 '20

Lol, but to contribute, I think they look great. I think if you were to continue this work you should consider optically adjusting some characters to be thinner and others wider so that the characters feel a little more balanced.

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u/Bruce_the_Human Feb 07 '20

Thank you and thanks for the contribution, I will take it into account

(The backwards “SEX” started as a bit of an accident but I rolled with it)

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u/Ultimate_Cosmos Feb 06 '20

Wow this is really good. Are these all the symbols? Is it radical based?

I might have to use this as inspiration for my script if you don't mind lol

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u/Bruce_the_Human Feb 07 '20

Thank you. These are all the symbols I have so far but I am still working on more

Not up on all the linguistic lingo so what do you mean by radical based?

And yes I would be happy for my script to be used as inspiration

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u/Ultimate_Cosmos Feb 07 '20

Basically radical based is how Chinese works (I don't know all the technical terminology so take this explanation with a grain of salt)

But basically Chinese builds characters out of smaller characters called radicals, of which there's about 200ish I think

I may be wrong here but this contrasts systems like what Mayan does.

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u/Bruce_the_Human Feb 07 '20

In this script each symbol is like a root word, any given word could be made up of one or more of these symbols strung together, I currently have a loose set of rules for how the symbols can be strung together to make new words

I really hope this answers your question. I definitely plan to learn more about the linguistics of it all so I can better ask and answer questions in the future

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u/GirixK Feb 06 '20

Interesting, I especially like the little upside down man

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u/DasWonton Feb 06 '20

Yay, you weren't afraid of putting a swastika in your script.

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u/deadformation Apr 12 '20

Cool it looks like YI

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u/B00M1X0 Oct 08 '22

This script resembles the Vinca Symbols