None of us has gone untouched by this recession. The tension at work. The precipitous drop in our 401ks. The sad phone calls (by us or) from friends who have lost a client, a job, a house.
It's brutal out there.
There's plenty to keep us up nights.
And lots of awkward new interactions that seem to call for more grace than most of us can muster under this kind of stress.
Perhaps it's time for a new greeting card series. Hell, we haven't really had one of those since Sweethearts Day sap and pet sympathy cards hit the scene.
What about it? A glib line of sentiments for a broken economy? My nominations:
holy crap. these are genius!
Posted by: Lindsay | February 25, 2009 at 02:04 PM
Hey, have you contacted hallmark for marketing?
Posted by: cat | February 21, 2009 at 11:25 PM
Hey,
Great card ideas - we'd love to use them on our greeting card website (www.pigspigot.com) that is launching soon - recession-themed cards will be an early specialty. Write me at [email protected] and we can see how that might work,
Josh
Posted by: josh | February 21, 2009 at 02:12 PM
I would love to be able to send the first one to my boss, or at least share it on Facebook...
Posted by: Ingrid | February 20, 2009 at 03:52 PM
Hilarious, but so sad. Just wanted to say hi! It's been too long since we connected. Hope you're well!
Posted by: Whitney Hess | February 20, 2009 at 03:45 PM
One hundred percent awesome. I only wish you'd made these three months ago so I'd have been ready.
Posted by: J | February 20, 2009 at 01:05 PM
Very funny! Fresh honesty to the situation. ArtBistro is always sending me BS blasts that say 'graphic design is one of the hottest growing job markets!' please!
Posted by: Brent | February 20, 2009 at 11:29 AM
Oh man. 7% unemployment means that 93% are still working, yo.
Posted by: lokisez | February 19, 2009 at 02:03 PM
Don't get laid off from your day job.
Posted by: ike raoul | February 19, 2009 at 11:21 AM
I'm digging the cards :)
Posted by: Kyle Lacy | February 19, 2009 at 06:27 AM
i love it, leigh! :)
Posted by: lara | February 18, 2009 at 07:03 PM
Bad humor but entertaining cards and a great idea! Would be great if we could use them as an add-on greeting or badge on Linkedin, Facebook, Twitter, etc.
http://www.jivefromthehive.com
Posted by: Elizabeth Hannan | February 18, 2009 at 12:05 PM
And to think I've simply been buying suddenly jobless friends the beautifully patterned and scripty "shit" cards at On Paper. (Great card line for these kind of situations: Offensive + Delightful,
http://oplusd.com, style #rd.14 is my favorite, be sure to read the "warning" on the back.)
Posted by: K Ruoff | February 16, 2009 at 11:13 PM
How about a can of Salvation Army soup?
Posted by: Ray | February 16, 2009 at 08:03 PM