"One letter of a Latin text on a page of sixteenth-century parchment captivated my attention for three hours. I consulted dictionaries to determine potential Latin words that might shed light on the myriad possibilities for this letterform. I used magnifying glasses to zoom in on the letter to find any hidden clues; shapes that might lead me in a better direction. It took fully three hours for me to realize that this letter was an uppercase Z."

Unless you're super into typography or have a hand-lettering hobby, you will likely struggle to tell which of the above shapes of the lowercase 'G' is correct.

As a creative professional, an easy, adaptable portfolio is essential.

The IAMPETH Scrapbooks contain some of the most remarkable penmanship exemplars from the Golden Age of Ornamental Penmanship (1875-1925). Master Penmen such as Madarasz, Lupfer, Courtney, Behrensmeyer, Wonnell and many others have some of their work contained on the pages. Ornamental Script, off-hand Bird Flourishing, Photographs, Drawings and nearly all manner of penwork are preserved for study, posterity and to show all lovers of Penmanship and the Lettering Arts of today, what was accomplished by the Masters of their time.

From the prolific poster-makers at Pop Chart Labs, here's "The Taxonomy of Typography."

New 3D calligraphy that jump off the page by Turkish graphic designer Tolga Girgin.

It takes a good tag and all those different handstyles, a lot of hours of dedicated writing and bombing to get that can control.