Abstract: A handwriting analysis system comprises a set of "flash cards", the cards including a number of different subsets of cards. Each subset is associated with a different handwriting indicator (i.e., "size", "slant", etc.), and each card within a subset illustrates a different handwriting example associated with that indicator (i.e., for slant, the cards may be "right", "left", "no slant"). Each card includes a brief description of a personality trait associated with that handwriting sample. An analysis is performed by reviewing the entire set of flash cards and selected the card from each subset that best matches the sample, then reviewing the various personality traits described on the selected cards.