Calligraphy- Beauty beyond Writing

 Calligraphy is the word that has been derived from Greek words “kallos” and “graphos” which means the art of “beautiful handwriting”. This form of writing in hand has a strong attraction in itself as it is a form of visual art. Calligraphy is well known for its gracefulness and elegance.

We see this form of art being preserved in most of the historic documents. It was performed using broad bases like brushes etc. There have been modifications made in use of calligraphic instruments like the nibs and pens of different bases. These pens or brushes are used for different purposes giving a smooth or rough look as per the requirement.

Everybody wishes to learn the art of ‘penmanship’. It not only helps in handwriting improvement but also provides various other advantages.

·         It makes the handwriting legible and more readable

·         It increases the concentration by consciously involving your mind

·         It develops artistic skills which enhances the creativity

·         It increases patience and refreshes the mood

Write Right, through its team of experts excel in providing calligraphy training. This program is designed in two levels (basic and advanced) which also focus on providing handwritingtips for better legibility.

4 Pros of Writing with Hand!

Handwriting has been losing its importance since the influence of technology is over-powering 

people. The traditional means of written communication i.e. handwriting, has been fading away. But there are facts that which proves that handwriting has some illuminating effects on ones personality.

Discussed below are the 4 benefits of writing with hand.

1.      Helps in learning the language

It is well known that the one who writes and communicates have a better command over the language. He/she is able to understand better, express themselves better and automatically becomes better even in verbal and internet communication etc.

2.      Adds to the Vocabulary

In people who are in a regular habit of writing using pen and paper, it has been observed that they develop an ability to retain new words and enrich their vocabulary. They are never out of words while expressing their thoughts and so it portrays their intellect among the general people.

3.      Improves Communication

Many people are not confident about the right message being delivered through their communication. One of the major reasons is that they have a poor understanding of the language and that too with a limited vocabulary. This can be sorted out by developing writing skills at an early age. This will certainly enhance their communication abilities latter.

4.      It helps in remembering better

You might have noticed students and professionals jotting down things either to understand the lesson or to prepare a to-do list for future. Why do they do this? Because, experts say that when people write on paper, they are also imprinting the same in their brain. It is because of this one can remember things giving NO credibility to forgetfulness.

Write Right, an institute of Handwriting Technology works on implementing a habit of writing within people by giving them the best handwritingsolution as per individual’s need and also making them understand the importance on “good handwriting skills” by giving the finest handwriting tips.

Being an enthusiast in creative writing, I always look forward to deliver good and informative content to my readers. I am Isha Sharma and I work for Write Right as a Content Developer.

Will “Handwriting” extinct…?

Each one of us reading this article here might have experienced ourselves making use of computers and laptops or even smartphones recently. We think something, and instead of jotting it down on a paper we use a notepad on a laptop; we have to prepare a to-do list of work, we use apps on our smartphone; we have to make a report or present ideas to someone, we use MS-office on the PC. So when do we actually write on paper? Probably, not even once in a day!

Do you think handwriting will extinct in the days to come?

When we were kids, lot of stress was given to write well, after an age we were asked to start writing in cursive style or it would affect the exam results, attention was set on writing in ink and in pencil to do the necessary corrections (if any). But, now the schools have shifted their focus to teaching kids the print style instead of cursive, lessons on board are now delivered through projectors, certainly because they know as these children would grow they will type more.

Is handwriting really important for kids?

Definitely handwriting is vital for kids to learn. Handwriting is the base to what students’ type on computers. It helps in

·         Learning to identify symbols (alphabets)

·         developing a better understanding of the language

·         adding to the vocabulary

·         improved verbal & written communication

·         remembering the crux of the subject longer

·         reducing the errors while working.

How to improve handwriting for kids? – An Insight…

It is generally observed that every third school going child has an illegible handwriting. The teachers who teach these kids have witnessed that the students whose grades are good have better handwriting than others. They also say that their handwriting change and matures as they grow; probably due to variable reasons like speed required to cover the complete syllabus or lack of being familiar with subjects at higher levels.

Write Right, a Handwriting expert company has come up with suggesting 3 major ways to improve handwriting-

1.       Maintaining a proper spacing between the letters and words

Irregular spacing between the words is one of the major causes of children having an illegible handwriting. If proper training is given to kids to maintain a proper spacing and consciously practice it in their writing, then it can definitely improve the handwriting.

2.       Working on the size of letters and words

Each letter written in any form i.e. cursive or printed style has 3 zones- upper zone (e.g. ‘d’, ‘h’, ‘l’ etc), middle zone (e.g. ‘a’, ‘c’, ‘e’ etc) and lower zone (e.g. ‘f’, ‘g’, ‘q’ etc). If each letter is written in their zones then it gives a proper size to words and automatically helps in improving handwriting.

3.       Creating the letters and words correctly

Each word, whether written in cursive, print style, or in different languages, has a particular identity and if created properly keeping the exact identity in mind, can help in making handwriting more readable. Many people while writing fast tend to give the letters a distorted shape. Learning speed writing techniques can help minimize the errors.

A unique form of writing called calligraphy helps in creating one single alphabet or art in many different ways. Joining calligraphyclasses can guide a child through proper creation of letters and words (or even designs) when written together.

Write right excels in providing 5-star training to improve handwriting by analyzing and working on about 56 types of errors that people make while writing and thereby suggesting ways to correct them.