Design Signatures for a Living
Posted on September 9th, 2010 in Startup Tips, Students | 1 Comment »
A few weeks ago, a blog post over at 37signal’s blog caught my eye. The idea was “How cool would it be if you could design signatures as a side job?”. An intriguing thought. You don’t see many signature designers around nowadays and calligraphy is almost a lost art. I tried taking a crack at my own signature and just wasn’t pleased with my results. I wondered if my muscle memory was too embedded to be able to make any changes to my John Hancock. Speaking of John Hancock, look how cool his signature was:
I’m also a fan of Barack Obama’s signature as well:
Design shouldn’t be nothing but logos and color schemes. With personal branding becoming more prevalent, start thinking of other ways you can improve your client’s product including, but not limited to, their signature. Many years ago, calligraphers would create seals for powerful families to use in their businesses. If you can carve out a niche like that, you could be the modern day Wang Xizhi.
