Archive for February, 2008

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Hallmark and the Battle of the e-card

Annual e-card volume industry-wide is, by Hallmark’s estimates, around 300 million – a fraction of the 6 billion paper cards exchanged each year.
Through ongoing research, consumers tell Hallmark that, while technology helps them manage their lives, it doesn’t help them manage their relationships. People report using email primarily for business-type communication (making plans, sending a quick update, keeping in touch), rather than for more personal communication. When it comes to letting others know how much they care, people still want to share a tangible expression of emotion, and that’s when they turn to greeting cards. Email and e-cards just can’t replace the greeting card, which people can display, read over and over again, and save for years to come.

Popularity: 9%

28Feb2008 | Matt | 0 comments | Continued
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RIP Santa - Dont show this one to your kids

Scottish Christmas Cards have this very unusal creation under their funny collection of chistmas cards.  I just dont get it myself.  I mean to suggest Father Christmas has kicked the bucket is taking blasphemy to the nth degree.  I only hope that Santa has put the designer of this card on the naughty list for years to come.  [...]

Popularity: 21%

26Feb2008 | Matt | 0 comments | Continued
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Black and White Christmas Card - Less is more

Black and White is refreshing change to the multi coloured foil emblazened cards that seem to be the mainstay for most christmas card designers.  It is also refreshing to see that the personalisation on the Park in Winter design above is subtle and not overtstated.  It would have been all to see easy for CCA occasions [...]

Popularity: 43%

22Feb2008 | Matt | 0 comments | Continued
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Vegatarian Christmas Card

Vegetarian christmas cards.  No I dont mean that that they made from the left over christmas spouts or that the printing inks are made from pigments that had no crushed beatle shells.  This light hearted christmas card simply has a simple message on behalf of the turkeys up and down the country on the lead up to christmas.
The card above [...]

Popularity: 22%

20Feb2008 | Matt | 0 comments | Continued
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Bank Note Christmas Card

I dont suppose it reflects the true spirit of christmas.  However, this bank note design certainly stands out as one of the more original that I have seen.  It is available from Company Christmas Cards and would be tongue in cheek design for a financial institution, a banker, accountant, financial advisor or any other profession [...]

Popularity: 21%

19Feb2008 | Matt | 0 comments | Continued
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Multi Coloured Baubles

This design was the cover design of the CCA Occasions 2007 Personalised Christmas Card catalogue.  Its big, bold and brash and stands out in any christmas card portfolio.  If was the choice company christmas card for Dulux Paints in 2007 and was sent to their Select Decorators Team in 2007.  The Dulux Select Decorators team are [...]

Popularity: 93%

18Feb2008 | Matt | 0 comments | Continued
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Over the Moon E.T Christmas Cards

 
This design reminds me of the scene in E.T when they are riding through the trees on Elliot’s bicycle.  Fortunately Santa has reindeer power to help in deliver presents to the millions of households and does’nt have to rely on extra terrestrial magic.
The card is predominantly blue which would particularly suit a company with a [...]

Popularity: 14%

15Feb2008 | Matt | 0 comments | Continued
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Household Cavalry Christmas Cards

 
Household Cavalry (Collisons)
I dont think that christmas card printers pick the Household Cavalry as a popular christmas card theme because it is an image that conjours up an image of christmas.  I think it is more artistic licence because the bright christmas red uniforms contrast with the snow to make a dramatic photographic image. 
Popularity: 15%

Popularity: 15%

14Feb2008 | Matt | 1 comment | Continued
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DIY Corporate Christmas Cards

The Presentation Helper has some great Corporate style Christmas card templates which are in power point (PPT) format.  The quality is good enough to get a local printer to print them up for you which we would recommend rather than having a stab on your own colour inkjet or laserjet.
Popularity: 40%

Popularity: 40%

13Feb2008 | Matt | 0 comments | Continued
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CCA Occasions announce christmas competition winners

CCA Occasions, the leading supplier of company christmas cards in the UK, announce the winners of their 2007 christmas competition.  CCA ran the competition during November and December offering their agents the chance to win one of three LCD televisions.  All agents had to do was match the number of christmas card orders they placed with CCA [...]

Popularity: 57%

11Feb2008 | Matt | 0 comments | Continued
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