I have found that the quality of architectural handwriting certainly has the ability to enhance or sour the quality of a design or drawing. Bad handwriting form tends to make any design look amateur no matter how good the drawing may be. This means many must now practice at home on their own if they are to draft by hand.įor me, it is still a necessary part of the job and I have been unsatisfied with my architectural lettering since I first started drawing and drafting by hand at the beginning of my my career. Since the advent and almost complete takeover of computer drafting, it is no longer mandatory, nor taught in school (for the most part). Practicing architectural lettering used to be a part of the curriculum in all architecture and design education. We are likely to make fewer costly mistakes caused by misreading information when using architectural letters. Centuries ago, architects established this style of lettering so that all writing on blueprints were uniformly legible. This style of architectural handwriting, simply stated, is block letters that are universally easy to read. In the fields of design and architecture all blueprints, drawings, and designs use a form of architectural lettering.

Before we get into that, first let’s discuss the notion of architect letters.

Using the rules and practice guides below have done wonders for me. If you are looking to learn how to write like an architect or greatly improve your handwriting in general, keep reading. Lately, I have put in a valiant effort to change my handwriting permanently to architectural lettering.

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