Does Cursive Have a Place in Today’s World?

Did you have to learn cursive writing in school? Depending on your age, it was either required, you’ve never done it at all, or you fell into a grey area and you learned a little, but not enough to really be proficient (that’s us!) Despite its general decline in usage, recent legislation in states like California and New Hampshire is reintroducing cursive into school learning curriculums, sparking a debate within the design community about its relevance in branding and consumer engagement. Some designers see it as obsolete and a relic of the past, while others see potential in its intrinsic human-ness, and the fact that it’s almost the antithesis of “digital”. What do you think?