Runes
1. Overview
Runes are the name given to the main glyph in a gesture sigil. They are represented as 7x7 1-bit tiles, and typically conform to the aesthetic rules of Square Kufic calligraphy which impose a balance of black and white tiles.
When rendering a Gesture Sigil, the Rune gets doubled in size to take up a 14x14 pixel space inside of a 16x16 pixel area. The remaining pixels serve as padding.
2. Tangled Files
Runes are stored in a text file format readable by the loadtiles function.
<<runes>>
A corresponding janet file called "runes.janet" will be used to help look up runes in a tile map (8x8 tilemap, or 64 runes max).
(def runes @{
<<entries>>
})
(defn runes-bp []
(def loadtiles-file (dofile "loadtiles/loadtiles.janet"))
(def gen-tilemap ((loadtiles-file 'gen-tilemap) :value))
(def tmap
(gen-tilemap "runes/runes.txt" 7 7 8 8))
(def canvas @[0 0 (* 48 8) (* 48 8)])
(def bp (btprnt/new (canvas 2) (canvas 3)))
(def zoom 2)
(def geneva9 (btprnt/macfont-load "fonts/geneva_9"))
(each k (keys runes)
(def glyph (runes k))
(def grid (btprnt/grid
bp canvas 8 8 (glyph 0) (glyph 1)))
(def text (string k))
(btprnt/macfont-textbox
bp geneva9
grid
(math/floor
(- (/ (grid 2) 2)
(/ (btprnt/macfont-linewidth geneva9 text) 2)))
(- (grid 3) 13) text 1)
(def center (btprnt/centerbox
bp
grid
(+ (* 7 zoom) 2)
(+ (* 7 zoom) 2)))
(btprnt/outline bp center 1)
(btprnt/tile
bp tmap
center
1 1
(glyph 0) (glyph 1)
7 7
zoom 1)
)
(btprnt/del tmap)
bp)3. Empty Space
empty space.
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-------:empty @[0 0]4. Chinese Number Inspired Runes
These are runes based on the chinese numbers 1-8.
4.1. One ("yi1")
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Five was a difficult one to port over, so I didn't bother.
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The character is in here if you look hard enough.
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#######:ba @[0 1]5. Some Early Prototypes
These are some early sigils I worked out.
5.1. Diamond
My first instinct was to draw a diamond. I always like starting at the center, and then going out. This also reminds me of one of those oriental rug patterns.
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I tried going against my instinct of starting in the center, and instead tried to do something that was lopsided and asymetrical. Kufic rules enforce a certain kind of balance and order.
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-------:asym @[2 1]5.3. T Tile
Playing with asymmetry more, I wanted to explore using tesselations and motifs within the limited space.
This was built up using a "T" radical.
These kinds of runes to me are less rune, more texture.
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The Box. Inside a Box. Runes like these are always the clearest.
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#######:boxinbox @[4 1]6. Sanskrit Inspired
These are sets adapted from the Candy Crystal Codex, which were loosely inspired by Sanskrit symbols.
The Codex symbols are 8x8. They will need to scrunch into 7x7.
These may adhere to Kufic rules, but maybe not.
The Codex was originally going to be written in generative Kufic, but I didn't have the code ready for that. The Sanskrit glyphs were a backup. Funnily enough, these Sanskrit symbols I made are perhaps more apt for this system than some of the initial Kufic symbols I wrote.
These runes will be introduced the proper Candy Crystal Codex way, using procedurally generated names and descriptions.
6.1. ryshar
kigoh zusod cimee.
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-------:ryshar @[5 1]6.2. haerabeek
shocasheh zhemaej chomuz.
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-------:haerabeek @[6 1]6.3. che
beenodeet cham laim.
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-------:che @[7 1]6.4. kat
pamaim rasab baifaevai shaer kae sutygi.
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-------:kat @[0 2]6.5. lubigis
chaezeepab sheenaic shebyfer tog ship.
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-------:lubigis @[1 2]6.6. kyvi
kohyjyg ripalais higanait maveekej baifavai gegohep nujypysh.
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-------:nahaisheed @[2 2]6.7. med
gaeg gaifeevyj siledog.
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-------:med @[3 2]6.8. nip
hukeeb semol zhuchyn.
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-------:nip @[4 2]6.9. shaichorip
wil caecozheh paben dagos wai zefa gaekocash.
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-------:shaichorip @[5 2]6.10. hetachae
lamev cucaif docyzhev wukydi pozedaech sudeech bizaim.
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-------:hetachae @[6 2]6.11. jofaep
vaig weeriduk johobaep.
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-------:jofaep @[7 2]6.12. fyshee
to ca fakatae gaik.
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-------:fyshee @[0 3]6.13. jupyshaet
beez daedai sher sa.
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-------:jupyshaet @[1 3]6.14. bechak
wosegeep tyk tiwae fad ca dosuf fakaej seefaeban haisymaeh.
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-------:bechak @[2 3]6.15. baechived
fas chuwyhais haijyg zhezitaet shop jaigitizh faelae zhaishaig shacoc.
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-------:baechived @[3 3]6.16. wypen
ca chyfug rifosh dan hapy zhomer.
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-------:wypen @[4 3]6.17. kaekaek
zhyjaif wiceev mozy hi bae.
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-------:kaekaek @[5 3]6.18. suchai
taepyt seefikaem zopeev ludu ceeh.
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-------:suchai @[6 3]6.19. paipuchev
saiche ty pukyr shelee mydevoch.
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-------:paipuchev @[7 3]6.20. zaimep
lee jainaiz railyzhaem zhicoh.
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---#-#-:zaimep @[0 4]6.21. shaishik
jeesheezhai wesyb cydam feetun bairet.
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laigivy jechaif jir kokanep heechaih zhabi maeshigysh lael jih.
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-------:wozhish @[2 4]6.23. ser
lonemae nywaih bykul shebaebaez.
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-------:ser @[3 4]6.24. ciweet
taguchaij geesheemi wap.
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-------:ciweet @[4 4]6.25. gaecaijag
zhaenigiv vichaiheb ka chicozec dic zige.
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-------:gaecaijag @[5 4]6.26. neteevib
nec bod zhig jo let bochepaek hudich.
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-------:neteevib @[6 4]6.27. paizheez
zhoned fumo dosh zhaimaed.
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