Collaborative Proto-Script?
I had an idea of creating a collaborative script... Using 9 basic elements (with potential of adding more), creating small pictographs that we could evolve into a mother-script, and then derive daughter scripts from, just as languages evolve. The nine basic elements. Some random samples: Thoughts, suggestions, ideas?

That's the kind of challenges i was talking about, just fun stuff to play, here: If you set the rules for no scaling then some of this are of, if no intersections are allowed then most of them are.. Cheers!

Interesting, how about : Are there any guidelines, as in can lines connect? Can the length or sizes of certain elements vary?

Are there any guidelines, as in can lines connect? Can the length or sizes of certain elements vary? Ok, lets try to keep it simple and easy to follow. 1) Scaling and size variation should be kept to a minimum, perhaps no more than one element per glyph. 2) Connection and intersection of elements should also be kept to a minimum. 3) For each glyph, there is a maximum of 5 glyph elements and other than the initial nine, a minimum of two. We can edit these later in need be. Mambawaba, I had thought of using a number system that I made a while back: As you can tell, the 'dot' is, as of now, the tenth element. Agreed?

Hakaku i like yours,just one sugestion, the rain could have 3 vertical lines and this one with 4 could be for column? looks like a greek jonic column. and with just 2 on the sides could mean "construction/building"? what do you think? Sano i like mine becouse you can actually count the segments, on the other hand has lots of intersections. Yours works fine, just has a little more complicated logic, its your call.

It doesn't bother me for the number system, you could always have both as variants; and maybe be incorporated in the daughter scripts we could eventually derive ourselves. Or it could be short-hand alternatives? Anyhow, I provided a fix based on Mambawaba's opinion, and I've added some more (although I realize some conflict with Mambawaba's, so any suggestions for different meanings appreciated). Feel free to comment on any of these characters, whether they suit the symbol or not. Oh, and I'm also going to assume the script is written horizontally right?

Or it could be short-hand alternatives? Well, yes, but most of the time short-hand is somewhat related to that which it is used to represent... Oh, and I'm also going to assume the script is written horizontally right? Well, it is a proto-script still, so setting a fixed writing direction or style, might not be a good idea, keep in mind, that the daughter scripts to come could be written in any way that suits the lang/creator/script, so lets keep it to the fundamentals as of now. BTW, Hakaku, your la-*test*-('") addition is quite well done, and I like the definitions a lot. I think we should try to keep a common theme in many of these glyphs...as well as a common size and shape to them...in this way we will be able to better associate the daughter graphemes. Mambawaba, if you could please, try to do copy paste so that we can all share and edit each others images...I did a bit to your contribution so that it "fits".

Not really much, I just felt like continuing the thread. I've added animals/insects and the such :