A Guide to Writing the Perfect Letter: Tips for Crafting Engaging and Heartfelt Correspondence
There's something undeniably personal and profoundly touching about receiving a handwritten letter. Whether you're using Lettre.app on your iPad or sticking to paper and pen, here’s how you can craft letters that not only convey your messages but also touch hearts and linger in the minds of your recipients.
Empowering artists with a digital Stamp Store: Lettre’s Artist Program
As we roll out update 1.3.0 and officially launch the Stamp Store inside the Lettre Post Office, it's the perfect moment to delve into the mechanics of our artist program. This initiative isn't just a platform; it's a dynamic partnership designed to evolve.
Building connections: Tips for digital PenPals on Lettre.app
Lettre is proud to announce that a complete range of PenPals feature is soon going to be live on the app, allowing users to find and connect with digital pen pals from all over the world. Costing only a single stamp and featuring same day delivery with Lettre’s trusted delivery pigeon Pippin, the PenPals feature attempts to bring together the charm of traditional letter writing with the convenience of modern technology.
How video games inspired Lettre.app’s “stamps” feature
At the heart of these gaming economies lies the core attraction: the value users can extract from participating. Whether it's through selling a rare in-game item, trading cards, or engaging in the virtual real estate market, players have the opportunity to gain both tangible and intangible rewards.
Rethinking Retention: Lettre's Ethical Approach to User Engagement
Lettre invites everyone to join this journey, to rediscover the joy of letter writing, and to experience firsthand the difference that genuine, thoughtful interaction can make. It's a call to step away from the fleeting, often empty interactions promoted by many digital platforms, and to embrace a mode of communication that values depth and connection.
The people that gave their lives for a language, and tech saving near-extinct languages
As a handwritten messaging app, we at Lettre feel a deep connection to being able to express yourself in your own language and write in your own script, no matter how many people speak it. This got us thinking about how technology could potentially help propagate these languages, archive and preserve the scripts, and maybe even be used to teach newer generations the dialects, spoken languages and written scripts in the future.
The Transformative Power of Handwriting: My Journey with an iPad and Apple Pencil
In the digital age, where keyboards and screens dominate our daily lives, I discovered a habit that transformed not only the way I work but also how I think and process information. The act of writing with my own hands using an iPad and Apple Pencil has become a cornerstone of my personal and professional development. This simple yet impactful habit has led to numerous improvements in my life, influencing my creativity, memory, and even my emotional well-being.
The Universality of Handwriting: How Lettre App Embraces Every Language
No need for translations or localization — your handwriting, your language, on the Apple iPad. If you can write in Romulan or Olde English, go for it!
The Magic of Christmas Letters
In today's digital age, where instant messaging and social media updates are the norms, there's something uniquely therapeutic about returning to the tradition of letter writing, especially during Christmas.
The Inverted Jenny: A Philatelic Legend
The "Inverted Jenny" stamp, celebrated for its depiction of an accidentally upside-down airplane, is one of the world's rarest and most valuable stamps. Originating from a 1918 issue to commemorate the first U.S. Air Mail, its history is as intriguing as its design.
Letters from the Titanic: Voices from the Depths
Recovered treasures from the tragic maiden voyage of the RMS Titanic contains a collection of letters and postcards, poignant echoes of lives interrupted and dreams unfulfilled.
The Penny Black: The World's First Postage Stamp
The Penny Black holds a special place in history as the world's first adhesive postage stamp used in a public postal system. Issued in the United Kingdom in 1840, it revolutionized the postal service and laid the groundwork for modern global communication.
Handwriting as therapy
There was a time when you might recognize a friend’s handwriting as easily as their face. You could pick out their letters from a stack of mail, know their notes from a single squiggle on a shared notebook. But ask yourself: do you know what your best friend’s handwriting looks like? Could you distinguish your sibling’s scrawl from a stranger’s? For many of us, the answer is a resounding no.
Digital loneliness and the paradox of *social* media
The irony of our times is that in an age of unparalleled connectivity, many of us are feeling more isolated than ever. While technology has undeniably enriched our lives in countless ways, it's essential to remember that genuine human connections are irreplaceable.
How an internet joke gave Lettre a mascot – Raising Pippin
For Lettre, we wanted to tell the story of our app through the lens of a mascot which would not only serve as the anchor point for our social media content, but also help us gamify the in-app interactions and provide delighters wherever possible.
Random chance made Lettre happen, and we think that’s beautiful.
Our meandering journey with Lettre - from ideation to MLP