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 «Eduardo»: 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 standing out with a genuine excellence, opening the way for the ones who follow you, being full of love and loved by everyone around you, keeping the bright blue of the sea, and following a path that is your own.
Your name carries the meaning of watching what you take on flourish, following a path that is your own, carrying the clarity of someone who hides nothing, moving through life with ease and grace, and keeping your feet on the ground that holds you up.
Your name carries the meaning of keeping the transparent shine of crystal, keeping up the steady effort of every day, rising with the first light of dawn, carrying with you the calm blue shine of a gem, and following a path that is your own.
Your name carries the meaning of bringing a generous blessing to the people around you, opening the way for them when they need it, giving them the calm of being safe, moving with ease and grace, and keeping your feet on the ground that holds you up.
Your name carries the meaning of shining with a light of your own, never staying still, carrying with you a deep blue, moving with ease and grace, and following a path that is your own.
Your name carries the meaning of finding good ties along your road, following the path that is yours, being full of love and loved by everyone, keeping the calm blue shine of a gem, and keeping up the steady effort of every day.
Your name carries the meaning of keeping a smile always at hand, opening the way for the ones who follow you, meeting good people along the road, moving with ease and grace, and never staying still.
did you like it more than you expected?
☕ buy me a coffeeEverything above is drawn by a typeface: a thousand Eduardos, 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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