By its very nature, handwriting and paper are 2 things we just don’t associate with the internet. Our desks might be full of little scraps of paper with notes scrawled across them, but computers have a way of feeling much more organized.
That is part of what makes it so refreshing to see handwritten type and paper effects replicated online. The very best of these designs are still well organized, but they bring a little of that un-restricted, freeform nature of pen and paper to our screens.
In this post we’ve pulled together 31 of our favorites using these effects.
Designs With Handwriting
Designs With a Paper Effect
As a bonus, if you’d like to try something similar on your own site, We Are Not Freelancers have put together a great video on hand drawing for the internet, for people who “can’t draw.”
What do you think of the torn paper and handwriting styles in web design? Let us know if you know of any other great sites that should be in this list!
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Cassie (4 comments)27 May 09
I LOVE that kind of style. Those kind of designs always stand out and are memorable for me. I wish I was talented enough to pull it off for my own sites. I’m stuck with plain jane boring-ness for now.
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Designers Contest (1 comments)28 May 09
This style is perfect for blogs. And thanks for the video. I’m certainly someone who can’t draw.
FreelancerCrowd (3 comments)28 May 09
I am not sure about the usability, but they are visually lovable
Michele in Playa (1 comments)28 May 09
I love the look of these designs. Somehow, it makes everything “seem” so much more personal, even in the midst of all this technology, a throwback back to the days when “blogs” were still “diaries” with little tiny locks and keys.
Nikki (4 comments)28 May 09
The handwriting style and torn paper is one of my favorite looks. I’m loving this list!
David@Wedding Photography Nottingham (1 comments)29 May 09
That’s a great idea. I use a Wacom tablet all the time for imaging but never thought of this. Cheers guys!
Rudi (2 comments)29 May 09
Nice lists man, perhaps you can tell me where to find that awesome handwriting fonts
cheers
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Keshav (3 comments)29 May 09
Ya !
I like the torn paper Jay Hafling style. And Jeremy Thomas is also good.
cheers
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Ignacio (1 comments)31 May 09
very fresh style,
cheers from buenos aires.
Manz (1 comments)1 June 09
Great collection!
I too have always been a fan of this type of graphic design.
As a design student @ COFA we were forced to write out a philosophy for ourselves as designers… it was a while ago since I had to use the “speil”, but it was basically outlining that where ever possible, when relevant (that’s important) that I would go back to “pen and paper” to create art for use in design – use handwriting, torn paper, ink splatters, rubbings for textures, and so on. I didn’t think that the 2 needed to be separated…. the examples above show this to be true.
My advice… experiment with a scanner today! If you can still find one lying around
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Michael Thomas (4 comments)10 June 09
I love this style of web design. The only problem is that people need fast internet for the pages to load quickly which isn’t too much of a problem as nearly everyone is on broadband but when I use my 3G internet card sites like these don’t load very quickly, and when having download limits they take up a lot of that. I am not complaining though as I am building a few myself in the style! Some of these are nice inspiration. Thanks
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Rahul Jadhav (1 comments)18 June 09
wow…these are some of the most amazing designs I have seen. Liked it very much
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Integritylance Freelance Site (1 comments)28 June 09
We just gave a shout out about this on our twitter account. Great selection..
om ipit (2 comments)11 October 09
great showcase,,,,
i like handwriting design,,,
thanks for share,,,
jay design (12 comments)5 November 09
There are some really top quality designs here. I’ve tried this kind of handwritten style before but it never looks right..thanks for the inspiration though!
NerCheave (1 comments)8 December 09
Found this great Christmas site and want to share it with you… has recipes, videos of christmas houses and lights, cooking how to videos for the holidays and a great selection of Christmas decorations and gifts for everyone.
The place is [url=]“http://www.christmas2you.com”[/url]
Again that address is http://www.christmas2you.com
I hope you enjoy it as much as I did… got most of my shopping knocked out in one night this year.
Trading soft (2 comments)14 December 09
Impressing visual effects. The picture presenting a notebook with many sorts of papers, labels and booklets around is so pleasant to look at. I’d also like to mention that the design and the look and feel of this site are particularly attracting.
Man Van Richmond (19 comments)17 February 10
Cool designs, are this designs are just get from wordpress themes or they are get from some web design company?
Wholesale (21 comments)11 May 10
cooking how to videos for the holidays and a great selection of Christmas decorations and gifts for everyone
Bristol Web Design (40 comments)11 June 10
Great collection of designs. I really like this style of web design as they are more appealing to look at then most of the normal sites around. Thanks for sharing.
Mckinley Media Group (21 comments)25 June 10
Deborah Cavenaugh’s seems a little cluttered
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