An industry project at university required an ancient language beyond translation to be visible on a prop. I took this opportunity to create my own language. At first, I went for a computer based language that were mostly straight lines and looked more organised. I then thought, this is an ancient language from a long lost civilisation, I thought it might look better to look more hand written.
I drew up some ideas on graph paper and then drew the language on Illustrator. I also tested it out on a dial (which is where it would appear).
The design for this language was accidental as the concept I used was originally alien, not ancient Earth.