This year's poisoned chalice

Is it just me or is it getting harder and harder to do an agency Christmas card?

 

It's a well known fact that designing a design agency Christmas card is the hardest brief going. But nowadays it just seems so unnecessary? I've long been in favour of not doing one, but I was talked out of it because others say that we do print stuff and we should use this opportunity to show off our print stuff. That's a valid business reason and I can buy into that.

However, opinion seems to be turning. Certainly elaborate paper cards are out. Business e-cards are the most miserable greeting known to man. So maybe next year we won't do one. We'll see.

This year, we were pondering all these dilemma's when Alex said, "Is it just me, or does everyone's Nan give out tea towels at Christmas?"

We knew we were on to a winner. Every year Alex's Nan gives all the females in the family a special festive tea towel. Which is a brilliant idea.

And so in honour of Alex's Nan please see our Christmas tea towel; screen printed in house, designed with a slight lyrical twist, and sent to friends up and down the land. One may even land on your desk this week.

Last year's is here.

Comments

[Steve O]

One of my ex girlfriends had a nan that gave tea towels - nothing as good as this though! Interesting alternative to the card or no card debate. I don't send cards, but a photographer friend does and I usually design them so I get a shoe-in that way by putting it from both of us.

[claire]

That is excellent!

[Vicki Brown]

Aaah, aren't you lovely. How nice.
We did a giant chocolate coin a couple of years ago. I thought it was a bit lame at the time, but you know what, they LOVED it. Our big trade fair is in February and they were STILL talking about it.
(Sorry I'm a bit late...)