Why choose Handwriting?
Handwriting, has been a “common tool” that has been taught
to each one of us, from early childhood that we will use throughout our lives.
Whether we know it or not, but handwriting is such a powerful source of
communication skill and what I think we take for granted. Handwriting is
something that makes us all stand out as individuals. How many people do you
know that have similar handwriting as yourself? Handwriting comes in many
forms, and many people’s personalities make it different from anyone else’s.
We take handwriting for granted. With so many various ways
of communicating, handwritten notes, letters…”messages” have been slowly taken
over by recent technology. The likes of text messages, emails and even talking
to each other on the Internet, using a form of messaging service sways people
into forgetting all about handwriting. Even though the argument lies between
what is easier and quicker, non-handwriting loses the battle. But even so,
handwriting is personal.
Handwriting is a very personal thing. We see things, for
example, “e-cards” that people can purchase from the Internet; to send to loved
ones for their Birthday, etc. This is very blunt and not very personal at
all. The idea behind handwriting is that
it makes it personal. The receiver who would get a card from a loved one, in a
handwritten form, is made to feel that there has been effort being made. Effort
and devotion comes across in a personal note within the card. This is one of
the reasons for why handwriting should be brought to attention, and should be used
a lot more.
Can we bring a light to handwriting, and make it more
creative in today’s society? Handwriting is something that shows creativeness
and imagination. Within handwriting, we can create many designs that use
colour, depth and the way we use it on screen/paper. People should be notified,
that before common technology such as laptops and mobile phones, font was
created by hand. This shows the amount of effort and dedication that it took to
create and this allows people to be more hands on and allow their creativeness
flow.
Handwriting shouldn’t be a chore. Handwriting should be fun
and done without any problems. In an ideal world, we would have pen pals and
diaries that we could all write in, which makes handwriting a strong base form.
Having this idea, I would create a campaign that emphasises this.
How to do this is easy, as I will research other
materials/sources of handwritten text. After creating a name for my campaign, I
will think of ideas that relate to “personal writing”. I will look for
campaigns that have a handwritten feel to it, and therefore choose text that
has a handwritten skill. This campaign would be targeted for young and elder
people. This is because I want both sets of age groups to be involved and to be
aware of handwriting more.
Handwriting is the way to the future. Why should we all be
labelled the same, when handwriting shows off our personalities?
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