However, when I turned to the back cover and saw that this set of books was priced at 100 yuan, I was still surprised, so I couldn't help thinking, what makes this set of books so valuable than ordinary copybooks on the market? What's special about it? After reading this set of books carefully, compared with similar copybooks and manuals, I found its subtlety.
This is a new set of works that combines the functions of writing and handwriting.
Since ancient times, there are countless calligraphers with a history of 5,000 years. These calligraphy belong to different factions. Traditional calligraphy includes five categories: running script, cursive script, official script and seal script, and each category is subdivided into several subcategories. In addition, thin gold bodies are added. This system has been in use until now and many changes have taken place. Because people use pens and ballpoint pens more now, hard pens are more popular than soft pens. In fact, with the increasing popularity of computers, more and more people have already stopped writing.
Any careful reader will find that beautiful handwriting will be paid attention to by many people, whether in film and television dramas or in life, and even Weibo bloggers have accumulated nearly 100,000 fans because of their writing. It shows that everyone appreciates beautiful words and lacks this specialty.
However, is it really difficult to write beautiful words?
Ye Ye, one of the authors, said in his introduction that he was once considered the ugliest writer in his class by his classmates, so he made up his mind to write well. As a result, he was out of control, addicted to writing for more than ten years, and won some awards while acquiring new skills, which was recognized by more people. The name of the calligrapher in Taiwan Province Province comes from this. In his personal understanding, writing is such a thing that everyone knows. Its focus is not on beauty and ugliness itself, but on the happy message conveyed by handwriting. Can writing make the author happy? Perhaps most people are puzzled by this. Isn't writing itself used to convey information? Just express your ideas clearly and write down the main points to remember, right?
When I was very young, my Chinese teacher always liked to assign homework and copy texts. If I want to stand out among dozens of students and become the first person to go home and watch cartoons, speed becomes the first priority, and nothing else matters. So, when I was in middle school, I heard that writing would get extra points, and I was suddenly worried. It turns out that my handwriting is too ugly. Fortunately, I listened to the teacher's advice and bought a copybook to copy. I didn't want to recite it every day, and I took it out to write a few words when I didn't want to think. At first, it was the hardest, even crooked. On the other hand, the girls at the same table write very neatly. I didn't know until I asked, because her parents were strict in education, and she copied copybooks from an early age. This is a regular script.
I liked Pang Zhonghua at that time, so I wrote in his handwriting day after day. He has his own style in both directions. Some people like him and others hate him. Later, in college calligraphy class, everyone said that Pang Zhonghua's handwriting was not good, and he was too stupid to practice! I refused. It is important to choose a font that you are satisfied with and stick to it.
So, is it easy to practice beautiful words?
It should be said that it is not difficult.
"Beauty, Japan and Aesthetics" is divided into scientific sections, and one sentence is practiced every day. However, these short dozen words contain all the strokes we can use, one horizontal and one vertical is knowledge. Hou Xinyong and Ye Ye wrote a regular script and a running script respectively. These two fonts are arranged alternately according to the scientific algorithm, and the whole beautiful Chinese character plan is divided into 12 months, so that readers can practice writing continuously and creatively.
In my opinion, this set of books is suitable for people who have been writing for many years, or practicing calligraphy for many years. It is only suitable when they have their own handwriting, so that the beautiful parts of calligraphers' fonts can be combined with their original fonts to truly form beautiful words with their own characteristics.
In addition to the copybook, every page is accompanied by a handwritten account, which I think has two major uses. One is introspection, which can be the experience of writing, or the practice of being dissatisfied with yourself. The second is where calligraphers practice after combining their own fonts. After all, writing in Tian Zi Grid is different from everyday writing, so this area is the only place for the second practice.
In this way, after about a year, you can see your experience since practicing calligraphy and the beauty of fonts.
This is a group of works full of design sense.
With more and more kinds of books and notebooks on the market, readers are picky and have higher and higher requirements for aesthetics. Especially with the popularity of Japanese stationery, the dilemma of less good ideas and products belonging to our local area is becoming more and more obvious.
This beautiful set of books is undoubtedly one of the few.
Apart from the design that we can see intuitively at the beginning, this book is exquisitely designed.
First of all, 365+ 1 selects the classic quotations of Chinese and foreign celebrities, which is the result of targeted screening by the author. 12 celebrities wrote their own proverbs that deeply influenced their lives. These sentences can not only enrich the knowledge base of calligraphy practitioners, but also let people know more about how these people who used to write badly became masters step by step because of their writing. Therefore, practitioners are encouraged to keep moving towards a better role.
Secondly, the 364-page horizontal page in the book is convenient for readers to practice writing, taking notes and drawing without wasting time. From this, we can probably think that many manuals are based on this consideration, drawing a whole page of small squares, which can be satisfied whether practicing calligraphy or drawing.
In addition to these, this set of books has many other great details, such as its lock binding, which can make each page flat and easy to write; For example, paper is the best manual ledger paper on the market, which is convenient for writing; In addition, a ballpoint pen is attached, which should be customized and distributed randomly, made in Japan. Now I can finally experience the Excellence of a Japanese stationery.
Finally, I ended with a sentence from my favorite Japanese TV series "Family Form", "No matter what it is, as long as you get used to it, people will take it for granted." The same is true of writing. Ten minutes a day, while relaxing, you can gain good habits and make good words become daily.