Cleaning out my garage, I found my first drafting kit

I was sorting through boxes and saw my old kit with triangles and scales. It took me back to using ink on mylar, where a smudge could ruin hours of work. Now, with computer programs, fixing errors is quick and easy. What parts of hand drafting do you kind of miss?

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simonl866mo ago

Seriously? Who misses smudging ink?

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anna1656mo ago

Yeah it's like missing the hiss of a cassette tape or the click of a car lock. We're losing all the little sounds and feels that came with old stuff, makes things feel less real now.

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west.brian6mo ago

Okay, but hear me out on the ink smudging thing. For some people, that smudge was a sign of real work, like writing essays by hand (remember those days?). It added a physical touch to words that digital stuff just doesn't have. Sure, it was messy, but it felt more human, like you were actually making something. Missing it isn't about wanting a dirty page, it's about longing for that rough, hands on process.

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