Look at a copy of the South China Morning Post. How does a print newspaper try and get your attention? What visual techniques does it use?

Let's explore the British Library site, to see what has changed and what has stayed the same in terms of newspaper design. The site provides many free pages, and there are examples of newspapers from the 1800s on. Try a search on the words Hong Kong.

Tell me a story. I miss the pleasure of hearing a story teller and seeing that craft in action. Not only the story then, but hearing an expressive voice, listening for the pauses, watching the smiles and seeing the eyes.

I can find stories told on Youtube. Do you like this one? (Visually? The devils are scary!) If you enjoyed it, listen to some of the others.

And then be story tellers this week.

We've read several times now in China that a person's expressiveness with a brush and ink - and their skills in calligraphy - is somehow linked to their character.

You can come across a similar idea - graphology - the notion that you can see a personality come through handwriting.

What about you? Write a sentence in your 'normal' handwriting, then write it in a different style, maybe with sharper letters, or more rounded letters. Is it easy to change your writing style?

You can work out some meanings for yourself of your sticky bits, loops, sizes, spaces, and dots on your i's with this list of examples.

Fun, and I don't believe any of it. After you've tried it, what do you think?

Library week. Tell me what new books you've found and which authors you're reading.

Try a book reviews site to find books you'd like to read, and we can hunt them down.

One story you must read this week; Sir Gawain and the Green Knight.

(Imagine the girdle, by the way, as a jewelled or decorated belt. Not a Playtex Living Girdle from the 1950s as owned by your grandmother ...you see, you never know what useful information comes from your education.)