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From: amanda@visix.com (Amanda Walker)
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Subject: Re: Star Trek, the font generation
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Date: 22 Apr 91 16:07:01 GMT
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In article <15125@life.ai.mit.edu> cbwood@churchy.gnu.ai.mit.edu
(Clifton B. Wood) writes:

   Same here. I am trying to think of a good way to design an "alien script" 
   using bits and pieces of interesting fonts and lettersets as bases for more
   ideas.

Try taking a look at Armenian type or calligraphy.  It's a European but
non-Roman script, which looks pretty odd to someone who's used to the
Roman alphabet...

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