Hand lettering imperfections

Few months ago I had to hand write ideas for a presentation and I realized how rarely I get to do this nowadays. Between using all the laptops, smart phones and touch screens I had become disenchanted with hand writing. After all, a hand written note could never be as perfect as the one I can make on my computer. But I missed that feeling of creating with my hands, of making things imperfect. My own hand writing has become ugly and shaky. I decided I needed to do something about it…

Below is one of my latest hand lettering experiments from my Instagram blog @typeandoodle. It is most definitely not perfect, but it is my own, imperfect and shaky, full of opportunities….