6. LET’S GET INTIMATE–
MATT IS WAY, WAY
TOO COOL FOR THIS
PHOTO, SO HE LEANS
OUT OF IT AND
LAUGHS LIKE THE
TOTAL STUD HE IS.
When I was a wee child, my friends and I
always loved to draw words in unique ways.
Instead of focusing on the spelling tests
themselves, we concentrated for the majority
of the time on how exactly to display that this
paper was, indeed, a ‘spelling test’. I would
meticulously draw out the letters to the headline, some weeks making the letters square,
sometimes cursive, and others, as small as I
possibly could. Drawing words, headlines, and
names became a hobby of mine.
As I grew older, I came to realize that each
person’s handwriting is very, very unique. I realized that with my mood, and with my friends’
moods, our handwriting changed. At times it
was huge and excited, and during other times
it was small and meek. Our emotions ruled
our beings, and, consciously or subconsciously,
our handwriting didn’t miss the memo. Hand
lettering has been an unending, life-long love
affair of mine.
So, you see where my obsession began, how
it evolved, and where I am today. Naturally,
when given a project based on Public Typography, I drifted almost subconsciously to hand
lettering. Now, don’t get me wrong– I love
machine-made typography. I will rant and
rave about Helvetica just as much as the next
person, and I couldn’t imagine modern society
today without our fonts loitering the streets.
Nonetheless, each person’s handwriting is
much, much more intimate than the cold, rigid
forms that we have come to adore and utilize.
Handwriting is unique in its nature that no
two peoples handwriting is exactly the same.
The ebb and flow of each letter changes from
person to person, there are variations of size,
weight, slant, line length, x-height, ascenders
and descenders, etc. I firmly believe that our
‘personal typefaces’ are a view into our subconscious. Graphology backs up my crazy, just in
case you doubted me.
Graphology is the study of handwriting and
handwriting analysis in relation to human
psychology. It is now an accepted and increasingly used technique to assess people. It is an
effective and reliable indicator of the physical,
mental, and emotional state of the writer.
Graphology can identify approximately 1500
distinct features of handwriting to reveal an
individual’s personality and characteristics.
Though there are hundreds of personality
types, I strive to break them down into three
categories: cool, calm, and classy. Throughout
each chapter, I will introduce you a few of my
friends and you’ll understand their disposition through descriptions of them. Within
their individual sections, I will analyze their
handwriting using graphology and show how
it clearly represents each friends personality.
Have fun, and don’t be afraid to be a little
intimate with us.
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8. “MEGHAN FADOK:
IS FEELING SASSY!”
HUMEROUSLY
READS ONE OF
MEGHAN FADOKS
MOST CURRENT
FACEBOOK STATUES.
COOL PROFILE: MEGHAN FADOK
9. MEET MEGHAN FADOK
By some miracle, ‘COOL’ WAS PROGRAMMED into Meghan Fadok’s DNA. We
think she has literally been cool since she
was in the womb. If Twitter was available 24
years ago, her BIRTH WOULD HAVE BEEN
TRENDING. Our friend doesn’t know what
‘nerd’ or ‘outcast’ feels like; she has always
been in the ‘In-Crowd’.
By the time Meghan was in the 4th grade she
was already a STAR JAZZ PERFORMER, all
the little girls wanted to be her BFF, naturally. The cute boys in class always liked her.
Meghan was ahead of the game before most
kids even knew that there was a game.
Her favorite band is THE KILLERS and
her favorite show was Sons of Anarchy. She
seems to have all the COOLEST FRIENDS
(US), and we do all the coolest things together.
Meghan got her nose pierced when she came
to college and dyed her hair various shades
from blonde to black within her first year. The
girl is obviously FEARLESS, CONFIDENT,
EXPRESSIVE with her style and interests.
Along with being so cool, Meghan knows
everything there is to know about the city. She
has an INTUITION ABOUT THE WORLD
around her that is unmatched. Our friend is
extremely personable- she can get along with
absolutely anybody. Her sense of humor and
ability to laugh at herself, and other mishaps
of life, help others to relax and take life easy,
like she does. Meghan reeks of cool to her very
core. The only thing the rest of us can do is
TRY AND IMITATE.
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10. THE MIND’S FINGERPRINT:
Using the science of Graphology, we can
look into Meghan’s character traits simply by
analyzing her handwriting. From this exert we
can see that the stem of the ‘t’ is of average
height, revealing that she has justified respect
and self esteem for her conduct. The curve of
her lowercase ‘m’s and ‘n’s reveal Meghan’s
ability to arrange information in her mind
into logical, step by step sequences- which
explains how Meghan is so street savvy.
Meghan’s tendency to have an upward word
baseline represents her optimism and shows
that she expects the best to happen. The
stroke pressure of Meghan’s handwriting
also shows strong passions and desires, an
abundance of energy and vitality, and shows
that she is proactive. The large size of our
friend’s handwriting also displays that she
feels she belongs to ‘the’ group, and she
might get distracted with attention. The waviness of the lettering also shows Meghan’s
sense of humor; it shows the amusement
Meghan gets from contrasting jokes and
reality. Meghan’s fluid movement from letter
to letter shows her sense of easy and laidback nature.
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11. “ON MY MOST PERFECT
DAY SOMEONE
WOULD JUST BUY ME
PEPPERJACKS. END OF
DAY.” MATT DACUNHA
CONFIDENT STATED.
COOL PROFILE: MATT DACUNHA
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12. MEET MATT DACUNHA
Matt DaCunha was one of the only white people who attended his high school. We can only
assume that it was during that time of his life
that Matt learned to be SO FREAKING COOL.
He knows how to joke around with the best
of them; his wit no one can match. He carries
a SWAG AND CONFIDENCE around with
him, as though he doesn’t have a care in the
world, which is probably what made him so
popular through¬out high school and college.
Matt seems to know everyone by name, and
everyone DEFINITELY KNOWS HIM.
Though he’s studying to get an M.D. in
Dermatology, he is one of the most laid-back
people we’ve ever seen. We don’t know if he
EVER EVEN STUDIES, since he spends most
of his time with people hanging out. It can
seem like he doesn’t even care about grades
and college, but he get’s straight A’s! Mostly,
WE THINK IT’S MAGIC. He maintains his
cool demeanor through his studies just as well
as he does when he’s around us.
Matt is truly the joke-ster of the group and really keeps us all from getting too tense. He isn’t
afraid to make that smart remark or say what
everyone else is thinking- HE’S TOO COOL
TO CARE. Matt isn’t defined by anyone, other
than his own description of himself. He is an
MMA fighter and plays pretty much any sport
that involves team-work. His confidence in
himself and his abilities is a characteristic that
not many have, though many wish to gain it.
Matt has truly and phenominally mastered the
ART OF BEING COOL.
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13. THE MIND’S FINGERPRINT:
Using the science of Graphology, Matt’s
personality can be unfolded by simply
analyzing his handwriting. The first and most
noticeable distinction in Matt’s handwriting is
that most all of his words align to a consistent baseline. This represents Matt’s ability
to have an unchanging approach towards
circumstances and conditions; his mentality
stays consistent and steadfast through any
ups and downs. The distance between the
words in our friend’s handwriting shows his
clarity of thought and displays his apprecia-
tion for mental and physical freedom. Matt’s
smooth x-height shows his flexible mentality
and ability to easily follow the subject at hand,
which is perhaps why he is a genius but
socializes with us just as easily. On each of
his ‘g’s and ‘y’s, Matts letters break away and
do not come back up to reach the baseline.
This shows his laid-back mindset; he feels
no pressure or urgency to do anything. Matt
is suave and taking life as it comes, with a
down-to-earth mindset and effortless ease.
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15. “THE FACT THAT THE
SUN GOES DOWN SO
EARLY NOW IS SERIOUSLY
MAKING ME VERY ANGRY.
GOSH, I SHOULD PROBABLY SEE A THERAPIST....
MEH. I’M FINE.” ADAM
WEAVER STATED
SEMI-SERIOUSLY ON
TWITTER RECENTLY.
CALM PROFILE: ADAM WEAVER
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16. MEET ADAM WEAVER
IF THE SKY WERE FALLING around him,
Adam Weaver wouldn’t blink an eye. His
demeanor is completely calm and incredibly
steady. We’re not completely sure why, other
than we know about his insane addiction to
techno music, which has so much substance
that anyone could be QUIETED BY IT. Another possible reason for Adam’s uber-calm
ambiance could be because he grew up with
his energetic, bouncy twin brother, Jonny. The
two brothers are obviously identical; the only
way we know who’s who is by their stark personality differences. Adam is extremely CHILL,
RESERVED, AND INSIGHTFUL. The way we
see it, everyone needs a friend like him.
Our friend Adam never picks sides. He’s never
biased and it seems as though he never judges.
He is truly the patient FLY ON THE WALL in
many scenarios; he sees logic and reason while
others are emotional and irrational. Adam is
definitely on the quiet and observant side, but
he is always thinking. He will SPEAK WHEN
IT IS NEEDED, and voice concerns, encouragement, and opinions when the time is right.
He’s just calculated like that; and he always
knows when he should speak and keep silent.
When it comes down to it, Adam is also a
total goof. He is quietly very strange, and we
think he secretly loves it. He never misses a
good Lawrence concert, and he aspires to be a
STORM CHASER. Sometimes we think this
is why he moved to Kansas- to catch the wild
storms. Every once in awhile he’ll take his
little blue car and speed out to the biggest and
baddest storm clouds. HE STOPS, LISTENS,
AND MOVES based on where he intuitively
knows the storm is headed. The strength
within Adam is contained and controlled rigorously; nothing will stop him. He is INTUITIVE,
PATIENT, AND CALM.
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17. THE MIND’S FINGERPRINT:
Using the science of Graphology, identifying
Adam’s personality traits is a breeze. Most
noticeably, Adams handwriting is of average
size. This means he is well adjusted and
adaptable; he can adapt and shift to whatever circumstance necessary. The spacing that
Adam places between his lines references
his clarity of thoughts- he thinks about each
item separately and doesn’t want to confuse
or entangle them. Adam’s light stoke pressure indicates how he doesn’t expend all of
his energy on daily tasks; he probably has
more energy than he’s showing. The spacing
between each of his letters shows emotional
confinement. This displays how, along with
his calm nature, Adam keeps his emotions to
himself. The spacing also shows that Adam
is intuitive nature as there is a sudden shift
from letter to letter. Another interesting find
in this lettering is the space between the
initial capital letter and the rest of the word.
This shows Adam’s self-awareness and
reveals how Adam observes and reflects on
self-importance of himself and those around
him. His handwriting resembles his ability to
be calm and non-reactive, his intution, and
his steadfast attitude in all circumstances.
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18. “AM I THE ONLY ONE
WHO FINDS THE
BLONDE GUY IN
GREASE TO BE A
CUTIE?” LYDIA PROUDLY
TWEETED RECENTLY.
LIFE IS ABOUT
FINDING
THE CALM
IN THE CHAOS.
CALM PROFILE: LYDIA SNELL
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19. MEET LYDIA SNELL
Under synonyms of ‘calm’ in the Dictionary,
you’ll find A PICTURE OF LYDIA SNELL.
Lydia is a classic example of what it means
to be calm. Sometimes we think it’s because
she grew up with two extremely energetic
older brothers. We assume they were a huge
handful, so LYDIA LEARNED TO BE CALM,
but she’s a huge goof on the inside, too. You
see, Lydia has this awesome balance of QUIRK
AND POISE. If you know her at all, you know
she’s hilarious and will speak her mind when
need be. If you didn’t know her, you’d simply
think she was a polite, peaceful young lady.
Along with her INNER SPUNK and outer
quietness, Lydia is one fierce chick. She dances
for the University and is on scholarship for
her abilities. In my opinion, Lydia SPEAKS
THROUGH DANCE. She is extremely expressive through the art form; movement is her
language. For Lydia, it seems as though words
are unnecessary; she communicates through
choreography and NONVERBAL ACTIONS.
Lydia is sure of herself, her talents, and her
future. She knows that hard work can get her
anywhere, and that NO ONE WILL HAND
HER SUCCESS. Her confidence does not
give her a huge ego, nor does she see herself
for something she is not. Lydia is extremely
self-aware and understands her limits, though
she continuously pushes them. For Lydia,
BREVITY IS KEY. Through her quiet playfulness, Lydia embodies what it means to be calm.
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20. THE MIND’S FINGERPRINT:
Using the science of Graphology we can
identify Lydia’s innate nature through her
handwriting. First and foremost we notice the
size of her lettering. The large letters show
that she is people-oriented and outgoingwhich completely represents her goofy side.
The wide spacing of her letters indicates that
Lydia doesn’t like to be crowded and loves
her freedom emotionally and physically. The
fact that Lydia’s letters have almost no slant
shows that she is logical and practical. Each
of her letterforms are completely enclosed,
displaying that Lydia is slightly less open
emotionally and relatively private when sharing personal feelings. Looking at the cross
on the ‘t’ bar, we see that Lydia crosses
almost directly in the middle, showing that
she has visionary but attainable goals in
life. She probably feels confident about her
abilities and directs her efforts towards them
with means to achieve them. Her consistent
ascending strokes display self-control of her
inner feelings. It shows that her actions are
more based on reason than emotion. Lydia’s
handwriting shows her laid-back nature, confidence, and focus to achieve her goals.
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22. “YES I’M LISTENING TO
CHRISTMAS MUSIC AS
I WALK TO CLASS. GO
AHEAD AND JUDGE.
I HAVE #NOSHAME”
LINDSAY TWEETED AT
THE WORLD RECENTLY.
CLASSILY STARTING
CHRISTMAS EARLY.
CLASSY PROFILE: LINDSAY MARKO
23. MEET LINDSAY MARKO
As if you couldn’t already tell through her
photographic appearance, Lindsay Marko is
the EPITOME OF A CLASSIC young lady. In
all situations, Lindsay is polite and feminine.
Lindsay is extremely bashful about unladylike
things; she turns tomato-red whenever an
instance arises that is uncomfortable to her.
Our friend very seriously is one of the most
naïve girls we’ve ever met. She simply expects
people to be kind to her, and she radiates
goodness and kindness because of it. We don’t
think Lindsay has a mean bone in her body,
and she BEAUTIFULLY SENSITIVE to the
small things in life.
Of anyone I know Lindsay definitely
deserves THE PRINCESS AWARD. She
is so goodhearted, pure, and simple. She
always, always does the right thing, and will
be the first to apologize in any circumstance.
Lindsay has a classiness to her that DIFFUSES THROUGH HER PERSONALITY. We’ve
decided that this elegance is from a long life
of sidestepping the self-inflicted pains of life.
She never bothered with tons of boyfriends or
cared immensely what she looked like, and she
always BELIEVED WHOLEHEARTEDLY in
herself, regardless of what others thought.
Lindsay never let herself be tainted by the
unreasonable standards of this world. She has
always held onto goodness and positivity.
Classy people like Lindsay don’t always have
the best of circumstances, but they MAKE
THE BEST of what they do have. Lindsay has
done just that. Her grace, genuine love for people, and SHEER TENDER-HEARTEDNESS
have made her into a very classy friend.
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24. THE MIND’S FINGERPRINT:
We can look into Lindsay’s character traits
simply by analyzing her handwriting. From
the way Lindsay draws her ‘n’s we see that
she is calculated and logical in her decision
making skills, and thinks in step-by-step
sequences, which shows her ability to weigh
consequences. The baseline of the letters
show our friends’ flexible mindset and ability
to adapt, ever so classily, to changing circumstances. Lindsay’s wide letter spacing shows
her vulnerability to readily show her feelings
and emotions at the appropriate times. The
umbrella T-bar in this lettering shows how
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she purposes imposes discipline and realistic
standards and self-objectives for her goals.
The open enclosures of the ‘o’ and ‘e’ in
the handwriting show our friends’ ability to
communicate information clearly, along with
her talkative and friendly nature. Lindsay’s
descender in the ‘g’ shows her ability to relax
and feel no urgency to take life too seriously,
but to chicly continue on. The short t and f
stem height shows her conduct and how it is
unshackled by societies established customs.
Lindsay is classy to the core!
25. A GIRL MUST
BE TWO
THINGS:
CLASSY AND
FABULOUS
CLASSY PROFILE: COURTNEY GRIFFIN
“FIRST STOP, A DILAPIDATED
CRACK HOUSE. SECOND STOP, A
FIREWORKS STAND. #DUCKDYNASTY,” CONTRARY TO HER USUAL
NATURE, COURTNEY POSTED THIS
ON FACEBOOK REGARDING
A WILD ROADTRIP.
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26. MEET COURTNEY GRIFFIN
We all say that Courtney BELONGS IN THE
1950’s because of her classiness. We can’t figure out why in the world she landed in the 21st
century, but we’ll take it! Courtney grew up with
three other sisters and they were taught to have
GREAT RESPECT themselves, their friends,
and society. I like to think it was really Courtney’s mom, Sandra, that raised them all to be so
classy. Sandra holds onto old values like truth
and HONESTY, PURITY AND FEMININITY.
Growing up, Sandra didn’t let Courtney wear
makeup until she was 16 years old. Courtney
also wasn’t allowed to have a boyfriend until she
was 18. Somehow Sandra didn’t make these regulations a burden to her girls; Courtney came to
adore the concepts, and will continue them with
her children. The guidelines taught Courtney
to sincerely respect HER BEAUTY, HER BODY,
AND HER HEART. A classy woman holds
those things to the utmost importance. While
learning these valuable lessons, Sandra also
taught her daughter to never accept less than
she deserved. In fact, she was taught that SHE
DESERVED THE BEST, no matter what society or insecurity tried to tell her. Our friend has
taught us to respect ourselves and to not settle
for less than we would have dreamed of.
Along with her PERSONAL SOPHISTOCATION, Courtney is also extremely loving and
considerate of others. Every room she walks
into glows with the energy that she brings. Her
charm and wit are unmatched; her intellect
is what matters most to her- not her latest
Instagram or Facebook status. Courtney has
truly instilled in each of us what it means to be
ELEGANT AND CLASSY, and we all have benefitted from her energetic, witty friendship.
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27. THE MIND’S FINGERPRINT:
Using the science of Graphology we can
identify Courtney’s innate nature through
her handwriting. One of the first and most
noticeable aspects of her handwriting is the
cap-height of her letters. The cap-height is of
average size, showing that she is confident
about her importance in relation to others,
which is something classy people understand
naturally. The heavy pressure stroke shows
Courtney’s passion and how she readily
gives out her energy and vitality and is very
proactive. The slant of Courtney’s lettering
shows her ability to react to some circum-
stances emotionally, but it also displays her
excitability. The upward T-bar in Courtney’s
lettering shows her belief that her expected
plans will just happen and will usually fall into
place. Along with that, Courtney’s upward
baseline shows that she has a hopeful,
positive outlook on life and simply expects
the best to happen. Courtney’s handwriting
displays her ability, like Lindsay’s, to show
feelings when appropriate through her
narrow letter spacing. Courtney is not only
classy in day-to-day life, she is also extremely
classy through her handwriting!
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28. LET’S WRAP IT UP–
Now that you are acquainted with some of my
friends, I feel like WE KIND OF KNOW EACH
OTHER, or at least you know us. I sincerely
thank you for letting us be SO INTIMATE
with you. Surely you have gotten to look into
the lives of my friends, see who they are, and
see how their handwriting is representational
of their personalities. Throughout the book I
hope you have been able to internalize these
HANDWRITING CHARACTERISTICS and
apply your own lettering to a category or two.
Handwriting is greater than merely a quick
way of communicating with pen and paper. It
is more complex than simple letters on a page
and more valuable intellectually than many
other forms of PERSONAL EXPRESSION
outside of the arts. Handwriting communicates
our subconscious and speaks of our character
through letterforms. Our handwriting is much
like OUR FINGERPRINTS- unique to just us.
It tells of mood, temperament, mental states,
personality and character traits, and attitude.
Let yourself be intimate, find what YOUR
HANDWRITING says about you.
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29. SPECIAL THANKS TO:
Meghan Fadok
Matt DaCunha
Adam Weaver
Lydia Snell
Lindsay Marko
Courtney Griffin
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