How One Artist Made The Pen Mightier Than The Text – ReadWrite — readwrite.com

Editor's note: This post was originally published by our partners at PopSugar Tech. Since our words now flow from our phones and keyboards, handwriting just isn't as common as it used to be. But that doesn't mean the art of penmanship is destined to disappear—not under Cristina Vanko's watch, anyway. As her project Modern Day Snail Mail proves, calligraphic script still has a time and place. For an entire week, the graphic designer challenged herself to respond to every single text message with a handwritten note. Intrigued, we tracked Cristina down to discuss the project, how her pen chose her (just like Harry Potter and his wand), and why handwriting belongs in a digital world.

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