Something I never got around to using in my Gryphon Clerks novels was the idea that people used different ink colours depending on the purpose of the letter.
Originally shared by Winchell Chung
Imagine a world in which the font you use is chosen for you, based entirely on your demographic affiliations. All doctors write in Garamond, while designers are mandated Futura Bold. Middle-aged men get Arial; women, Helvetica. Goofy aunts must use Comic Sans.
Seem strange? A few centuries ago, that was just how things worked.
http://www.atlasobscura.com/articles/the-hidden-messages-of-colonial-handwriting
Red letters to pick out some words go back to Egyptian hieroglyphs
Red letters to pick out some words go back to Egyptian hieroglyphs
Red letters to pick out some words go back to Egyptian hieroglyphs
And more recently as a “red-letter day”
And more recently as a “red-letter day”
And more recently as a “red-letter day”