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TITLE

An Enigmatic System of Symbols: Found Occurrences and Form Study

ARTIST/DESIGNER

Simon Fréour 

DATE

2023

This project introduces an invented script, envisioning a scenario where enigmatic characters have been mysteriously appearing on various New York City streets and subway stations, leaving their origin and meaning shrouded in mystery. The accompanying zine serves as both a documentation of this unexplained phenomenon and a type specimen showcasing the character set. While deliberately avoiding a direct reference to any specific script, thewriting system incorporates design elements reminiscent of establishedwriting systems, striking a balance between an alien and familiar appearance. With 26 characters corresponding to the English alphabet, it prompts contemplation on our sense of otherness and the dynamics of visual perception that come into play when encountering a foreign script. This interplay highlights the intricate nature of script aesthetics and the influence of cultural context on our perception, even when the characters are devoid of linguistic meaning.



abjad
abugida
acrophony
acrostic
alphabet
alphasyllabary
asemic writing
automatic writing
boustrophedon
character
character set
cipher
code
conscript
cryptography
encode
experimental
grapheme
glyph
hieroglyph
hieroglyphics
imaginarium
language
letter
letterform
linguistic
logosyllabary
logographic
logogram
nat scirpt
neography
optophonetic
phoneme
phonetic
pictograph
quasi
re-worlding
script
syllabary
syllable
symbol
speculative
torus
versimilitude
writing system
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