Write Something With A Pen On National Handwriting Day

24 jan 2008

January 23 is National Handwriting Day. Fonts are the same no matter what computer you use or how you use it. Fonts lack a personal touch. Handwriting can add intimacy to a letter and reveal details about the writer’s personality.

cursive handwriting art

The Writing Instrument Association in America are celebrating January 23 as the National Handwriting Day in an effort to revive that dying art of handwriting.

handwritten-signature This day is the birthday of John Hancock who is known for his large and clear signatures so much so that his name has almost become eponymous with the word signature.

Some ink bloggers who are celebrating the Handwriting day include GBM, Sumocat and Rodney.

So let’s celebrate – step away from the computer keyboard, pick a pen or pencil and write something.

http://techcrunchies.com Anand

It should rather be ‘International’ Handwriting Day…
http://www.debashish.com Debashish

Thanks Amit! Would also request you to read the first ever Hindi ink blog post at http://nuktachini.debashish.com/214 :) (incidentally Somocat, mentioned by you, also commented on the post and mentioned in a blog post of his).
http://yehseeyes.blogspot.com Vj

Please let me know, how to make posts in my own-handwriting ?

which site should I go to make it?

Keep me updated…((you’re simply excellent))
http://www.blog.slowdownnow.org/2008/01/22/and-now-for-something-completely-slow/ Christopher

Ah! I thought that National Handwriting Day would be the inspiration of a commercial group. It’s a pity that handwriting is a dying art in America. But it could well catch on. All of us at the International Institute of Not Doing Much (IINDM) spend much of our time doodling with a much loved pencil. And when it comes to making a concerted effort to do something, we do still write by hand. It saves us the bother of turning on a computer, which, as you know, can be exhausting.

Handwriting is a sensual activity. I write every day in a notebook with a Sumogrip pencil.

My parents and grandparents had beautiful handwriting. I didn’t inherit this elegant trait, but my handwriting is getting better.

So really, handwriting is sort of an anti-digital inspiration, wouldn’t you think? I love P.A.P.E.R technology.
http://www.digital-pen.com.au Brad

This is cool – thanks for the ink blog links, I didn’t know they existing.

After reading a few I noticed that they were all written on tablet PCs – has anyone ever seen or heard of one written with a digital pen?

I might have to give it a try for my blog.
http://www.labnol.org/ Amit Agarwal

#3, I used ArtRage with a Wacom Tablet to write this note.

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Write Something With A Pen On National Handwriting Day

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