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Handwriting and CalligraphyHandwriting might not be as popular as it used to be but it is a fact that simple handwriting can be transformed into art and calligraphy is there to prove it. People have used handwriting for centuries as a means to share information and to communicate one with another. Ever since computers have become so accessible however, people have started handwriting less and less. Yet, some people can appreciate the significance of handwriting and here one can read more about calligraphy or the visual art created by handwriting.
Calligraphy is a visual art that can be created with different types of handwriting instruments. Some specialists refer to calligraphy as the art of fancy lettering and others describe it as the art that can shape letters in an expressive, skilful and harmonious way. Writing has always been as much about the story itself as the way in which the story is presented visually. Those who wanted to attract the attention in the past with their writing skills had to do it in an impressive manner and this is what calligraphy helped them to do. There are different types of letters and signs that are commonly used in calligraphy but modern calligraphy can be as simple as functional hand-lettered inscription to fine-art letters that combine the abstract expression of the handwriting and which can or cannot compromise the legibility of the handwriting. Nowadays, calligraphy is commonly seen in special invitations or letters. For instance, it is commonly used in event or wedding invitations, font design, logo design and more. The most common handwriting tool is the pen, usually the fountain pen but technology has allowed changes in calligraphy as well and it can be performed with various computer programs.
Calligraphy is in the end a form of art that can reveal the talent and expressivity of an individual in ways that people could not imagine.
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