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Create Your Own Alphabet with Tim Brookes

Voiced: The Festival for Endangered Languages

,Fountain Room
An array of colourful letterforms on a black background

Get creative with alphabets! Design your own writing system in this imaginative, hands-on workshop with Endangered Alphabets founder Tim Brookes.

Half the world’s alphabets currently in use have been invented by someone for their community - now it’s your turn. In this playful and thought-provoking workshop, writer and educator Tim Brookes invites you to design your own writing system. Whether your first language is English, Bengali, Farsi or Welsh, you’ll follow a few simple rules to create something truly original. Bring whatever you like to write on - paper, tablet, pencil or marker - and explore how writing can reflect identity and imagination.

The most inventive alphabets will be featured on the Endangered Alphabets Project website. No prior design or language experience needed - just curiosity and creativity.

Tagged with: Talks & events Voiced: The Festival for Endangered Languages Take part

Duration: 2h

Multi-buy: £15
Book both workshops on Sun 12 Oct at the same time at a discounted price.

Find out more about the Endangered Alphabets Project website at endangeredalphabets.com.

Ticket prices

Standard
£10 *
* Excludes £1.50 booking fee

Booking fees

£1.50 booking fee per online/phone transaction.

No fee when tickets are booked in person.

Booking fees are per transaction and not per ticket. If your booking contains several events the highest booking fee will apply. The booking fee may be reduced on certain events. Members do not pay booking fees.

Fountain Room

Location
The Fountain Room is located on Level G. 

Address
Barbican Centre
Silk Street, London
EC2Y 8DS

Public transport
​​​​​​​The Barbican is widely accessible by bus, tube, train and by foot or bicycle. Plan your journey and find more route information in ‘Your Visit’ or book your car parking space in advance.