Euclid, a Greek thinker and mathematician, once said, "Handwriting is a spiritual designing, even though it appears by means of a material instrument." Handwriting does shape one's vision and reflect one's aesthetic views. Unlike typing on a keyboard, you have no control of subtle ink details when the screen displays the preformed letters. Handwriting manifests your personality and harmonizes your writing with your mood. Every stokes you created on a piece of the medium, paper, chalkboard, or touch screen, matches your identity precisely. Once the handwriting is elevated to the creation levels, calligraphy and lettering, it becomes the process of meditation. It calms you down, let you focus, and immerse you into a solitude state. You may see this book as your starting point of training on calligraphy and lettering, even if you don't want to be an artist. Learning lettering and calligraphy will subconsciously influence your behavior, lifestyle, and work habits. It's the creativities and aesthetic taste stimulated by the sense of art that does the trick. See the graceful designs of Apple products, Macs, iPhones, and iPads. Tech icon Steve Jobs recalled at his famous 2005 commencement address at Stanford University that Palladino's calligraphy class he took at Reed College inspired ultimately the elegance for which Apple computers are renowned. He had three courses at Reed College before dropping out of college. Calligraphy, Dance, and Shakespea. Calligraphy is the cornerstone of Lettering. This cursive font is designed for writing left-handed. It's neat, legible, and artistically formed.