Discussion

By Raymond Sielski on May 05, 2023

My HS print shop teacher would insist, when putting your name on a sheet.
Do not "print" your name.
Printing is a mechanical process, please letter your name.

He also told me to "always make a good impression".


Ray S
RIT 77'

By Gordon Pritchard on May 05, 2023

Not being able to read cursive can have severe legal consequences. For example, Rachel Jeantel, star witness in the Trayvon Martin murder trial, was asked to read from a letter that she allegedly "wrote" to Mr. Martin's mother. The letter detailed what Ms. Jeantel allegedly heard while on the phone with the late Mr. Martin. However, when prompted in court, 19 year old Ms. Jeantel - other than her name, date, and "thank you" - couldn't read her (supposed) own letter.
Her explanation: "I can't read cursive."

On a sidebar. In the 1954 Moby Dick movie (the best movie of the book) Queequeg made his mark by drawing the outline of a whale with a spot to indicate the target for his harpoon.

By Joe Treacy on May 08, 2023

It seems another form of personal identification lost. I can’t imagine not being able to read my own handwriting, or not being able to read cursive in any form. I can’t fathom not being able to read Spencerian hand. Or Timothy Matlack’s beautiful engrossing of the US Declaration of Independence. My company Treacyfaces.com has always provided signature fonts for customers. But the process always starts with them supplying several samples of their own signature, which we digitize into an installable font.

By Stan Najmr on May 08, 2023

Let's make sure AI can read and write cursive before it replaces us.