Redesigned Alphabet

37signals spotlights Alphabet 26, the late Bradbury Thompson’s radical proposal for the redesign of the alphabet. After watching his young son stumble over the difference between the upper and lowercase versions of the same graphic symbol (the letter R), Thompson selected the "best" letters to create a consolidated alphabet of 26 symbols without case variation, arguing that "A graphic symbol, or for that matter any trademark worth its salt, to be efficient, should be constant.” Don't miss the spirited comment session, where the advantages and problems Thompson's idea are being discussed at length.