I really like postcards both as an object, and for the purpose that is attached to them. I suppose they carry a lot of historical and geographical significance though they can also be whimsical and silly, yet remain as these unassuming bits of card that people post to their friends (how nice is that?).
I like picking up postcards, old and new, whenever I see a nice one. I'm going to share some with you.
A portrait postcard of some Canadian Douglas Firs. John and Freda had a good time. I love the photograph itself, as well as the stamps and the tree factoid on the back.
I got this one because the message on the back makes me laugh. Chris talking to his friend Gary about the match ('Looks like Liverpool has made another of its shrewd acquisitions in picking up Speedie...'). A whole space dedicated to sports coverage. Is Chris okay? Is he in good health? We'll never know.
A beautiful flower arrangement postcard. Written by someone's Grandma, with opinions on the weather and lovely handwriting. Very sweet.
Okay so this one has a load of MYSTERY and INTRIGUE to it. No message, no date, no information on the subject, or location, or publisher's name. A picture from the outside of a house at night. What's happening? Why this house? What does it mean..
I suppose I used these as a starting point to demonstrate my interest in these little things and get the brain going. I realised that the subject, the tone and character of each of these (and others) varies greatly! There's so many things that a postcard can have on it.
It can be historical, a big thing, a small thing, natural, a person, a scene, an object, or a hodgepodge of things. I'm looking forward to the research of this project, but there's also trepidation about vectors.
I've never made a full thing in Illustrator, and I worry about work that is 100% vector lacking any character or soul. How do I make a vector interesting and unique? We'll see....
I suppose I used these as a starting point to demonstrate my interest in these little things and get the brain going. I realised that the subject, the tone and character of each of these (and others) varies greatly! There's so many things that a postcard can have on it.
It can be historical, a big thing, a small thing, natural, a person, a scene, an object, or a hodgepodge of things. I'm looking forward to the research of this project, but there's also trepidation about vectors.
I've never made a full thing in Illustrator, and I worry about work that is 100% vector lacking any character or soul. How do I make a vector interesting and unique? We'll see....
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