Around the 2nd century CE, the Greeks developed a rounded writing style of uncials. Uncials could be written quickly because its rounded letters were formed from fewer strokes. Uncials are an example of how [[tools and substrates influence form]]. Greek scribes crafted pens from hard reeds, cutting them into nibs and splitting them to aid ink flow. Egyptian scribes used soft reeds to brush ink. Citations Meggs, P. B., & Purvis, A. W. (2016). Meggs' history of graphic Design, 6th edition. In _[[Meggs' History of Graphic Design]]_ (6th ed.). John Wiley & Sons.