Kids used to be the only ones with an excuse for awful penmanship. The idea of all that cursive practice, though, was that you would improve your handwriting.
Awful penmanship used to be unacceptable (unless you had someone to write for you). There were no word processors, no typesets, no ‘Times New Roman’ font readily available to anyone with a printer. So people learned how to write. Now people don’t have to learn how to write, and awful penmanship is the standard.
These photos of hilarious cakes show how awful penmanship has made its mark.
What's Driving This Trend
- Decline of Handwriting
- The decline of handwriting skills due to technology provides opportunities for products and services that help individuals improve their penmanship.
- Handwriting Analysis
- The increasingly difficult ability to read handwriting may create opportunities for technology that can analyze and decipher cursive writing.
- Personalization Through Handwriting
- As handwriting becomes less common, personalized notes and gifts may become more meaningful, creating opportunities for businesses that cater to this need.
Who This Affects Most
- Education
- Incorporating programs or technologies that teach handwriting can be utilized as a selling point for schools and educational programs.
- Technology
- Innovative companies can create products that aid in reading handwriting or create personalized products through advanced technology.
- Gifting Industry
- As handwriting becomes less common and more appreciated, businesses within the gifting industry can offer personalized messages and gifts created in handwriting to increase customer satisfaction.
