The Alphabet Synthesis Machine by Golan Levin, with Jonathan Feinberg and Cassidy Curtis The Alphabet Synthesis Machine is an aid to explorers of the liminal territory between familiarity and chaos. An interactive Java applet, the Machine invites you to evolve the letterforms of a personalized "alien alphabet": the possible writing system of your own imaginary civilization. The Machine runs best on a Windows PC in IE5+. Macintosh users are strongly encouraged to download the latest MRJ from Apple. The machine can generate PC-formatted TrueType fonts of your alphabets; those unable to use this format may find Chris Reed's TTConverter helpful. LAUNCH THE MACHINE  /  BROWSE THE ARCHIVE  /  MORE INFORMATION