Your signature indicates your personality.
A signature says a lot about you as an individual, so it is worthwhile to spend time working on making one that makes a statement. According to Elaine Quigley, the Chair of the British Institute of Graphologists -- another word for handwriting experts -- a signature says more about an individual than she would ever suspect. Based on this information, developing a signature that is simple, legible, uses moderately large capitals and has a forward slant is a good choice. So before you become a rock star with fans asking for your autograph, work at developing a signature you can be proud of.
Instructions
1. Study the signatures of famous people. Go online and type in "signatures of famous people." Look for resemblances between their personality and their signatures. Anna Koren, an expert in graphology, reports that Walt Disney, for example, had a signature that displayed lightness, movement and humor.
2. Get a handwriting expert to assess your signature. If you don't know a handwriting expert, go online and type in "handwriting personality analysis" and check the sites that come up with programs that analyze your handwriting for you. Write your signature using the mouse and see what the analysis says.
3. Use moderately large capitals, make it legible and slant it slightly to the right. Use the basics to create a good impression and then put your own twist on the signature so that it becomes your personal statement.
4. Make your signature fluid and free flowing. A signature that breaks up looks stilted and contrived. Practice until the signature comes naturally and flows off the tip of the pen.
5. Avoid embellishing your signature. Having a line or two under the signature is like jumping up and down and saying "look at me."
6. Go for different. Rather than writing your name using the English alphabet, change it to Arabic script or Chinese characters. That is bound to get attention.
7. Use a seal for a signature. Go to the closest Chinatown and find a seal -- or even better, get someone to carve your name -- to use for your signature. Buy a small ink pad and you have a "stamp" for your name. Use the seal as a stand-alone or in conjunction with your signature.
