Is cursive writing dead? June 28, 2013 / 3:36 PM EDT / Livescience.com ... Others claim cursive is important because it's faster and more efficient than printed writing. "It's not calligraphy.

Cursive writing is a style of handwriting where letters are joined together in a flowing manner and is often characterised by loops ... if you're someone to whom calligraphy comes naturally, ...

Calligraphy, which means “beautiful writing” in Ancient Greek, is seeing a surge of interest from younger people who say it offers a meditative and creative escape.

Historically, cursive writing was a necessary skill. The ability to write quickly and legibly was essential for notetaking, personal correspondence, and even completing standardized forms.

Nonetheless, cursive has its aficionados, who note that many historical documents will be illegible if people can't read or write in cursive. "Cursive writing is a long-held cultural tradition in ...

The efficient writing style once thrived in U.S. businesses and schools, but researchers fret that today’s lack of cursive literacy may have a surprising impact on history—and ourselves.

As writing milestones moved from the standardisation of the Kufic script ... the printing press (1400CE in Europe) and to computer and mobile tech, cursive (handwritten) calligraphy became redundant.