In this digital age where most writing is done using a personal computer or cell phone, the art of handwriting has not lost its importance. While manual script has taken a backseat for quite some time, you may want to rediscover its importance and put pen to paper more often. Whether you are an older […]
Everybody has a unique handwriting style that is crafted in an efficient way to form letters and numbers. There is no “correct” style of writing although handwriting analysts would argue that there is a “best” one. There are many styles of handwriting, but they are categorized into three major types; cursive, print, and D’Nealian. […]
The study of a person’s handwriting is referred to as graphology. In graphology, the physical characteristics and patterns of handwriting are analyzed and can be used to identify the writer, his or her psychological state at the time of writing, or identifying personality characteristics. Graphology has been practiced for hundreds of years and has been […]
It is quite a striking fact that the letters and words that are taken for granted today in printed books and written notes helped define the world we live in. In this age, it is a rare pleasure to see something that is handwritten. Over thousands of years, penmanship has changed and many different […]
Beautiful handwriting is incredible, isn’t it? There is no doubt that writing by hand requires more complex movement than tapping keys on a computer keyboard, but it has been shown to improve learning, creativity and memory. Many people argue that in this age, handwriting is not required since we almost always communicate written language […]
Good handwriting skills are primarily taught during the childhood years. However, with the prominence of computer technology, many adults are losing their ability to write by hand, and are developing untidy and messy handwriting. In addition, bad writing habits that develop in childhood can be ingrained and are a lot more difficult to break later […]
While we’re spending more time using our personal computers and cell phones to communicate, we should still attempt to improve our penmanship and not give up on good old-fashioned cursive handwriting! With schools spending less time teaching their students cursive handwriting and sometimes discarding penmanship lessons altogether due to an increased reliance on computer […]