Round curves. Only one possible form.
Straight strokes. Also a single form — this is how Japan writes names from abroad.
Thousands of characters, each one with its own meaning. Many of them are read «Andrea»: none of them is the correct one.
That is where a person has to choose, not a translator: a Japanese calligrapher who has already written the names of more than 500 people by hand, on the street, one by one.
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Your name carries the meaning of having the calm of being safe, walking a path that is your own, carrying the scent of jasmine, and being loved by everyone.
Your name carries the meaning of running ahead like the apricot that blossoms before anyone else, being someone others look up to, letting the light through like colored glass, and putting color wherever you are.
Your name carries the meaning of having the calm of a clear day, walking a path that is your own, being the warm place where people gather, and carrying a deep blue.
Your name carries the meaning of having a quiet little house as your own retreat, being someone others look up to, carrying the scent of jasmine, and keeping a clear head.
Your name carries the meaning of having the calm of being safe, being someone others look up to, living at your own rhythm, and meeting whoever is meant to appear on your way.
Your name carries the meaning of running ahead like the apricot that blossoms before anyone else, walking a path that is your own, understanding the reason of things, and carrying the pattern of figured silk.
Your name carries the meaning of having the calm of a clear day, being someone others look up to, letting the light through like colored glass, and keeping the clear shine of crystal.
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☕ buy me a coffeeEverything above is drawn by a typeface: a thousand Andreas, the same stroke. Not this one. The calligrapher dips the brush and writes yours a single time — the ink opens where it opens, the stroke breaks where it breaks.



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Your name printed on what you use every day. We do not sell the shirt: we give you the file and you take it to your printer.
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