The Lost Art of Handwriting: Rediscover the Beauty and Power of Penmanship
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- Author：Brenna Jordan
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Summary
Revisit the lost art of writing with these fun prompts， worksheets， exercises—and more！—and experience the many benefits of writing by hand， including increased focus and memory， relaxation， and creative expression。
Writing by hand may seem passé in the digital age， but it shouldn’t be dismissed as simply an activity for grade schoolers—it offers countless benefits that have been studied by researchers， brain neurologists， therapists， educators， and others who are invested in helping handwriting thrive in an age of advancing technology。 Handwriting may be slower than typing—but this gives your brain more time to process information， and stimulates neurological connections that aid in memory， focus， and composition。 The process of handwriting can also have a soothing， calming effect and can even serve as a great form of meditation。 And of course， it’s a great way of expressing your individuality and personal style。
The Lost Art of Handwriting explores the history of writing longhand， and reintroduces proper stroke sequences， letter forms， and techniques for evaluating and improving your handwriting。 You will discover how the amazing variety of letter forms provide endless opportunities for making these alphabets your own， and how to choose alternatives that fit your preferences while keeping your writing neat， consistent， and unique to you。 You’ll learn how to connect letters in cursive writing to help you write more smoothly， and with practice， more efficiently。 Learn how easy it is to apply what you’ve learned into your everyday life with tips for integrating handwriting practice into already jam-packed schedules。
Soon， you’ll notice a steady increase in the relaxation， value， and joy that handwriting offers to everyone who persists in putting the pen or pencil to paper。
Writing by hand may seem passé in the digital age， but it shouldn’t be dismissed as simply an activity for grade schoolers—it offers countless benefits that have been studied by researchers， brain neurologists， therapists， educators， and others who are invested in helping handwriting thrive in an age of advancing technology。 Handwriting may be slower than typing—but this gives your brain more time to process information， and stimulates neurological connections that aid in memory， focus， and composition。 The process of handwriting can also have a soothing， calming effect and can even serve as a great form of meditation。 And of course， it’s a great way of expressing your individuality and personal style。
The Lost Art of Handwriting explores the history of writing longhand， and reintroduces proper stroke sequences， letter forms， and techniques for evaluating and improving your handwriting。 You will discover how the amazing variety of letter forms provide endless opportunities for making these alphabets your own， and how to choose alternatives that fit your preferences while keeping your writing neat， consistent， and unique to you。 You’ll learn how to connect letters in cursive writing to help you write more smoothly， and with practice， more efficiently。 Learn how easy it is to apply what you’ve learned into your everyday life with tips for integrating handwriting practice into already jam-packed schedules。
Soon， you’ll notice a steady increase in the relaxation， value， and joy that handwriting offers to everyone who persists in putting the pen or pencil to paper。
Reviews
Ken Finlay
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The ship has sailed！ Unfortunately the art of handwriting is likely to continue to decrease over coming years except for those who chose to practice the arcane art - outside of the very occasional need for a signature， the need to handwrite decreases every year。As a child in Ireland in the 1960s I was strongly encouraged to write with my right hand even though I was determinately left-handed。 I prevailed， and to this day I write with my left。My wife， on the other hand， was forced to write with h The ship has sailed！ Unfortunately the art of handwriting is likely to continue to decrease over coming years except for those who chose to practice the arcane art - outside of the very occasional need for a signature， the need to handwrite decreases every year。As a child in Ireland in the 1960s I was strongly encouraged to write with my right hand even though I was determinately left-handed。 I prevailed， and to this day I write with my left。My wife， on the other hand， was forced to write with her right hand and ended up somewhat doublehanded （which might have come in handy had she chosen to pursue a life of forgery - she didn't）。In my early to late 20s I kept a record of things which interested me and， tbh， that encouraged an attempt to improve my writing style - with mixed results。In most of my working life as a reporter I worked on computers and the need to actually handwrite anything outside of a note to a colleague decreased every year。However， at the very start of my career， we used typewriters and that generated paper which needed to be corrected。 There was an extensive list of Printers Correction Marks which were inserted on the original article before it was sent to be printed （on hot metal）。 I suspect that this is now a dead art。I also wonder whether Shorthand can survive in a digital age - I never mastered it but have a certificate saying I have 100wpm （thereby hangs an interesting tale of cheating and retribution！）Over the years I have occasionally thought that I might indulge in Calligraphy， so far I have not succumbed but， who knows， there is always the chance。I collect old Dublin postcards and one of the joys of examining them is the handwriting - some are absolutely gorgeous， a lot is just about decipherable， and some are downright illegible （so not every one 100 years ago was a great writer！）。"The Lost Art of Handwriting" is a lovely book in many ways， it certainly brought back memories of my early attempts to get it right， but I believe that handwriting is destined to continue to decline。 。。。more
Ren
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This is an excellent， excellent primer for anyone who simply wants legible handwriting。Many penmanship books are shelved in the calligraphy section and are intended for calligraphers in training。 But this simple volume takes you back to the basics and explains clearly what makes handwriting GOOD handwriting。 "What makes handwriting legible？ [。。。] consistency。 Consistency in size， slant， spacing， style， and pressure。" p。 28With that， she takes you through drills and exercises （using quotes） to im This is an excellent， excellent primer for anyone who simply wants legible handwriting。Many penmanship books are shelved in the calligraphy section and are intended for calligraphers in training。 But this simple volume takes you back to the basics and explains clearly what makes handwriting GOOD handwriting。 "What makes handwriting legible？ [。。。] consistency。 Consistency in size， slant， spacing， style， and pressure。" p。 28With that， she takes you through drills and exercises （using quotes） to improve on these five elements。 The use of quotes makes it far more interesting to practice than simply copying alphabets over and over。 She explains variations on alphabets and also introduces the cursory learner to a cliff note understanding of different hands， without demanding the audience be "loyal" to any particular script。 She explains how to do entry and exist strokes in different ways to create your own unique style。 Jordan explains how， with graphology and graphotherapy， some people view handwriting as a micro-reflection of your habits in life and choose to improve their handwriting to improve elements in their life。 She demonstrates how to ask questions of your handwriting and link it back to how you comport yourself in other areas of your life。 In analyzing my handwriting at the beginning， I realized that I have 1） no follow through， 2） too much pressure， and 3） no flair。 Which seemed entirely metaphoric for my life。 It took me five months to work through the book and my writing has improved exponentially。 I can happily report that I can now consistently write in either cursive or print， my slant has improved， my follow-through is consistent， and I am slowly getting comfortable with adding flair to my writing。 Consequently， I realized that most things in life are a matter of doing drills。 And if you do small， 5-minute drills on something every day you are bound to improve as a matter of route。 Having realized this， my follow-through in the rest of my life has dramatically improved。 I also decided that applying too much pressure when writing makes my hand hurt so I stopped。 Feeling too much pressure in other areas of my life made my brain hurt， so I've stopped it there too。 As for flair？ I'm working on it。 So I guess you could say， improving your writing does indeed improve other areas of your life。 Besides that， it's just fun。 You will need a practice book and tracing paper。 Enjoy！ 。。。more
Filip
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Short， sweet and practical guide to handwriting。Used for a monthly project to improve my cursive handwriting， and provided an excellent breakdown of the different components as well as exercises to do。Could've used even more hands on tips， as I found myself unsure of the direction and order of the individual strokes of certain letters。 Short， sweet and practical guide to handwriting。Used for a monthly project to improve my cursive handwriting， and provided an excellent breakdown of the different components as well as exercises to do。Could've used even more hands on tips， as I found myself unsure of the direction and order of the individual strokes of certain letters。 。。。more
Amy Owens
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Loved this book。 The artists style and instruction are beautiful， but not intimidating to the beginner。 Loved all the exemplars in various styles。 Highly recommend this book to anyone wanting to improve their penmanship and get started in creative lettering。
Abbas Mehrabian
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