An Elegant Script For A Modern Age.

[andreasn]

I realized a while back that traditional printing is a very inefficient and uncomfortable script. And it also just doesn't look very elegant. While cursive on the other hand doesn't work well with the ballpoints most people use today. We simply don't have a good modern script. So I set upon myself the task of creating one.

 

I had a few goals with this script. Every letter should be written with a single stroke, as to not waste energy on unnescessary hand movements. It should be fast and easy to write and read. It should work equally well wether you use a ballpoint fountain pen or pencil. And it should be better than what we have in every way.

 

I decided to have it be slanted because the movements get easier on the hand tgat way. And I also made it non-joined-up because I found that writing cursive with a ballpoint was tiring for the hand when it doesn't give you opportunity to rest when lifting up the pen.

 

I avoided straight lines as much as possible and made most of the basic strokes follow the natural curve of the hand.

 

I borrowed a few letters from cursive just simplified them a bit, a few letters from standard print. Some I got from much older scripts like the lower case "d". And a couple like the lower case "f" I came up with my own way of doing it.

 

Here is all the letterforms and a bit of sample writing.

 

https://i.imgur.com/dzpM8ju.jpg

 

Please try writing a bit in this script and tell me what you think. Don't worry, it's super easy to learn.

[azbobcat]

As my Parkinson's has gotten worse so has my handwriting. I still write in cursive with a modified print letters for *some* -- not all -- capitals -- A, D, E, I, Q, S, V, and W. Pens make a difference: CHEAP BIC-like ballpoints have me returning to Fountain Pens, but I have had to go UP in nib size from Fine => Medium +.

 

Instead since I spend much of my time on a keyboard (a HEAVY duty, IBM Model M 101 Key Keyboard that can take a pounding day in and day out, not some CHEAP flimsy keyboard), I have started to experiment with different FONTS and sizes in lieu of a cursive script. It is indeed a "Elegant Script" for a Modern Age!!!

[sciumbasci]

Needs better scan (all I see is a grainy photo) and stroke order.