Scripsit edited by Michael Clark explored the abstract side of letterforms, with astonishing examples from calligraphers Arthur Baker, Susan Skarsgard, Carl Kurtz and Silvia Izi working in a variety of media on paper. In assembling the issue, Clark sought to dispel the notion of abstract as intentionally obscure. "It is much more demanding to use a single stroke, a letter, a word or a series of words to create a visual that defies being read, but gives meaning and purpose to the paper upon which it rests," he explained.