Why did Steve Jobs study calligraphy?

Calligraphy requires both an artistic trait and technique perfection, so it is not too surprising that Steve found it interesting; in the following years that initial trait would become one of his mantras, as he always considered himself and the companies he founded “at the crossroads of technology and liberal arts”. read more

“I decided to take a calligraphy class to learn how to [learn calligraphy]. I learned about serif and sans-serif typefaces, about varying the space between different letter combinations, about what makes great typography great. read more

Perhaps of all the many stories reported in the media after Steve Jobs’ death, his calligraphy studies with a former Trappist monk stirred my Catholic curiosity most. He credits this experience with formulating his taste for beautiful typography, which he later applied to Apple computers. read more