Lately I’ve been increasingly interested in “real” mail exchanges, compared with the virtual ones. I find admirable that people can dedicate a small (or large) part of their day to cultivate a more personal – and personalized – relationship with their loved ones. And on top of that, there’s my love affair with paper, which makes me buy lots of stationery each year. For all that, I was really charmed by this project created by designer Craig Oldham, that turned into a book: The Hand Written Letter Project.
Craig invited designers and creative thinkers alike to simply write handwritten letters and then gathered all the correspondence in the book. I love and fully agree with what he says about the act of receiving letters:
“There is always something nice about receiving a letter, especially these days when email, text, status updates and tweets dominate our communication, leaving many to lose sight of the things that have been around for a while (like ink and paper).”
Make your contribution to the Hand.Written.Letter.Project here.
