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So I've been working on my handwriting


O hai im KAMIL

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soz for the big potato, right-click image and open in new tab for easier viewing

 

Anyway, still needs a lot of work but at least it's legible :3 I decided to try and improve my handwriting over the weekend so I chose Helvetica Light and went to town. The notes on the left are from before, notes on the right are after.

 

Anyone else tried doing this? If so, any tips?

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It's the first time I see someone base his handwriting upon a font and not the other way around.

 

I changed my own writing style a lot in early school years, and, in the end, ended up having a writing style that can at times be hardly distinguished from my mother's (except for small things, like the letters f, g and z)

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I prefer the mnemonic (naughty)

Spoiler

 

Kinky People Came Over For Good Sex

Katy Perry Claims Orgasms Feel Good Sometimes (cit. xkcd)

 

(If only I had known English when I needed these mnemonics)

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big improvement

 

is more time taken on the right than the left though?

 

Ya a lot more, hopefully that'll improve otherwise it's useless in exams and stuff.

 

why

 

Because even I couldn't read my handwriting at times, and partially my boredom :P

 

thats beatiful.

 

you're beautiful <3

 

It's the first time I see someone base his handwriting upon a font and not the other way around.

 

I changed my own writing style a lot in early school years, and, in the end, ended up having a writing style that can at times be hardly distinguished from my mother's (except for small things, like the letters f, g and z)

 

Tbh I didn't really know how else to go about improving it, and Helvetica's a nice font so why not.

 

And thanks for the mnemonics guys, I'll keep them in mind!!

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Ya a lot more, hopefully that'll improve otherwise it's useless in exams and stuff.
Simplify! Simplify!

These "u" don't need the terminal on the right, a simple rounded line will suffice (and that's a 33% reduction in time for the letter "u" while keeping legibility) or these "a" are far too detailed to be useful in quick writing (a circle with a straight line on the right is faster and just as legible), etc. - develop your own style by practicing!

 

Protip: try to have the least amount of sharp angles possible - changing direction abruptly takes longer than drawing a smooth line.

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Your a's are nice but from past experience they're a burden in exams if you plan to do running-writing with your new writing.

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Being legible is the key, you may need to write a few more things in study notes/class notes/exams over the next few years but in the long run any major documents will be typed & only notes for short term purposes ( i went..., shift changes etc) will be needed by hand.

Style won't matter as long as the actual message can be understood, looks good.

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Oh, also - having some sort of cursive element to your handwriting without making it unreadable might make it easier to write faster. At this point my handwriting is a weird mix of cursive and non-cursive and for most letters I've changed the way I've written them because I liked how another style looked :P

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