Art of writing?

[ed4copies]

Sometimes we are missed at the shows we are "skipping" this year. This particular customer wrote me a note, with the pens he sent for me to fix.

The ART of writing is not dead---look at the effort he puts into his manuscript!!

 

[alphageek]

WOW!!! Now thats a cool customer to have! I wish I could write like that... I'm so bad at writing, even I have a tough time reading it.

 

[NewLondon88]

Sometimes we are missed at the shows we are "skipping" this year. This particular customer wrote me a note, with the pens he sent for me to fix.

The ART of writing is not dead---look at the effort he puts into his manuscript!!

THAT's not writing .. I can still read it!

 

[jleiwig]

THAT's not writing .. I can still read it!

That's what I was thinking! Are you sure you didn't mean (s)he instead of he? That's why I never write with a fountain pen...I suck too bad.

 

[wdcav1952]

Ed,

I certainly cannot write with that style and e'lan. However I definitely can admire the penmanship. It feels good to have satisfied clients like this person.

 

[CaRed]

The ART of writing is not dead---look at the effort he puts into his manuscript!!

The art of writing may not be dead but it is dying (except in older generations). You don't have to know how to write anymore. The computer has all the pretty fonts you will ever need. My sons are in high school and 4th grade. Neither of them were taught to write in cursive except in 3rd grade. After that, there is no more teaching. The only writing they are required to do is printing and most want it from the computer so they can read the answers. We had to put my high schooler in a laptop program so he could keep up with current technology.

It really is too bad.

 

[bitshird]

Ed, your customer is the kind it's nice to have, and their handwriting is beautiful, I wish I could write with that degree of penmanship.

 

[ed4copies]

The gent's name is Bill. He's younger than I, but not much. VERY interesting to talk with. But, yes Chris, this is why I showed the letter. The schools are dropping "handwriting", but some still consider it a worthy art.

In Bill's hand, I agree.

 

[greenmtnguy]

Ed,
That is not writting. That is art! Nice to see in the age of scrawl.

 

[Rick_G]

I used to be able to write like that NEVER. Nice to see. Thanks for posting that.

 

[maxwell_smart007]

Personally, that's why I print everything - I have trouble reading that...

 

[Wheaties]

Personally, that's why I print everything - I have trouble reading that...

Agreed. Although it looks really really cool. It's not smooth reading for me.

 

[Jgrden]

This person was educated and trained to write the Peterson System. Wonderfull writing. Each letter is started at the base. The "W" is specifically Peterson. Each word ends with a tail.

 

[Dan26]

That is a really nice letter. You need to tell everyone that he failed penmanship until he started using your pens. Seriously though, it is special to have a customer that takes the time to handwrite a letter like that.

 

[wudnhed]

I think when you invest in beautiful pens, you like using them. His writing is an art form.

 

[RAdams]

The absolute prettiest handwriting i have even seen was just last year. A 14 year old buy with a cheapo store bought fountain. Unfortunately, he rarely gets to use his gift, especially in school.

Without people like these, ur would replace you're.. etc. etc.

 

[DurocShark]

Stylish writing is disappearing quickly, as students write less with pen and paper, and more with computers, smart phones, txtng (imma urs. srsly?) and so on.

The upside to that is more and more people are discovering that writing with something other than a Bic can be a pleasurable experience since they're writing less and less, it becomes enjoyable instead of a chore.

 

[cnirenberg]

I'm suprised it wasn't signed John Hancock. All's I got to say is if you want to read my writing (chicken scatch) pray I type it.

 

[Jgrden]

So what is the future of handwriting? Are we chasing a diminishing dream?????

 

[DurocShark]

I think it will morph into something different. Kind of like how popular premium cooking supplies are now. I don't think it will ever be as pervasive as it once was, but those who continue to do it will be willing to pay a premium price for quality.