On 14th August is World Calligraphy Day

Calligraphy is art in a written format, giving form to signs in an expressive, harmonious, and skilful manner.
This ancient writing technique uses flat edged pens to create artistic lettering through thick and thin lines, depending on the direction of the stroke.
Calligraphy’s vast history has impacted many cultures all over the world.
World Calligraphy Day commemorates this history and hopes that people can take on calligraphy as a passion in their lives, while in this day and age we are all used to do our writing by typing on computer keyboards, tablet PCs or even tiny mobile phone screens.

Calligraphy has been around for hundreds of years and is a significant art form which marks essential points in history. The Chinese, the Egyptians, the Islamics, and ancient Western civilisations all have different styles formed from their cultures as calligraphy is the combination of visual art with writing. For instance, much of Western civilisations’ calligraphy came from its practice in Latin because of how it was taught and read in religious churches. The same goes for the Islamics, using the Koran and religious texts to create art.
Calligraphy plays a role in transforming today’s media as it is used in many design concepts for advertising and promoting, and it is actually rather easy to do thanks to the advanced technology available to us today.

Probably want to try out calligraphy yourself? Why not buy a little starter kit at an art supply store and see how you do? In order to gain practice and improve your penmanship skills, you can always attend an art class, for instance at a college or online. You may, on this occasion, also in a broader way research into the different styles of art there is and find out what interests you the most.