Author(s): Helkala, Saara Emilia
Date: 2017
Persistent ID: http://hdl.handle.net/10400.26/20098
Origin: Instituto de Arte, Design e Empresa - Universitário
Subject(s): Design visual; Caligrafia; Neurociência; Design inclusivo; Design exploratório; Ensino da escrita; Minna Huotilainen; Jarno Lukkarila; Marja-Kristiina Lerkkanen; Futurologia; Tipos de letra; Modelo Alku
My research question in this study was How writing by hand will be relevant in the future. In this research, I studied the history of handwriting and the significant changes in written communication throughout history, to be able to understand the possible changes coming in the near future. Since I was interested in different aspects of handwriting, I chose to interview a Neuroscientist, Early Education Expert & Teacher and a Type designer, in order to understand my topic on a deeper level. This research is especially relevant in this time, because digitalization is having a big impact on how we write and schools all over the world are starting to adapt to it. The findings in this research strongly point out that there are many good sides in handwriting. It is better for learning, memory and note taking, but there are also cases when typing is better. Handwriting also supports the ability to learn to read and therefore it is very important for a child´s literacy skills. Writing by hand could also make people focus better.
