I don't use the cursive capital "Q" either. It just looks silly in 99% of cases. Over the years, I developed a "loop" in my v's, so when I sign "Kevan" some people have trouble reading it. I don't do it all the time, though.
In terms of my signature, I envy people who have a distinct-yet-legible style to theirs, like Dan Smith from the FP Geeks Youtube videos. I tried to make mine stylish, but at the end of the day I just gave up and either sign regularly, or with the "K" on the top line link slightly with the "C" of my last name on the bottom line.
In a somewhat related point, a female friend of mine remarked on my FP's today. She saw the Custom 823 and said "Wow! A fountain pen! Those things are so classy, but they're hard to use." I was puzzled by that. I asked her why, and she said "They're just...hard to write with. If you've grown up with a ballpoint, they're weird."
I offered to let her write with it but she declined. But...hard to use? Hard to write with? I had no clue what she was talking about. Different, sure...but hard to use? I'm stumped.
In terms of my signature, I envy people who have a distinct-yet-legible style to theirs, like Dan Smith from the FP Geeks Youtube videos. I tried to make mine stylish, but at the end of the day I just gave up and either sign regularly, or with the "K" on the top line link slightly with the "C" of my last name on the bottom line.
In a somewhat related point, a female friend of mine remarked on my FP's today. She saw the Custom 823 and said "Wow! A fountain pen! Those things are so classy, but they're hard to use." I was puzzled by that. I asked her why, and she said "They're just...hard to write with. If you've grown up with a ballpoint, they're weird."
I offered to let her write with it but she declined. But...hard to use? Hard to write with? I had no clue what she was talking about. Different, sure...but hard to use? I'm stumped.