Celebrity Handwriting: Jack Layton

Jack Layton: Dynamic All the Way!

Jack Layton’s signature has numerous strengths. These strengths appear in his 2008 signature as well as his 2011 signature, indicating his consistently dynamic personality was evident no matter what he went through.

Both of Jack’s signatures move up on his page, indicating his optimism: He believed things would work out well, no matter what.

Jack’s very high capital letters indicate his confidence and self-esteem. Jack believed in who he was, what he stood for and what he did.

The very long stroke above the capital ‘J’ in Jack’s first name indicates his enthusiasm and charisma. Jack was a natural leader: All he needed to do was to get excited about what he did or wanted to do, and everyone would want to be a part of it. The fact that this particular stroke ‘flies’ above the stem of the capital ‘J’ indicates Jack was a visionary, long-range goal setter.

The initial hook on the capital ‘J’ in Jack’s 2008 and 2011 signatures indicates ‘acquisitiveness’. Jack wanted to acquire ideas, thoughts, innovations. The final hook on this ‘J’ in Jack’s 2011 signature indicates tenacity: Whatever Jack accomplished and achieved, it was his.

The ‘a’ in Jack’s first name resembles an ‘o’, indicating he worked hard and made everything he did look easy. The pinched look of this particular letter ‘a’ indicates that Jack did far more for others than he realized. The tall, very slender loop on the ‘k” of Jack’s 2008 signature indicates he had very high principles and values that helped him guide his life.

The break-away stroke in the mid-portion of the ‘k’ in his first name indicates Jack’s initiative: Jack didn’t want for anything, but started moving on whatever could be done.

The very firm downstroke in the ‘y’ of Jack’s family name indicates his determination. The fact that this particular downstroke is so long indicates his need for change: Same/old wouldn’t last overly long before Jack ‘changed things up’. The hook at the end of this particular downstroke indicates Jack was someone who desired independence, was security minded, and someone who was conscious of his past.

Jack’s very high t-stem in his family name indicates he was a real go-getter who would always bite off way more than he could chew and then run to keep up. He needed to be in control so that if anything went wrong, he could do ‘damage control’.

Jack’s t-bars in both signatures move downward on his page of writing, indicating his need and ability to take charge. Both these t-bars join to the next letter, indicating Jack’s ‘fluidity of mind’. This fluidity not only enhanced his communication ability, but also helped him talk his way into or out of almost every situation. This trait would also help him smooth over difficult topic and move them to ‘safe waters’ without anyone realizing he had shifted the subject.

The downstroke on the ‘n’ in Jack’s family name pulls to the left, indicating reserve, suggesting that people may think they knew Jack, but in truth it would take time for someone to really get to know Jack to truly be able to say they knew him.

The period at the end of Jack’s 2008 signature indicates decisiveness, indicating he at that time was broadcasting unconsciously “I have the last word”.