Comments on: Cards http://www.orangewallaby.net/wall/2004/cards personal and professional notes from a naive chemistry professor Wed, 20 May 2009 18:19:07 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 By: Orange http://www.orangewallaby.net/wall/2004/cards/comment-page-1#comment-8 Orange Wed, 18 Aug 2004 12:01:41 +0000 http://www.orangewallaby.net/wall/?p=97#comment-8 I found a new twist on twisted animals ... <em>bobbleheads</em>. Don't even have to go far to find them, they lurk in Wal-Mart. I found a new twist on twisted animals … bobbleheads. Don’t even have to go far to find them, they lurk in Wal-Mart.

]]> By: Orange http://www.orangewallaby.net/wall/2004/cards/comment-page-1#comment-5 Orange Tue, 27 Jul 2004 01:30:32 +0000 http://www.orangewallaby.net/wall/?p=97#comment-5 I always thought the twisted animals cards would be more entertaining to design than a dozen redundant variations on flowers/landscapes/whatever. At least it means fun with photoshop. But no, I can't imagine really wanting to give one of those to anyone... surrealist puppies really dont' say convey any message I'd want to say. (So far, anyway. It's too soon to tell, after all.) I'm sure you're right about who buys cards (or at least, to whom cards are sold). I was also trying to think of acceptably masculine pictures for cards that Hallmark et al. could look into - ducks/fishing/hunting/golf all seem about worn out. Building stuff, maybe. Cars. Big game. (I want a card with a wallaby on it.) I always thought the twisted animals cards would be more entertaining to design than a dozen redundant variations on flowers/landscapes/whatever. At least it means fun with photoshop. But no, I can’t imagine really wanting to give one of those to anyone… surrealist puppies really dont’ say convey any message I’d want to say. (So far, anyway. It’s too soon to tell, after all.)

I’m sure you’re right about who buys cards (or at least, to whom cards are sold). I was also trying to think of acceptably masculine pictures for cards that Hallmark et al. could look into – ducks/fishing/hunting/golf all seem about worn out. Building stuff, maybe. Cars. Big game. (I want a card with a wallaby on it.)

]]> By: Evil Doug http://www.orangewallaby.net/wall/2004/cards/comment-page-1#comment-4 Evil Doug Thu, 22 Jul 2004 03:10:04 +0000 http://www.orangewallaby.net/wall/?p=97#comment-4 Tried to find a nice, romantic, just because kinda card recently...all I found were the scariest cards I have ever seen..."Twisted Whiskers." If you've seen'em, you'll know. Wiggy photo-shopped kittens and puppies that look like freaky anime villains. GAAAAH! I think the card industry focuses on children and women age 16-85. No other group sends greeting cards, I suppose, is the message they want to send to us males over age 10...well, unless you count the rather seedy cards one finds at Spencer Gifts...but those aren't exactly what one would purchase for a grandfather... Tried to find a nice, romantic, just because kinda card recently…all I found were the scariest cards I have ever seen…”Twisted Whiskers.” If you’ve seen’em, you’ll know. Wiggy photo-shopped kittens and puppies that look like freaky anime villains. GAAAAH!

I think the card industry focuses on children and women age 16-85. No other group sends greeting cards, I suppose, is the message they want to send to us males over age 10…well, unless you count the rather seedy cards one finds at Spencer Gifts…but those aren’t exactly what one would purchase for a grandfather…

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