In the history of American penmanship, no figure has remained so beloved, nor enchanted the minds of penmen more than Platt Rogers Spencer. While the calligraphy world rightfully celebrates “the father of American penmanship,” our fascination with the idea of a “Golden Age” has perhaps distracted us from engaging in true discerning scholarship.
She was strict. She was old-school. She could even be a little mean. And she was the best teacher we had ever had…
I like to think of the push-pull and the oval gestures as variations of the same physical action—like two gears on a single movement “engine.” Here’s how it works and why it matters.
In Modern Business Penmanship, Mills produced a “recorded” script as an ideal for his readers to study from—a carefully thought-out and edited collection of “takes” of his live writing performance.
Guest author Marcel von Maltitz shares an innovative method of analyzing critical details of lowercase letters in Ornamental Penmanship.
Guest author Alexander van den Bosch shares the usefulness of a short but effective practice word through an analysis of its letterform structure and execution.
Work up to the difficult oval and push-pull drills with confidence, using these simple but effective (and surprisingly challenging) exercises.
Take a trip to the “Library of American Penmanship” as I review of some of the best historical manuals for learning Business Penmanship.
Arguably the most essential skill of a good business penman—the engine that powers smooth, continuous, effortless writing. But how does it actually work?
A new column devoted to lessons and articles on the fundamentals of muscular movement writing.