6 Best Articles on Handwriting
The most useful articles on handwriting from around the web—beginners to advanced—curated by thought leaders and our community. We focus on timeless pieces and update the list whenever we discover new, must-read articles or videos—make sure to bookmark and revisit this page.
Top 5 Handwriting Articles
At a glance: these are the articles that have been most read, shared, and saved on handwriting by Refind users in 2023.
Short Articles
Short on time? Check out these useful short articles on handwriting—all under 10 minutes.
What Emojis Can’t Express: How Handwriting Reveals Our True Selves
When I was in fifth grade, our class was joined by a boy who had the most exquisite handwriting. It was astonishing to watch, and worse, he had no idea how good he was at it. Penmanship in elementa…
«There is a term used by both educators and forensic analysts, graphic maturity, that refers to the point when our handwriting stops looking childish.»
How Handwriting Lost Its Personality
Penmanship was once considered a window to the soul. The digital age has closed it.
8 Tips to Improve Your Handwriting (Plus a Free Worksheet)
In this post, you'll find eight tips to improve your handwriting. The post also includes a link to a free printable cursive handwriting worksheet!
Bring Back Handwriting: It’s Good for Your Brain
People are losing the brain benefits of writing by hand as the practice becomes less common
Software turns ‘mental handwriting’ into on-screen words, sentences
Artificial intelligence, interpreting data from a device placed at the brain’s surface, enables people who are paralyzed or have severely impaired limb movement to communicate by text.
Long Articles
These are some of the most-read long-form articles on handwriting.
Designing A Font Based On Old Handwriting
Are you considering transforming old cursive handwriting into a modern digital font? In this article, Carolyn Porter gives advice on what to keep in mind when designing and releasing a new font.
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