Emma Thompson strongly dislikes AI interventions in word processors, prefers composing longhand, and forcefully rejects automated rewriting features like Microsoft Copilot.
Teachers Are Giving Middle Schoolers Letter-Tracing Assignments
Many students need to relearn basic handwriting skills after pandemic disruptions, prompting teachers to use elementary tracing worksheets across grades.
Harriet Richardson and F37 build a typeface made from three ages of the artist's diary confessionals
A font reproduces Harriet's handwriting across ages four, 13, and 30, preserving stylistic habits, emotional tones, and personal details through layered, authentic glyph alternates.
Handwriting, orthographic knowledge, fine motor skills, and early sensory-social experiences shape brain development and foundational literacy and attention outcomes in children.
If You're a Sucker For Sticky Notes, the Poppin Sticky Memo Ball Is Art
If writing by hand activates more connections in the brain, it's no wonder I rely on sticky notes in my daily life—my entire organizational system is built around them.