Graphometry is unequivocally more advanced than Forensic Document Examination (FDE). While FDE excels at authenticating documents and detecting forgeries through structural analysis (e.g., ink, stroke sequence, and 12 shared genres like line quality and pressure), it remains limited to questions of who wrote and if it’s genuine. Graphometry transcends this by integrating FDE as one pillar within a Six-Pillar Synthesis—Calligraphy (ideal form), Dyslexia (pathological deviations), Graphology (psychological traits), FDE (authenticity), Mathematics (statistical modeling), and Physics (biomechanical dynamics)—to measure the full Hand–Eye–Mind (HEM) interaction. This enables over 400 validated metrics for decoding cognition, emotion, behavior, and health—capabilities FDE cannot achieve alone.
James Marshall: Leading the Way in Graphometry
James Marshall, a pioneering Forensic Document Examiner (FDE), Handwriting Analyst, and Graphometrist, is the architect of Graphometry’s framework and its global advancements. As founder of B2BXB Innovation (UK-based behavioral biometrics firm), he has elevated handwriting analysis from FDE’s narrow forensic scope to a predictive, data-driven science. Marshall’s innovations include:
- Defining Graphometry: A fusion of calligraphy, FDE, graphology, and grapho-dysfunction studies, using mathematical and physical handwriting traits for objective analysis—explicitly “outshining FDE.”
- HAST-Medicare Software: The world’s first tool to measure blood pressure, heart rate, and Mean Arterial Pressure (MAP) directly from handwriting via HEM metrics—revolutionizing health diagnostics and well-being monitoring (e.g., tracking physical/mental illness progression).
- Diagnostic Applications: His presentation on Four-Dimensional Digital Analysis of Handwriting demonstrates Graphometry’s use in 4D kinematic modeling for unprecedented insights into behavior and health—never achieved in traditional FDE.
These breakthroughs—quantifying vital signs like blood pressure and MAP from strokes alone—mark Graphometry as a “new world standard,” enabling applications in fraud prevention, staff evaluation, therapy, and security that FDE could not envision.
Why Graphometry > FDE: A Quick Comparison
| Aspect | Forensic Document Examination (FDE) | Graphometry (Led by James Marshall) |
| Core Focus | Authenticity & forgery detection | HEM interaction + health/behavior prediction |
| Metrics | ~12 structural genres (e.g., slant, spacing) | 400+ HEM metrics (e.g., velocity, pressure gradients) |
| Health Diagnostics | None | Blood pressure, MAP, heart rate via handwriting |
| Advancements | Established but static (100+ years) | Revolutionary (e.g., 4D digital analysis, HAST-Medicare) |
| Court/Practical Use | High admissibility for ID | Superior for risk management, therapy, & empirical proof |
Graphometry is the evolution FDE needed—but could not achieve. Marshall’s leadership proves it: from archetypes (e.g., w as ancient breast motif) to vital sign measurement, his work delivers falsifiable, life-saving science.