Asemic writing is an open semantic form of writing. The word asemic means “having no semantic content”. In general, semantics (from the Greek semantikos, or significant meaning, derived from sema, sign) is the study of meaning, in some sense of that term. ... See also Creative writing. ...

Illegible, invented, or primal scripts (cave paintings, doodles, children’s drawings, etc) are all influences upon asemic writing. But instead of being thought of as mimicry of preliterate expression, asemic writing can be considered as a postliterate style of writing that uses all forms of creativity for inspiration. A manuscript (Latin manu scriptus, written by hand), strictly speaking, is any written document that is put down by hand, in contrast to being printed or reproduced some other way. ...

Some asemic writing has pictograms or ideograms, which suggest a meaning through their shape. Other forms are shapeless and exist as pure conception within the garden of imagination and experience. Pictogram for public toilets A pictogram or pictograph is a symbol which represents an object or a concept by illustration. ... A Chinese character. ...

Asemic writing has no verbal sense, though it may have clear textual sense. Through its formatting and structure, asemic writing may suggest a type of document and, thereby, suggest a meaning. The form of art is still writing, often calligraphic in form, and either depends on a reader’s sense and knowledge of writing systems for it to make sense, or can be understood through aesthetic intuition. Calligraphy (from Greek καλλι calli beauty + γραφος graphos writing) is the art of decorative writing. ...

Asemic writing can also be seen as a relative perception, whereby, unknown languages and forgotten scripts provide templates and platforms for new modes of expression.

The Wikipedia logo is an example of asemic writing.

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• [1]Asemic magazine offers a portal into this world of evolutionary poetry/calligraphy/narrative.