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 «Daniela»: 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 keeping the cleanness of a drop of water, appearing the way a rainbow appears, sharing out what you have, and carrying the elegance of an orchid.
Your name carries the meaning of having a large and generous presence, putting your whole heart in the way red puts everything in, shining with the transparency of crystal, and drawing toward you what is still to come.
Your name carries the meaning of keeping only what is worth keeping, carrying the light of the sun with you, standing out wherever you are, and living a good life.
Your name carries the meaning of keeping the cleanness of a drop of water, treating others with compassion, smiling always, and enjoying life wherever you are.
Your name carries the meaning of holding the rudder with a steady hand, appearing the way a rainbow appears, looking after the encounters life brings you, and carrying the elegance of an orchid.
Your name carries the meaning of having a large and generous presence, putting your whole heart in, seeing what you start prosper, and carrying the fineness of a silk.
Your name carries the meaning of keeping the cleanness of a drop of water, carrying the light of the sun with you, shining with the transparency of crystal, and enjoying life wherever you are.
did you like it more than you expected?
☕ buy me a coffeeEverything above is drawn by a typeface: a thousand Danielas, 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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