Author: Lucy Purdy / Source: Positive News
A set of ‘straight-talking’ greetings cards has been launched as an antidote to designs filled with euphemisms and generalities
From ‘Deepest condolences’ to ‘Happy Valentine’s Day’, messages on greetings cards tend toward the vague and impersonal. Now a collection of cards has been launched that deals with a range of topics – from lost friendship to the early stages of a romantic relationship – in what its designers believe is a more honest way.
Punchy Cards is a collaboration between Calvin Benton, co-founder of the Spill counselling app, and designer Will Allen-Mersh. In an age when it’s easy to fire off a text or WhatsApp message, the pair say that “old-fashioned” greeting cards are an opportunity for senders to more carefully consider what they want to communicate.
“We wanted to highlight that people don’t really talk about how they feel any more,” Benton told Positive News. “Even a greetings card, which is meant to say…
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