“A signature always reveals a man's character - and sometimes even his name.” ~ Evan Esar ~
I don’t know about you, but one of the things that I miss the most in our technologically driven social network society is the element of face-to-face, eyeball-to-eyeball interaction, as well as getting a simple handwritten message now and then – the latter truly makes my day.
Yes, there are computer webcams and Skype that keep people connected, but not everyone has that luxury.
It takes a lot more time to write a note by hand because emotions are often tethered to the act of writing – just ask graphologists.
A handwritten note might be an indication that someone doesn’t have access to a computer, but more often, it’s says someone cared enough to carve time out of their day to pen a message.
Well, technology has come full circle, and you can send a handwritten note with a little help from your computer and a nifty program you download free from Pilot Handwriting.
Save this one to your “Gizmos, Gadgets and Stuff File” – the Pilot Handwriting program makes it relatively simple to translate your very own script to your email via an easy process of transferring your handwritten alphabet to a downloadable form, and then scanning that form into your computer, and et voilà ! You now have the ability to send handwritten messages that blossom from your keyboard. Not quite the same as pen to paper, but pretty cool nonetheless.
IMHO, in a pinch, from script to screen works for me, but please don’t totally give up your gel pen. I’m headed to my mailbox now to see if anyone has sent me a letter.
Take a look at the Pilot Handwriting video below. What do you think?
2 comments:
It's a pretty cool concept, but I see as gimmicky and not overly practical. It reminds me of those mass mailed letters that look like they've been handwritten but you can tell that they're not.
Personally I prefer normal fonts that are easy to read. The personality should be conveyed in the words on the page.
Lee
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I have some lovely stationery but I rarely use it except when sending a note of condolence. Everything else is email. Sigh.
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