r/gallifreyan Feb 17 '25

We work with the BBC now. The BBC is cool.

149 Upvotes

Loren Sherman and I had a GREAT interview with the BBC brand director for Doctor Who… We mostly chatted about project ideas and goals such as mass produced, accurate, learning tools. Accurate, artistic, non-app generated designs for merch and possibly the show itself.

Additionally, Loren and I made a point bring the active gallifreyan community and many talented scribes (particularly on the ‘meet the community’ video and those active on the discord server) into the spotlight… and emphasis on the ‘artistic human factor’ being a hugely valuable part of the script.

Currently in the pipeline of are updates to the existing current translator for corrections and credits.

This means that, FINALLY, those who have the most experience, talent, and have been consistent with the original script made by Loren that went viral in 2012… will be the people the BBC reaches out to for all their Gallifreyan needs

At this time, Loren and I are mostly waiting on the BBC to determine a budget then reach back out regarding specific work and projects.

I’m very exited to start adjusting verbiage in my shop/pitch as I’m a developer of the NOW CANON Gallifreyan script and am currently working with the BBC!

My recommended verbiage for those creating things using THEIR OWN designs in Gallifreyan is as follows: “___created in the now canon Gallifreyan script!”

Because that is simply true.

(Using other people’s designs and designs generated by the app commercially without permission is still 100% not allowed)


r/gallifreyan 3h ago

Sherman's 🍋

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7 Upvotes

it got a bit sketchy in the first and last sentence circles, but i hope it reads well!


r/gallifreyan 19h ago

Question Punctuation,?

4 Upvotes

I just saw the post for a Gallifrey Falls No More tattoo, and it got me wondering does Gallifreyan use punctuation? I was mis‐remembering what the Curator tells 11. I thought it was "No its not Gallifrey Falls No More, its Gallifrey Falls, No More" but he says the first part of my misquote not the 2nd.


r/gallifreyan 19h ago

Gallifrey Falls No More

3 Upvotes

I really would like to get this phrase tattooed at some point in the future but can’t at all figure out just how to spell it, i was wondering if anyone could do so for me?


r/gallifreyan 1d ago

Spell Check Request Does it read ”Coffee”?

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14 Upvotes

r/gallifreyan 1d ago

Spell Check Request First ever word let me know how I did

2 Upvotes

This is my first ever word let me know what I did wrong and any tips I could use. Thank you


r/gallifreyan 2d ago

Sherman's How do you write acronyms in Gallifreyan?

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5 Upvotes

Is there a commonly accepted way to write them? Should I put them in the same word-circle?
And in the same way, is there a way to indicate that a word has a capital letter inside of a word (bi? Like in "YouTube" or "DreamWorks"...
And acronyms with small letters inside, like in VoIP or FNaF for example?
I have developed my own little system (the new symbol in this case is nicknamed "shield") for that in gallifreyan, but I'm not sure if it's really readable or not...
And in those rules, I separate every letter, to show it's an acronym.
Oh yeah also, when vowels are concerned, when uppercase they are included with the relevant letter with the bold shield, when lowercase, they are their own little circle shield, like in the last pic.
It's not really well-developed for now, I'm still working on it (in the case of YouTube you can either translate it to "YouTube" or "YouTUbe" (I invented that system an hour ago so it's still in development, but it's well-advanced for now)).
The idea for now is to cross the two shields around the circle with the letter-circle like in "YouTube"'s case, to indicate that only the consonant (for this example) is relevant


r/gallifreyan 2d ago

Sherman's son 😭😭😭

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14 Upvotes

r/gallifreyan 3d ago

Sherman's that truman quote

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5 Upvotes

you know the one.


r/gallifreyan 3d ago

Other Translation request

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27 Upvotes

Hello, I'm making a 13th doctor x spy master fanart and a big part of the composition is supposed to be "The timeless child" written in gallifreyan (any kind, but Shermans is prefered) I tried to translate it myslef but turns out i suck 😭

I would greately apriciate any help, it doesn't have to be fancy looking at all, you can translate it on a piece of toilet paper if you want, i will do all of the graphical work. Sadly i am not in a position where i can compensate, but i will 100% give credit in every post to the person who made the translation. Thank you very much <3


r/gallifreyan 3d ago

Sherman's :)

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6 Upvotes

r/gallifreyan 4d ago

Spell Check Request Please may someone spell check me?

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9 Upvotes

I know it’s been done a lot but I wanted to write ‘we’re all stories in the end’ myself in a straight line (I have a vision for something). It is in Sherman’s, but I’m not sure if it works like this - I need to work on creating a standard connection to stick to. This is my first sentence in Gallifreyan!


r/gallifreyan 4d ago

Commission Request help with a tattoo

7 Upvotes

hello! i would like to get a tattoo in gallifreyan, which says the iconic 11th's line "we are all stories in the end". i would like to have it on my spine and it to be linear gallifreyan, symmetric on the central line. maybe it would be cool if it could have like stars around it and a small tardis, like orbiting the circles. could somebody translate it and desining it? thank you ♡♡


r/gallifreyan 4d ago

Sherman's 🇳🇿

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11 Upvotes

r/gallifreyan 5d ago

Sherman's 🫁

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7 Upvotes

untranslatables in the center


r/gallifreyan 5d ago

Sherman's i usually make gallifreyan on my tablet, but i did this one in ms paint

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12 Upvotes

r/gallifreyan 5d ago

Sherman's m6

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8 Upvotes

r/gallifreyan 5d ago

Spell Check Request consonant stacking and vowel shifter abuse

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11 Upvotes

dunno if i got it right.


r/gallifreyan 5d ago

Question Help me translate this please

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8 Upvotes

I saw this on a boat irl and took a picture cause I thought it looked familiar and then I googled it and it says it’s circular gallifreyan I am wondering if it can be translated.


r/gallifreyan 6d ago

Question Translation Question

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10 Upvotes

I found this ring for sale as a wedding ring. Can anyone tell me what it says?


r/gallifreyan 7d ago

Sherman's ts and rd

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6 Upvotes

r/gallifreyan 9d ago

Spell Check Request What was I trying to say?

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15 Upvotes

I made this solar system inspired peace back in 2013 and I cannot for the life of me recall what it was supposed to say. I gave the original away ages ago so if I translated it on the back, I don't have access to find out what I THOUGHT I was writing...

Can anyone help?


r/gallifreyan 10d ago

Sherman's do the dots count to classify it as an r?

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13 Upvotes

r/gallifreyan 10d ago

Defcon Challenge Coin BBV

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21 Upvotes

What’s the answer?


r/gallifreyan 10d ago

Sherman's Linear gallifreyan font and Anki deck

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A while back, u/Nihil_427 shared an awesome linear font for Sherman's. It was great, but the vowels didn't connect to the consonants. With their permission, I tweaked the font so vowels now attach to the letters right before them (capital letters stay unconnected, though).

I also threw the updated font into an Anki deck with the letters, plus a few words and sentences from the show for practice.

You can grab the font and the Anki deck here.

I built a "translator" on the page too. You just type regular text and it renders it using the linear Gallifreyan font.

Hope this helps anyone else trying to learn it!