This project will focus on travel. Where have you been? When you were there, did you send home a postcard?
probably not. With smartphones, Twitter, Facebook, etc., the artform of writing and sending postcards is becoming a lost one. I'm bringing it back baby! I started by researching images of traditional travel postcards from 30's to 60's. I found there was a formula that many followed:
1. Name of place was written large.
2. The font was bold and wide enough to fit images from that place inside the letters.
3. The lettering has a white outline inside the letter.
4. The lettering was either shadowed or had a 3-dimensional aspect.
5. The phrase "Greetings From" was written in smaller text, typically in script.
6. The remaining space was interesting design or a landscape from that place.
7. Often a motto or slogan was added.
This will guide how my students will create their artwork.
We started by looking at examples. Here are a few I picked up at Goad's Antique Mall on the Carthage Square for 50 cents apiece. Thanks for the help Susan!
here is the grading scale;
10 points -Phrase "Greetings from"
20 pts - Name of Place
5 Large
5 Shadow
5 White outline
5 Capitolized
40pts - 4 images to support the location
30 pts -craftmanship
100 points total
I also found a website that has a blank "Greetings From" postcard template. Its here.
probably not. With smartphones, Twitter, Facebook, etc., the artform of writing and sending postcards is becoming a lost one. I'm bringing it back baby! I started by researching images of traditional travel postcards from 30's to 60's. I found there was a formula that many followed:
1. Name of place was written large.
2. The font was bold and wide enough to fit images from that place inside the letters.
3. The lettering has a white outline inside the letter.
4. The lettering was either shadowed or had a 3-dimensional aspect.
5. The phrase "Greetings From" was written in smaller text, typically in script.
6. The remaining space was interesting design or a landscape from that place.
7. Often a motto or slogan was added.
This will guide how my students will create their artwork.
We started by looking at examples. Here are a few I picked up at Goad's Antique Mall on the Carthage Square for 50 cents apiece. Thanks for the help Susan!
here is the grading scale;
10 points -Phrase "Greetings from"
20 pts - Name of Place
5 Large
5 Shadow
5 White outline
5 Capitolized
40pts - 4 images to support the location
30 pts -craftmanship
100 points total
I also found a website that has a blank "Greetings From" postcard template. Its here.
