petre

Well my current signature which I've been using since junior school is too bland, simple and boring, its just my name written fast, but I've stuck to it until now. I used it in all circumstances that need a signature, but recently, while attending on my lectures, I doodles a new signature, which personally I think is really cool and artistically beautiful, plus it'll be harder for someone else to copy. Now I'm seriously thinking to change my signature to the new one, but won't that somehow affect all the documents and certificates I've signed throughout my lifetime?

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Reese

It depends on your country I guess but I'd say in the US, It's not so important what it looks like. You might want to ask if you're renewing a passport or something. As long as you can identify it as your handwriting. I'd say you're good to go.

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Charlatan

My signature evolved a bit over the past 14 years. While I was living here, my wife had to get my son's passport back in Toronto. Apparently my signature was different enough that it held up getting his passport. Luckily I had used the same sort of pen (a felt tipped marker). They felt it was distinctive enough and let it pass.

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abaya

Heh, at first I thought you were talking about your signature on TFP, or e-mail or something...

My signature morphed the most during my college years, and then solidified when I became a teacher and had to start signing detention slips and hall passes several times a day. I made it quick and dirty, emphasizing only the initial letters of my first, middle, and last name. This made it quite easy to shift my signature once I got married and changed my last name... though that still took some practice, and getting used to. It felt like I was forging myself for a while.

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Daniel_

I used to sign my name <First Name> <Middle initial> <Last Name>, but then started signing <First initial> <Middle initial> <Last Name> when I started regularly using cheques.

Professionally I have to sign many documents and letters, and generally sign everything <First Name> (with a flourish).

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Manic_Skafe

I worked as a cashwrap manager in retail a few years ago and after having to sign my name on a slip every thirty seconds, I shortened my signature to two letters that really don't even look like my initials. I haven't run into any serious snags yet but then again I almost always carry government and state identification with me.

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Halx

My signature is different every time I write it. I remember on my last lease that I signed, I think my signature appeared differently on every page I had to endorse.

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Zweiblumen

Slightly off topic (or extending it widely ). Around here some of the banks and large buisnesses are using eletronic pens and pads for the customer to sign. The software behind it pays more attention to how you sign than what your signature looks like. Since the looks can be imitated but the pressure and speed compination is harder to get right.


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snowy

Here signatures get printed on our driver's licenses, so it would be hard for me to change mine. But if that's not a concern, I wouldn't worry about it too much.

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SabrinaFair

My signature has evolved over the course of my adult life. I really don't take the time to write out my whole name anymore, except on important docs (leases, contracts, etc.). I sign my name so damn much (damn you, debit cards) that its not worth my time to carefully scrawl "Sabrina Fair." Instead, it's more like, "S-squibble F-squibble"

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ratbastid

In the last couple years I've basically given up on my signature. It's just my initials now, written super fast.

If I'm ever on the stand and a lawyer asks me, "Mr. bastid.... Is THIS your signature?" I'll have to shrug my shoulders and say, "Ah munno."

Ayashe

For work it would be a problem for me, but that is somewhat specific to my field (nursing)and a few others. Because nearly every document that I sign my name to at work is considered a legal and binding document my employer keeps a copy of my signed initials, a copy of my handwritten printed name and also a copy of my signature. This is updated each year for the natural changes a person makes with their signature over time. I am sure you would be well aware if your employment kept records such as these.

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Sue

My signature depends on the temperature. If it's cold/chilly, my signature is fast and messy. If the temp is just right, I write slow and you can read my name clearly.

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SecretMethod70

That's mine. In fact, it's raelly just my first initial, a squiggled line, and kinda my last initial but not really, followed by another squiggled line. Pretty unimpressive, but it takes no time at all to write!

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petre

Well my current signature could be written real fast, I could do it in one stroke, fruppp and its done. But it just doesn't look nice at all, more like bad handwriting rather than a quick signature. Look, how bout using two different signatures? Yea, whats wrong with that?

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alicat

I used to be meticulous about forming every letter in my signature. Then I got lazy with my last name which used to end with two "n's" and it became rather loose squiggles that might be interpreted as n's if you were looking for them.

Once I got married, the two "n's" turned into two "m's". Hell, if the humps for n's was too much trouble, forget about adding two more to the mix. Now it's the first few letters ending with barely squiggles and a line/swipe/flourish.

I also write the first letter of my first name as an uppercase printed letter, then the cursive. Don't know when that happened. Signatures are interesting.

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new man

When it comes to the electronic writepads used for credit cards, I usually just sign a double x. You cannot read my signature on those anyway, so why bother. No one has ever said anything.

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stevie667

My signature started off as a crisp first two initials and second name in a professional manner.

Looking at a cheque i've just signed its now four squigly circles. Huzzah for progress!

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