At some point in life, people face the question of how to come up with a reliable, beautiful signature. For example, when receiving the first passport or when changing the surname along with all the documents. The question is really serious, and it does not matter whether a person works every day with a lot of documents or uses painting just a couple of times a year. There are a few life hacks and tips on how to create the perfect signature.
Is it possible to change the signature?
Usually people use the signature they put when they first received their passport for their entire life. This option is convenient and does not raise any questions when identifying a person or establishing the authenticity of documents.
But there are situations when a person wants to change his signature - for example, the old one seems ugly or difficult to write quickly. When changing a surname, many also want to change the signature.
The laws of the Russian Federation do not regulate the use of a personal signature in a special way. However, when filling out documentation in a bank, in government agencies when concluding large contracts, it may be necessary to verify the signature against the passport. In judicial practice, such requirements are not valid, since the comparison of signatures of one person must be carried out with the help of a handwriting expert - it is impossible to confirm or refute the authenticity of a signature "by eye" according to the law.
In other cases, you can use the signature you like best. For example, many famous people use improved, caricatured versions of their signatures for autographs, adding drawings to them.
You can officially change your signature when you change your passport. In Russia, this is a mandatory procedure upon reaching the age of 20 and 45, as well as when changing your first name, last name or patronymic, changing your place and date of birth, changing your appearance and gender.
What should a signature not be?
The law does not regulate the issue of what exactly a signature should be and what it should not be. There are some legislative acts where the concept of a personal signature is deciphered as an element created from a surname, name, patronymic or parts thereof. But such a decipherment does not affect anything - a pseudonym can also be used as a signature.
There are several criteria for how not to sign:
- with graphite or colored pencil – it can be easily erased by using the document for other purposes, and such a document will not inspire confidence in anyone;
- with a gel pen – it is difficult to determine the expiration date of texts written with such a tool.
Using a blue ballpoint pen is the best option for personal signature. It can be used for the necessary examinations, it will not wear off or fade over time, and it will not smudge accidentally.
Also, the signature should not be too short, for example, consisting of one letter and a simple "squiggle". Such a signature is easy to forge, and it will be difficult to prove the falsification without special examinations.
How to learn to sign beautifully?
Beautiful handwriting begins with beautiful handwriting. And handwriting, as a rule, can be trained. In the same way, you can train beautiful, fast and confident writing of a personal signature.
The easiest way to sign is to choose a surname, first name or patronymic, as well as their combinations. You need to write the name on a piece of paper and see which parts of it the owner likes the most, which of them go well with each other.
A beautiful combination can be found with initials, or you can take a personal nickname and build on that.
Next you can proceed as follows:
- experiment with letter sizes;
- try writing the entire signature or part of it in italics;
- add ornate elements either to some letters or at the end of the signature;
- look at various beautiful handwritten fonts and try to repeat them on paper;
- appreciate the beauty of the signature and initials in combination, rather than separately.
It is not so difficult to come up with a beautiful painting if you use your imagination. You can use Latin letters in the initials or choose a name written in a foreign language as a painting.
Some ideas on how to come up with a painting:
- Use a nickname derived from the family name. This idea can be found for almost any person. For example, from the family name Kamnev you can get "Kamen", from the family name Kholodov - "Kholod" or even "Kholodok". You can add curls, crosses, underlines to such abbreviations.
- The initials of the first and/or middle name can be added to the surname or its abbreviation. This will work especially well with those names whose first letters can have many decorative elements.
- To avoid thinking too much about the meaning of the signature, you can take the first letter of the name or surname, and then draw a sharp or smoother wavy line, ending it with a curl. The main thing is to practice drawing the same "scribble" each time.
In some cases, you can connect the letters of the initials with each other. This can be done with decorative curls, circles, small drawings. At first glance, such a signature will not be clearly readable, but with decoding it will become clearer.
Which signatures are the most reliable?
The painting should not only be beautiful, but also reliable. Especially if a person often deals with various documents. Coming up with such an option is also not a problem, the main thing is to follow some recommendations.
Here are some of them:
- the signature must be tailored to the owner's handwriting - this increases the chances of successfully passing a handwriting examination in the event of falsifications;
- the more data a signature contains, the more reliable it is – for example, it is easier to forge the initials of a first and last name than the ornate spelling of a full last name with the initials of the first and middle names “hidden” in it;
- if the surname is common, it is better to come up with a word derived from it or use it together with the first name, patronymic, or pseudonym;
- the longer the signature, the more difficult it is to forge;
- the presence of printed letters will make the signature original, but not the most reliable - unless, of course, they are written in some special font;
- You can come up with a small original drawing (for example, an image of the author of the signature in profile, some element that is unique to the author, like glasses or a watch) and make it part of the signature.
Character traits will also help you come up with a beautiful signature and make it unique. For example, a signature with voluminous, sweeping letters will suit strong-willed people. Those who have found themselves in creative professions often use many decorative elements in their autographs. A signature with letters and connecting elements that have clear lines and sharp angles will show boldness and self-confidence.
If you can't come up with a beautiful signature yourself, you can look at lettering style inscriptions. As a rule, texts in this style are distinguished by their decorativeness, clarity of writing, and uniqueness. You can choose one of these fonts for painting, try to use it, and then practice writing.
The most beautiful signatures
You can come up with a beautiful signature by looking at examples of such on the Internet. Of course, the point is not to copy someone's signature from a person with the same last name, but to take some elements of such a signature as a basis.
An example of how to make a signature from the surname "Sidorov":
- You need to write your full last name on a piece of paper;
- Select the place where the signature will end, for example, “Sidor”;
- Draw a wide outline around the entire word from the last letter;
- Remove the letter "o" from this part, and write the letter "r" in block letters, adding an angular or wavy underline, or a curl in the rounded part of the last letter (this can also be done with the letter "d")
- Use the Latin letter "S" at the very beginning, as well as a florid underscore (this will also work with the full spelling of the surname).
If desired, you can include a smiley in the spelling of one of the letters - for example, in the letter "o". Of course, such a signature option will suit either creative people or teenagers, but even the signature of the CEO of a large company with funny elements will cause surprise rather than laughter among colleagues. Unusual signatures are memorable, they show a person's independence from public opinion.
| Paintings of famous people | |
| Walt Disney, founder of Walt Disney Productions | The artist wrote his last name, put two flat curls on top, and drew the famous Mickey Mouse at the bottom - a distinctive symbol can be created for every creative person and used in the same way |
| John Lennon, rock singer, member of the famous group The Beatles | John Lennon's signature consisted of his first and last name, and next to it he drew a small caricature of himself, complete with a big nose, round glasses, and a smile.
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| Thom Yorke, lead singer of the rock band Radiohead | Tom signed his name simply, but in place of the letter “o” he drew a smiley face with arms and legs. |
| Brad Pitt, Hollywood actor | At first glance, his signature looks like an awkward squiggle, but if you look closely, you can see the first printed letters of his first and last names connected together – it’s that simple. |
| Stephen Hogging, physicist, cosmologist and astrophysicist, writer | The great scientist would put the first letter of the name, a period, and then simply write the entire surname in angular handwriting and draw several straight lines under the entire signature.
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| Vladimir Putin, President of the Russian Federation | The signature of the world-famous leader consists of a swirl of two letters – “V” and “P”, followed by a distinct “u”, and then a series of identical letters written in cursive.
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Coming up with a signature is a crucial moment before receiving a passport for the first time. Perhaps a person will use this signature for the rest of their life, or maybe they will be able to change it soon. In any case, it is better to think about an acceptable option right away, so that later you do not have to blush at the bank or at work with a crooked letter of the first name circled in a circle. A beautiful, confident signature that reflects the character of the owner can become one of the reasons for increasing status in the eyes of others.
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