We’ve been digging into the decipherment of ancient scripts. But do you really know what “writing” means?
Take a few minutes to think about writing the way decipherers do. Along the way, learn about:
- graphemes & allographs
- glyphs & diacritics
- scripts & writing systems
- graphemics & graphetics
The word writing can mean any of these!
I want to put some art and thought into the history of writing. Expect more on this topic in the upcoming months.
UPDATE - more indeed! It's called Thoth's Pill:
• Thoth's Pill: an Animated History of ...
Audio, art and animation by NativLang
CC 3.0 image attributions:
Louvre Hieroglyphs, Neithsabes, modified by NativLang
Korykian Cave Inscription, Zde
Music:
The Voyage, Jason Shaw (audionautix.com)
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