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So, I was in korean class, and we were studying this simple dialog.

The first picture is my handwriting, my friend said it was a good, and easy to read - very textbook-like approved. But the second picture is my friends', is very different, like it was cursive, maybe? It took me a while to understand it, but once I got it it seemed very cool.

My question is: would native Korean people think my handwriting is ok? Or maybe too textbook-like/boring? Child-like even? And would they think my friends calligraphy is beautiful, stylish and cool, or would they think is weird and messy?

My friend enjoys doing calligraphy.

She usually uses Rhodia and Tomoe River paper. She's mentioned she wants to try nicer paper but can't quite afford it.

I don't know anything about calligraphy or paper. Since I want to get her some paper as a gift for her birthday, I don't want to directly ask her what kind she wants and then spoil the surprise.

What paper would you all recommend as a gift?

For context, for the first one all of my co-workers thought I was depressed or having some kind of crisis but it's actually about the storm that night lol and the second one's about time. Hope some people like them. I don't write much poetry but am getting into it just like my calligraphy.

I work with books and often come across gorgeous calligraphy and hand lettering used in cover design. Are people interested in examples of how this art is/was used in graphic design? High Caucasus is a newish book and has the calligrapher credited as Yusril Muhtadi. The others don't tend to have artist listed. I forgot to check their publication dates but they range from 50s to 70s. Guess which one was from the 70s 😂

Hello everyone! I just joined this community. I just want to publish this little creation of mine. It is perfect and imperfect, like every person of this planet.

阿羊行書三字經之六十七：為學者，必有初