Thursday, September 24, 2009

In Praise of Penmanship

Beautiful handwriting is an art form, a gift to the eyes. There's nothing quite like it. And nothing like chicken scratch that substitutes for handwriting, either. Blah.

Italian author Umberto Eco recently wrote an essay in the Guardian UK about the distressing lack of penmanship in schools. Technology presents many wonderful opportunities, but what about penmanship? We all need to sign papers or checks from time to time. Click here to read the essay.

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