I was wondering how one goes about modifying glyphs of the Amharic script to a specific distressed/display style, so it's still understandable to people reading it? I need to make an Ethiopian version of a custom designed latin logotype and would like the Amharic letterforms to retain the look.
Original latin logo:
A quick Amharic version:
Original Amharic script font:
I've found some information on the Amharic alphabet in http://this book. It says that there are 33 basic characters and there are combinations with additional strokes or symbols to create new characters for different sounds.
My questions:
How specific those strokes and symbols need to be?
Is there any guide somewhere?
How far can you go with simplification of such a script (Amharic, Arabic etc) in general?
Is the above example acceptable/readable or should the characteristics/serifs be put back?




