How to improve your handwriting | Life and style | The Guardian

How to improve your handwriting | Life and style | The Guardian.

Cherrell Avery, once a calligrapher-in-residence at the V&A, gives handwriting lessons to adults, and believes it is perfectly possible, even in adulthood, to change your style completely and adopt, say, an italic hand – although all I’m after are techniques to improve its legibility, make it more attractive on the page, and lessen the discomfort. In a 90-minute introductory class, Cherrell assessed my writing and set me homework. It made an immediate difference, but real change takes daily practice. Here’s what I learned.

Some great tips behind that link. My faves include choosing the right pen and slowing down. I know this is something many struggle with.