i wanted to revisit this after spending more time with Shavian and Quikscript.

while i was initially more favorable to Quikscript as the “latest improved revision,” i’ve actually come to prefer Shavian overall in the end. this is due to the following:

• I find an elegance to the way the Shavian alphabet uses mirroring for similar sounds. At first I was concerned it would be confusing, but with more practice I find it helpful because it narrows down the sound range I should be thinking of. Much of this is lost in Quikscript due to prioritizing different goals for handwriting flow.

• Quikscript indeed is primarily about handwriting flow. This is not an issue in an age of computers, and even when writing i’m perfectly happy with Shavian “print” as opposed to a cursive Quikscript.

• Quikscript has many more unique characters and alt-characters to facilitate cursive flow. That means many more unique symbols and rules to memorize.

At the end, it’s the elegant simplicity of Shavian that i’ve come to value the most.