The very act of holding a letter makes it more tangible than email, Skype, Snapchat, Twitter, Instagram, Facebook, etc. While these handshakes and hugs may be sidelined for a while, handwritten ...

But a handwritten letter requires you to get paper or a note card, think about the person to whom you are sending the letter, and what you want to say to them.

The process itself is meticulous. Clients send her a scan of their letter, which she digitizes and turns into a stencil. Then, the clay is shaped and textured to resemble soft, imperfect paper.

The physical act of handwriting, though, is an entirely individual act. While it’s easy to share and collaborate on a Google Doc, a letter is hardly distributable in the same way.

“Our goal with the iAuto Premium was clear: to provide the ultimate solution for bulk handwriting needs,” said Una Tao, ...

A 2-year-old can draw scratches on a sheet of paper. Loved ones would be thrilled to receive such a “letter.” An older child could draw a picture of something that is special to that child.

The human species is suffering. All across the planet, we are faltering physically, spirituality and emotionally. We are dumber than we used to be. We are not as fit as we used to be. We are not as ...

Reflecting on her gift, and the dying art of handwritten letters in our age of emails and emoticons, I decided to try an experiment: Instead of buying gifts for family members this Christmas, I ...

Your handwritten letter is a treasured gift. Your touch is on the paper; handwritten words in a letter cannot disappear with a click of the delete key. Capture missed moments ...

The Art of Handwriting builds on this interest, revealing how the simple act of writing a letter can be an artistic act. This correspondence from the collections of the Smithsonian's Archives of ...