http://paperpenalia.com/handwriting.html

handwriting


I understand we live in the digital/print cultural era; maybe that's why all the more we need this type of guideline in handwriting.

1. Targeted Audience:

Those who are interested in improving handwriting or in handwriting techniques or history
Those who are interested in the design of the website pertaining to handwriting

2. Usefulness of Content:

I find it very useful in that it teaches what method of holding a pen while writing or the position of the pen in my hand for a certain type of writing, as well as my posture that affects the penmanship. For calligraphy, the pen is rested "atop the knuckle of the forefinger" according to the site. The photos and illustrations on each appropriate webpage for each technique clarify the content in a clearer sense as well. Though this is not panacea to my squiggly writing, I think this web source gives the good start how to better improve my handwriting.

3. Consistency of Design:

On the top of each page on the site shows the antique look and feel of paper design on which handwriting is written throughout the site. The link for each pertaining topic consistently appears on the left side of the page upon clicking any link of your interest: handwriting improvement/joy of flex, I/joy of flex, II/calligraphy tips/handwriting history with the picture of fountain pens on the upper right side throughout. Color scheme is quite simple and neat. The color is not 100% white but a look of a paper color almost. This color does not change page by page but remains the same throughout the site.

4. Ease of Navigation:

This web source is not complicated as is often the case with myriad sites on the internet. There are no embedded links in each topical link. The site is just composed of five simple links that do not impose on hierarchical arrangement. One thing though, each page tends to be a bit longer than one page so that I had to scroll down quite a bit to see the content. On the bottom of the page, there was not any link that directs users to the next page or previous one. But there's the link that will lead you to the top on the bottom of the page. Other than those extra scrolls, I think it is very easy to navigate around.