Wednesday, August 12, 2009

art blurb...handwriting for humanity

from the Scotsman:

In an age when penmanship has sunk under a tide of texts and the handwritten letter been sent packing by e-mail, Mr Gordon stands as a beacon illuminating the beauty of the alphabet as crafted by hand. Each year, the New York-based organisation Handwriting for Humanity, which serves to foster the study of handwritten communication, holds a competition for the best handwriting in the world…sample can be seen here.