# Bespoke Note Apps The Bond Black App Takes Handwritten Letters Mobile By Malika Renee Butss | Published 2015-11-17 | Tech Source: Trend Hunter, https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/bond-black-app References: [luxurydaily](http://www.luxurydaily.com/bond-black-pens-bespoke-notes-in-seconds-using-mobile-app/) Stationary brand [Bond](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/bond-touch-4) has started a new business venture with the release of the Bond Black app. This smartphone-friendly feature will allow users to revive the dying art of [handwritten letters](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/lovelettersai). Pairing handwriting with the convenience of digital technology, the Bond Black app is an invitation-only application, which allows consumers to send and receive [personalized notes](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/digital-postcard). Upon downloading the app, users can type out a message and a recipient's address before the Bond brand prints the message on a 100% cotton notecard using carbon high-quality ink. Users can choose between the 40 handwriting styles provided or incorporate their own handwriting for an extra $2,000. Consumers looking for an invitation must request one on the Bond Black website. Once invited, these consumers are subject to a year-long membership which costs $1,200. ## Trend Insights (Trend Hunter) - Score: 0.6/10 - Popularity: 3% | Activity: 6% | Freshness: 8% - Audience gender: 50% men, 50% women - Primary generations: Gen X - Top markets: North America ## Categories [Trend Hunter](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends) > [Tech](https://www.trendhunter.com/tech) > [Mobile](https://www.trendhunter.com/mobile) ## Key Themes ### What Makes This Trend Stand Out - **Digital Handwriting:** Develop handwriting recognition AI technology to allow users to handwrite messages on their smartphones and digitize them for quick sending. - **Personalized Communication:** Create personalized messaging platforms that utilize different handwriting styles to bring a more personal touch to digital communication. - **Luxury Digital Services:** Offer a premium, invite-only digital service that caters to premium clients looking for unique and exclusive experiences. ### Sectors Adopting This - **Stationery:** Bring stationery brands into the digital age by creating digital writing tools, allowing them to offer handwritten notes as a service. - **Mobile Apps:** Develop apps that provide personalized handwriting services and other innovative features to give users a unique and exclusive mobile experience. - **Luxury Goods:** Create premium digital services catering to the exclusive and high-end market, resulting in increased profits and elevated brand image. ## Related on Trend Hunter - [Digital Handwriting Tools](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/kindly-ink.md) - [Luxury Digital Papers](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/montblanc-digital-paper.md) - [Card-Sending App Features](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/moonpig-1.md) - [Written-to-Digital To-Do Lists](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/papper.md) - [Hybrid Mail Services](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/better-letter-card-co.md) - [AI-Written Printed Letters](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/snappysnail.md) - [Digital Writing Concepts](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/fuseproject.md) - [Handwriting Editing Tools](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/goodnotes-notetaking-app.md) - [Digital Relationship Scrapbooks](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/love-by-notes.md)