Here I present: 《Embossing & Debossing》
Kantenji Blocks (emboss) & Maya Blocks (deboss).
The image ABOVE is an informational graphic comparing the characteristics of the Kantenji writing system used for Japanese Braille and the ancient Maya Glyph Blocks.
Kantenji Blocks (Braille Kanji).
Description: Kantenji is an 8-dot braille system designed to transcribe Japanese kanji characters without converting them to kana first.
Format: It uses a linear and sequential arrangement of 8-dot cells. The top two dots are used to indicate whether the character is a full kanji, a first part of a compound, or a latter part.
Reading Method: It is read tactilely by blind individuals
Components: Characters are formed using a combination of radicals, phonetic elements, and semantic elements.
Maya Blocks.
Description: Maya glyphs form a logosyllabic writing system, combining signs (logograms) that represent entire words or ideas with signs that represent sounds (syllabograms).
Format: Glyphs are typically arranged in complex, square-shaped blocks. Multiple glyphs are often grouped within a single block and read left to right, top to bottom within that block.
Reading Method: The system is visual and was read by sighted scribes and elites.
Components: It utilizes complex glyphs that can represent full words or syllables.
