The Lost Art of Handwriting Workbook
The Lost Art of Handwriting Workbook

Author: Brenna Jordan

Publisher: Adams Media

Published: 2021-02-02

Total Pages: 192

ISBN-13: 1507215746

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Improve your handwriting skills and calm your mind with this lovely, inviting companion workbook to The Lost Art of Handwriting. Practice your penmanship to perfection with this helpful handbook to mastering beautiful handwriting. Brenna Jordan of Calligraphy by Brenna and author of The Lost Art of Handwriting presents you with pages of wonderfully crafted letters, sayings, and quotes that you can use to practice your handwriting. The Zen-like repetition of cursive and printed letters will calm you and provide a sense of well-being as you make your way towards more legible, pleasing, and impressive handwriting that you can apply to correspondence, cards, artwork, and more. The Lost Art of Handwriting Workbook has everything you need to master calligraphy and provides a wonderful way to practice your handwriting every day.

The Lost Art of Handwriting
The Lost Art of Handwriting

Author: Brenna Jordan

Publisher: Simon and Schuster

Published: 2019-03-05

Total Pages: 192

ISBN-13: 1507209371

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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.

The Missing Ink
The Missing Ink

Author: Philip Hensher

Publisher: Farrar, Straus and Giroux

Published: 2012-11-27

Total Pages: 286

ISBN-13: 0865478945

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When Philip Hensher realized that he didn't know what a close friend's handwriting looked like ("bold or crabbed, sloping or upright, italic or rounded, elegant or slapdash"), he felt that something essential was missing from their friendship. It dawned on him that having abandoned pen and paper for keyboards, we have lost one of the ways by which we come to recognize and know another person. People have written by hand for thousands of years— how, Hensher wondered, have they learned this skill, and what part has it played in their lives? The Missing Ink tells the story of this endangered art. Hensher introduces us to the nineteenth-century handwriting evangelists who traveled across America to convert the masses to the moral worth of copperplate script; he examines the role handwriting plays in the novels of Charles Dickens; he investigates the claims made by the practitioners of graphology that penmanship can reveal personality. But this is also a celebration of the physical act of writing: the treasured fountain pens, chewable ballpoints, and personal embellishments that we stand to lose. Hensher pays tribute to the warmth and personality of the handwritten love note, postcards sent home, and daily diary entries. With the teaching of handwriting now required in only five states and many expert typists barely able to hold a pen, the future of handwriting is in jeopardy. Or is it? Hugely entertaining, witty, and thought-provoking, The Missing Ink will inspire readers to pick up a pen and write.

The Missing Ink
The Missing Ink

Author: Philip Hensher

Publisher: Macmillan

Published: 2013-10

Total Pages: 288

ISBN-13: 9781447221692

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When Philip Hensher realized that he didn't know what a close friend's handwriting looked like, he felt that something essential was missing from their friendship. But does it really matter that typing and texting have largely taken the place of passionate love letters, secret diary entries and postcards home? From the crucial role of handwriting in a child's development, to the novels of Dickens and Proust - and whether a person's writing really reveals their true personality - The Missing Ink goes in search of the stories and characters that have shaped our handwriting, and how it in turn has shaped us.

The Art of Cursive Penmanship
The Art of Cursive Penmanship

Author: Michael R. Sull

Publisher: Simon and Schuster

Published: 2018-07-03

Total Pages: 274

ISBN-13: 1510730524

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A thorough guide to making your cursive writing efficient, legible, and expressive.

Written by Hand
Written by Hand

Author: Erica Tighe

Publisher: Rock Point Gift & Stationery

Published: 2017-11-21

Total Pages: 163

ISBN-13: 1631063863

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There's no getting around the fact that typing on keyboards and screens is the new norm, but the simple, meditative art of writing words by hand can't be forgotten! Written by Hand is a guide designed to give you a new appreciation of writing. Everyday notes and lists don't have to be mundane scribbles; with a little practice, you can make them works of art! Writing longhand isn't a chore when you can turn your notes into mini works of art. Grocery lists, to-do lists, sticky notes, make them look more like art rather than work with Written by Hand. Whether you're an aficionado or mildly interested in creative journaling, this book can really take your text embellishments and your general font catalog to the next level. Every art journal needs captions, and with Written by Hand, you can make how you write as beautiful as what you write. A practical workbook with a creative element, fall in love with the art of your own handwriting and know with certainty that typed text has none of the charm and heart expressed in something beautifully scribed. Written By Hand walks you through the habits and skills needed to turn everyday scrawls into miniature pieces of art that are both wonderful to look at and fun to "draw". With walk-throughs of various lettering styles, examinations of personal writing habits, interesting facts on handwriting and calligraphy, and plenty of practice pages to use in your own hand-lettering practice, Written by Hand is an immersive guide to the written word.

Kind Regards
Kind Regards

Author: Liz Williams

Publisher: Michael O'Mara Books

Published: 2012-09-06

Total Pages: 128

ISBN-13: 1843179202

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Despite the ever-growing influence of technology, handwritten letters are regaining their value, meaning and popularity.

To the Letter
To the Letter

Author: Simon Garfield

Publisher: Gotham Books

Published: 2013-10-24

Total Pages:

ISBN-13: 9781782113775

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SIGNED EDITIONTo the Letter tells the story of our remarkable journey through the mail. From Roman wood chips discovered near Hadrian's Wall to the wonders and terrors of email, Simon Garfield explores how we have written to each other over the centuries and what our letters reveal about our lives. Along the way he delves into the great correspondences of our time, from Cicero and Petrarch to Jane Austen and Ted Hughes (and John Keats, Virginia Woolf, Jack Kerouac, Anaïs Nin and Charles Schulz), and traces the very particular advice offered by bestselling letter-writing manuals. He uncovers a host of engaging stories, including the tricky history of the opening greeting, the ideal ingredients for invisible ink, and the sad saga of the dead letter office. As the book unfolds, so does the story of a moving wartime correspondence that shows how letters can change the course of life. To the Letter is a wonderful celebration of letters in every form, and a passionate rallying cry to keep writing.

Spencerian Handwriting
Spencerian Handwriting

Author: Platts Roger Spencer

Publisher: Ulysses Press

Published: 2016-08-02

Total Pages: 178

ISBN-13: 1612435289

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Spencerian penmanship is considered the pinnacle of classic handwriting and cursive--now a lost art. Offering a bind up of 6 books in 1, this hands-on guide is the only all-in-one edition of L.P. Spencer's theory and practice workbooks for learning and practicing perfect lettering.

Print and Cursive Handwriting Workbook
Print and Cursive Handwriting Workbook

Author: Sally Sanders

Publisher: Rockridge Press

Published: 2019-11-26

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13: 9781641524179

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Improve your print and cursive handwriting, while appreciating the beauty and benefits of written words This comprehensive print and cursive handwriting workbook for adults gives clear instruction and a sequential program of exercises that progress your penmanship to become perfectly polished. Make your best impression when writing in birthday cards, thank-you notes, postcards, love letters, and more. A chapter on calligraphy and hand lettering guides you to take your handwriting practice even further. Practical, encouraging approach—Anyone can improve their handwriting with a little practice. This workbook presents straightforward instruction, with an appreciation for the beauty of handwriting. Achieve your penmanship goals—Whether you want to increase your handwriting’s legibility, write more quickly, or write in a way that presents a positive image, this is the workbook for you. Analyze handwriting weaknesses—This book offers methods and lessons to identify and correct handwriting flaws, and helps you develop your own distinct, unique style. Handwritten notes hold more value, so learn how to perfect the look of your penmanship.