This is an experiment in generating graphics that look like artificial written languages.

A typical way of constructing a written language is to start with a one-to-one transposition of existing letters into invented letters. This bottom-up approach may or may not produce cohesive looking text down the line when the characters are joined. Instead of starting with an alphabet, this alternate approach begins with a few rules for the composition of the characters, and then introduces random variations of those elements until the text as a whole looks convincing. From here, natural occurring and compelling fragments can be assigned to actual letters, and the alphabet can be post-rationalized.