A Handful of Handwriting Links

In September there was a spate of articles about handwriting from its delights to its difficulty to its datedness to its demise. Check out the links, then post your comments. I expect your opinions will be just as strong as those expressed below.

• Umberto Eco: The lost art of handwriting
• Seize the rewards of writing your own handwritten notes…before it’s too late
• Handwriting instruction is ‘hanging in there’
• Cursive cursed. Texting and e-mail trump handwritten notes
• County Teachers Brush Up on Techniques for Teaching Handwriting
• More on the Importance of Handwriting
• The pen may be mightier than the keyboard
• Penmanship is Back: PenelopePoet.com Introduces Rings Engraved with the Customer’s Handwriting
• What your handwriting says about your future
• Signatures that Speak Volumes
• Editor’s notes: Paper thin
• Improve Your Handwriting with an “Alternative Hold”

If all that inspires you to work on your penmanship, check out some earlier posts on the subject here and here or visit the Calligraphy & Penmanship links in the sidebar. Let me know if you have a favorite handwriting site that should be included. That’s one list that will always have room for growth.