Wednesday, September 23, 2009

The lost art of handwriting; Umberto Eco

from Guardian.uk:

The art of handwriting teaches us to control our hands and encourages hand-eye coordination.
The three-page article pointed out that writing by hand obliges us to compose the phrase mentally before writing it down. Thanks to the resistance of pen and paper, it does make one slow down and think. Many writers, though accustomed to writing on the computer, would sometimes prefer even to impress letters on a clay tablet, just so they could think with greater calm.

You too can have beautiful handwriting...
You may view the instructional videos of this book. The videos are located at You Tube.
Basic 1: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TzgAyK2sAJc
Basic 2: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A_WfB4z-qMg
Cursive 1: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VqrhU3MhjBk
Cursive 2: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BPwPmrIzNGk
Cursive 3: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gKi_CydwuCY