A signatureholds more information about a person than most would think.
Handwriting is acharacteristic that is unique to every individual, and it is almost impossibleto mimic or forge some ones signature.
“In middleschool I tried to forge a signature on my progress report,” said Charita Kado,a sophomore majoring in Mass Communications from Baton Rouge, “but I got caughtbecause my teacher could tell the signature was in my handwriting.”
Identity is notthe only thing a signature can reveal. The way a person signs their name cangive clues about their personality, as well as their physical and emotionalstate of being.
Graphography,the study and analysis of handwriting is a growing field in the United States.Police, lawyers, and employers use handwriting analysis on a daily basis.Lawyers use graphographers in court cases to analyze the handwriting ondocuments to verify their authenticity.
Signatures onsuicide letter are analyzed to ensure that the death was not in fact foul play.
“There have beensome cases where the handwriting on suicide notes did not match and the deathwas indeed a murder case,” said Suchitra Sapathi, Attorney at Law.
Employers issuehandwriting test because they do not reveal the age, race, gender or religion.This allows them to make employment decisions without bias to one candidate oranother. After the test is administered, the handwriting samples are sent to alab to be analyzed.
According toHuVista, a company that specializes in handwriting analysis, the way a personwrites reveals many details about their personality and way of thinking.
Since impulsesand activity in the brain control writing, it is believed that what a personwrites is a direct reflection of them.
People thatgenerally write fast and illegible, like doctors, usually have hectic schedulesand have to think extremely fast.
Those who writein large letters have outgoing personalities, and those that write small arefocused and driven.
Writing in allcapitals is a sign of a high ego and love of beauty.
Writers withleft slants are generally much closer to their mothers, while those that writewith an upright slant are usually very independent.
Whether yourhandwriting is squiggly, messy, wavy or bubbly it is distinctively unique toyou.
