I work on games, learn languages, and work with native plants when I get the chance. Avatar by Wolf / Isananika
I showed it to one of them a bit ago, they were super into it, and this time I stopped by I gave them a little cheat sheet that they've put up in their break room to practice with, and they're excited to start using it for names and little notes.
I have no idea what has compelled me to do this, but it's fun as hell. A little group of queer language nerds using an obscure writing system for notes on coffee cups.
Something I've been getting into lately is the idea of alternate scripts for existing languages, whether that's for writing reform, for aesthetics, or for fun. In particular, I recently learned about the Shavian script for English, and I'm surprised at how quickly I learned it.
I don't particularly like the aesthetics of it, or the way it implements featural qualities (rotational symmetry is confusing in real-world situations of pencil on paper writing), but I do like how systematic and fundamentally simple it is to learn. It's definitely aimed more at writing than reading though, and I'd like something that balances both.
I might riff off some of its ideas for a little con-script project of my own, but for now, it's just a fun thing to play with. If anyone else is interested, someone made a site where you can learn it and install keyboards for it (including on mobile): https://shavian.info
