In Shanghai, you can post postcards to your future self

Low Lai Chow Contributor

By Low Lai Chow in New Trends on Wednesday 8 May 2013

If you’ve ever wanted to send letters to your future self — or someone else — but never knew how to for obvious logistical reasons, now you can. In Shanghai, you can locate one of these crafty postcard cafes and post a card as far into the future as you like. There are 365 different [...]

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Postcards From Above by Akos Papp

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By Rebekah Rhoden in New Design on Saturday 29 September 2012

These retro-styled postcards aren’t decades old, as one might assume. Rather, they’re created with aerial images from Google Maps and edited to give them that antique feel. Postcards From Above is a Tumblr project from art director Akos Papp that uses modern technology to create something truly nostalgic.

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Mmm, postcards that smell like food

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By Low Lai Chow in New Food and Packaging on Saturday 4 August 2012

Imagine a food printer that takes a snapshot of food and extracts its aroma simultaneously, then prints a postcard with aroma inks via a sensor that mixes the inks in the machine. Yes, a Chinese industrial design student did dream up that concept, and has even made a prototype device of this food printer for a Sony competition. We’re not so sure about the invention, though. It is just slightly cruel to send yummy smells to a friend instead of calling for good old food delivery.

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Postcards from Paris by Genevieve Gauckler

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By Eve Politanoff in New Illustration on Friday 12 August 2011

An email will never replace the pleasure of sending a postcard. Enjoy this series of funny postcards from French illustrator, Genevieve Gauckler. Her works are bright, fun and hectic, combining symmetrical designs with soft-edged computer generated images laid against photographed backgrounds. From Paris with Love.

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Colour Vs Context illustrated postcards

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By Casper Johansson in New Products on Wednesday 7 January 2009

Colour Vs. Context contains 24 illustrated postcards created with pens, paper, ink, computers and love by freelance illustrator, Joe Rogers, aka Colourbox. It comes in a limited edition run of just 500 books, and each one comes individually hand numbered and stamped with an official Colourbox product stamp.

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Budi Satria Kwan

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By Kate Barnett in New Design on Wednesday 25 June 2008

Having just spent a week turning my blonde hair green in the chlorine of the pools of Singapore, I was happy to discover some new local design to take my mind off such a disaster.

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Bindi Booth postcards

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By Zolton in New Illustration on Friday 14 March 2008

Talented young Australian illustrator Bindi Booth recently designed these postcards for Lost At E Minor which are playful, fun, and, I believe, wonderfully engaging dinner company: aw, shucks! Those of you going to Semi-Permanent Perth may just find one in your showbag.

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