My Holiday Cards: 5th Design

DESIGN 5: FRONT



DESIGN 5: INSIDE
Message: “Brightest days and warmest nights/may your holidays be filled with joy.”



DESIGN 5: BACK
Specs: Horizontal 5×7 card on archival linen with the inside design spanning the inside spread vertically, folded in the middle.
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What I love about this design — I had SO much fun working with this family! The picture on the back of the card is one of my all-time favorite images, a spontaneous family hug with mom and dad’s faces showing natural, unposed smiles as they gaze into the eyes of their adolescent children. Who wouldn’t want to memorialize a picture like that by putting it on a Christmas card? It’s perfect! Even so, I didn’t want it to compete too heavily with the front of the card, so I gave it a washed texture to make it just a bit more subtle than the front. When I went to this family’s home to deliver prints (including that picture on the back as a 16×20!) their home and yard were decorated to the nines with lights and beautiful ornaments. I wanted to bring that out in the card by giving the front an all-decked-out-for-Christmas theme. I kept the inside simple to balance the decked-out front, again, mimicking the family’s style of a fun exterior with one simple theme: family is everything.

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45 Responses to “My Holiday Cards: 5th Design”

1. Alan Goodwin says:

   January 16, 2008 at 4:36 pm

   Wonderful Card. This is my first comment on any blog ever, but it is such an awesome card that I couldn’t help myself but to comment.
2. LORI says:

   January 16, 2008 at 3:20 pm

   VERY COOL. DIFFERENT, WHICH I LIKE.
   GOOD JOB
3. linda from edison says:

   January 14, 2008 at 11:47 pm

   This is my favorite card out of the bunch so it gets my vote. I know there’s more coming, but still…..

   I won’t comment on the photography itself but rather the design of the card. You might remember than I am an artist who does graphic design freelance so when something grabs me, I love to say it. And this one does. First of all, I like that the family is wearing cold weather garb. It is a card that comes, after all, in the winter and I think it should be current, rather than others at the beach with summer themes, etc.

   I love the layering on the front, the way that the top rectangle is a bit askew and that its edges are rough like ripped paper. I like the color choices. The neutrals seem to go perfectly with the neutralized green background–it’s still green for Christmas but is a nice change from the bright green we usually associate with this holiday. You wisely left out its partner, red. It doesn’t need it to say “Christmas”.

   I like all the added textures and “noise”–the “snow” that ties together all three sections (front, inside and back), the little trees on the beige layer, the lone tree a light silhouette on the front and the one whole one and portions on the back and the large snowflakes around the edges of the front. Everything is balanced perfectly.

   I also like the font you used for “Merry Christmas”. Which one is it? Or did you tweek one to your own liking.
4. Kathleen J Jotz says:

   January 12, 2008 at 8:15 pm

   Absolutely beautiful. It’s a keepsake they will cherish forever. The pictures were GREAT!! Loved the idea

   Kathleen
5. philip says:

   January 12, 2008 at 9:07 am

   I love your card even though I’m not in it!
   It is so cute!
   Good Job Designing!!!!!
6. bob says:

   January 11, 2008 at 7:48 pm

   the black and whites actually ENHANCE to color photos on the center spread. a beautiful family.
7. April says:

   January 11, 2008 at 12:18 pm

   The card is beautiful. very creative
   I know the family was very pleased.
8. Aunt Joan says:

   January 11, 2008 at 9:44 am

   Very unique. We enjoyed receiving such an original card. We are looking forward to next year’s masterpiece!
9. jimmy says:

   January 10, 2008 at 10:04 pm

   At first, I was not happy driving to Central Park on Marathon day, but after seeing the final result I would do it again in a heartbeat. I like the blend of the green and brown colors on this card the most.
10. Frankie says:

    January 10, 2008 at 10:03 pm

    Awesome family + Great photographer = Unique christmas masterpiece
11. Vlad says:

    January 10, 2008 at 9:55 pm

    Very nice pics/design … I like it a lot!
12. joy says:

    January 10, 2008 at 8:19 pm

    Cool Pics!!! Joy
13. Cheryl says:

    January 10, 2008 at 8:15 pm

    My favorite card by far this year. The whole shoot was stunning! My best friend has the best family and now she has the best pictures to show them off! I love you guys!
14. Ron says:

    January 10, 2008 at 8:03 pm

    Great card. My wife would love to have family photo like this.
15. claudia f says:

    January 10, 2008 at 7:42 pm

    It’s such a pretty card and out of all the christmas cards this year this one was my favorite.