Surely you remember how, as a child, you practiced your signature to find the most beautiful one for you. It could be just your name, first and last name, a drawing in your name, a doodle with personality... Right now you are thinking about how to make beautiful signatures?
Either because you are looking for the perfect signature for your creations, or because you are going to change your ID and want something more elegant and valuable to show everyone. Be that as it may, here we are going to give you some tips to achieve it. Let's do it?
Why the signature is so important
Have you ever stopped to think about your signature? It is different according to each person. The strokes, the slant, the edges, even the lettering changes.
Some will be prettier than others. More personal, more professional... But what is clear is that, with your signature, you give authorship to what bears it.
For example, if you make illustrations, you can add your signature, clearly visible or blending it with the illustration. If you make websites, instead of the typical text you can add your signature and this with a link to your services page.
Beyond being legal identifications, they are forms of expression, so it stands to reason that you want it to be the best it can be.
And, for this, there are some tricks that you can follow.
The best tips for making beautiful signatures
A nice signature can be a clean one with no frills. Or also one that seems in itself a work of art. Really, the definition of pretty will depend on your taste and what you want that signature to reflect.
A person who has to sign many documents by hand is not the same as one who does it digitally (and also has the file saved to do a 'copy and paste').
Therefore, there are some tips that you should carry out to get the best of all.
Company
Yes, finding a beautiful firm requires evaluating yours before anything else. Specifically, what you should ask yourself is what you like about your signature. If you like doodles, the one that is simple, if you want it to be legible, if you want some letter that stands out...
You need to analyze the signature you have to see if there is anything you want to keep. If, on the other hand, you don't like anything, you should start from scratch.
make a list
The list is for you to put everything you want to achieve with your signature. It is not enough to make beautiful signatures, you need them to comply with what you want. Therefore, having a list of objectives to meet with that firm can get you much closer to what you want.
See examples of signatures
Surely more than once you have wanted to see how your family signs to see if it is prettier than yours. Perhaps you have even copied the way of doing it from a brother or parents. Its normal.
Now, have you considered looking for beautiful signatures on the Internet? And what about celebrities? Well yes, there is a page, Graphoanalysis, where you can find famous signatures such as Leonardo da Vinci, Albert Einstein, John Hancock... that can give you ideas to create your signature.
For example, of the three names that we have mentioned, the one that personally seems most beautiful to me is that of John Hancock. And the most see that of Leonardo da Vinci. The least understandable, that of Einstein.
We know that they may be old signatures for you, and that they may not go with your personality or with the century in which we live. But you can find more current ones on the Internet. You should even take a look at other creatives' signatures to get an idea of how they sign.
If your signature is going to be digital, look for a good typography
If the signature you are looking for is going to be digital only, that is, you are not going to sign by hand (or yes, but you are mainly looking for digital), you can review the fonts that exist to find the one that seems best for you.
A little trick is to print the alphabet of all those letters that you like. Later, you have to repeat those letters yourself, writing them by hand to see how they work for you and if they go according to how you want to sign.
This will help you stick with fewer typefaces and even create a unique typeface that combines the best of all the ones you've liked. Even to copy the style in your personal signature.
Of course, remember both upper and lower case, and decide if there will be all of them, just one or you are going to incorporate flourishes to fit them into the signature.
Once you have it, you will have to practice.
Large, medium or small firm
Did you know that the size of your signature can speak of your personality? According to experts, when you put a large signature, what is indicated is that you consider that you have a sense of high status. If, on the other hand, it is small, then you are indicating that you expect people to appreciate what you do.
And the best? The median, which has a good balance between the value you give yourself and the humility you profess.
The meaning of your signature according to readability
You already have the signature, aren't you curious to know what you express with it?
If your signature doesn't read at all, you may be saying that the person seeing it should know who you are. He is a bit arrogant and also giving you importance.
If your signature is perfectly legible, it means that you are open and direct, that you like being who you are and, above all, that they accept you.
If what is read the most is the name, it indicates that you are very accessible and open, that you want to establish a good relationship. But if the last name is the one that reads best, you are giving the opposite, that you are reserved and not very open in the first meetings, but little by little you open up.
Take your time
Finding beautiful signatures is not a matter of 15 minutes. Sometimes it can take days or weeks to get it. So be patient because, after all, it's going to be your badge in your work, and it has to look as good as possible.
Do you have any more tips for making beautiful signatures that can help others get the best ones?