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square-word In reply to Beau-Dodson [2019-05-21 03:30:30 +0000 UTC]

I only discovered Square Word Calligraphy in 2012 or so.  I was amazed by how intuitively it could be written, especially after having used "real" Chinese characters since 1969.  I expanded Xu Bing's initial "base," by tripling the possibilities for each Roman alphabet letter.  I did this because, as a native speaker and user of English, I was aware of the wide variance in the representation of Roan alphabet letter, which Xu Bing just wouldn't be knowledgeable about.  I also did it because of my knowledge (very limited) od Mesoamerican Maya glyphs, which uses SEVERAL symbol variations to represent the same sound.  It just adds depth to the stylistic richness of the Square Word Calligraphy symbols.  These days though, I am focusing on the Chinese-inspired "seal" and "nine-fold" variations on my original simplified alphabetic characters, used to make personal seals and other designs.

Thank you for the info on the Christian Communist symbol.  

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Beau-Dodson In reply to square-word [2019-05-21 14:53:56 +0000 UTC]

No prob. Another thing (because I'm just curious): Why did you make Enganagari a regular alphabet instead of an abugida?

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square-word In reply to Beau-Dodson [2019-05-22 15:57:16 +0000 UTC]

I think I see your point now -- if you're talking about the Simple and Nine-Fold Seal-Style Script (and not the Enganagri Alphabet), it is indeed a regular alphabet.  I wanted each letter to be full-form, with only 26 variations.  It was designed to have a one-to-one relationship for English words.  On the other hand, the Enganagri Alphabet represented many, many more sounds (including all the I.P.A. sounds for English).

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Beau-Dodson In reply to square-word [2019-05-23 13:32:56 +0000 UTC]

Actually, you could've still used the diacritics whilst making it an abugida. How about I do this with the Bengali Script (I could call it "Engali"), just to prove my point?

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square-word In reply to Beau-Dodson [2019-05-23 20:09:48 +0000 UTC]

Sounds like a good way for me to understand your point.  Besides, I might not have the correct idea about what an "abugida" is, and could benefit from some instruction.  By the way, I absolutely love the Bengali Script.  Gujarati would be my next favorite.

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Beau-Dodson In reply to square-word [2019-05-23 23:24:41 +0000 UTC]

Goddamnit... I can't show you because I can't post it from my photos! 

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Beau-Dodson In reply to square-word [2019-05-23 20:43:50 +0000 UTC]

Challenge accepted. Wait while I ready it.

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