Alternative Layout System explores innovative approaches to paragraph formatting, drawing inspiration from historical manuscript techniques to challenge conventional layouts. The research resulted in a plugin for InDesign, available for free download at alternativelayoutsystem.com. The publication presents designers’ experimental work with these scripts. Contributions by Alexis Hominal & Tamara Niklaus, Alice Franchetti, Anatole Couteau & Pablo Desportes, Arve Båtevik, Clemens Piontek, Eurostandard, Isabel Seiffert, Jonathan Hares, Lea Michel, Marietta Eugster & Loan Bottex, Maximage, Mitch Paone, NORM, Omnigroup, Tancrède Ottiger, Teo Schifferli.