Cursive Handwriting, Simple Typography, and Creativity

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HANDWRITING, TYPOGRAPHY & CREATING VIRGINIA ALEXANDER

Transcript of Cursive Handwriting, Simple Typography, and Creativity

HANDWRITING, TYPOGRAPHY& CREATINGVIRGINIA ALEXANDER

LIBRARIAN, ARTIST& TAPE AFICIONADO

VIRGINIA ALEXANDER

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I don't have badhandwriting.

I just have my own font.

T h e i m p o r t a n c e o f c u r s i v e h a n d w r i t i n g

http://time.com/2820780/five-reasons-kids-should-still-learn-cursive-writing/

"American institutions stillrequire signatures for things."­ driver's license­ passport­ social security card­ marriage license

"It's good for our minds."Studies show that writing in bothprint and cursive activates variousparts of the brain. Cursive also pushes learns to"think of words as wholes insteadof parts."

"Kids can't read theDeclaration ofIndependence."

Some people canONLY read cursivedue to brain injuries,or it serves as ateaching aid for thosewith dyslexia.

"People like theway it looks."

Different versions of cursive.

The Palmer Method was first used in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. "Under this method, students were taught to adopta uniform system of cursive writing with rhythmic motions."http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Palmer_Method

http://artdepartmental.com/2009/10/12/learning-architectural-lettering/

Architect Font, draftsman's lettering

Traditional American CursiveD'Nealian script

Signature Activity

Your signature is:> unique> your fingerprint in a digital world> your personal artistry

Typography is defined as "the styleand appearance of printed matter."

Williams, R. (1998). " The non-designer's type book. Peach Pit Press. Berkley California

types of fonts

Old StyleModern

slab serifsan serif

Fringe typescripts

Decorative

Text and emotionLost gray kitten!

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Text and emotionLost gray kitten!

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Create your own type of digital font. - consistency-pick a theme-upload to myscriptfont.com

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