art Watch this great intro to the ambigram, a typographical treat Andrea James

Kids Watch this liquid calligraphy dissolve into trippy patterms Andrea James

design Fantastic demo of hand lettering with ingenious shadow effect technique David Pescovitz

libraries Card catalogs had their own elegant standardized handwriting Andrea James

art Quran hand-lettered in gold on transparent black silk Andrea James

art How pros make gradient calligraphy on iPads Andrea James

art Gorgeous calligraphy using iPad and modified Apple Pencil Andrea James

art Inexpensive calligraphy pen Mark Frauenfelder

Gadgets This creative writing training will help you become a literary wordsmith Boing Boing's Shop

Reviews Excellent low-cost brush pens for art and calligraphy Mark Frauenfelder

accidental art Beautiful signs made from duct tape Mark Frauenfelder

humor Choire Sicha, New York Times advice columnist Cory Doctorow

art Watch this soothing and sumptuous video of brightly-colored substances interacting Andrea James

Kids Deranged candymaker creates many flavors all with one color Andrea James

Kids Watch these super satisfying wax sealing compilations Andrea James

fonts Typeface based on the calligraphy from the Lithuanian declaration of indepedence Rob Beschizza

books 11th-century herbal remedy guide now digitized and online Andrea James

siberia A trip to Siberia inspired "Madness Treads Lightly" Polina Dashkova

Wax seals Soothing footage of wax seals being sealed Caroline Siede