I recently went through interviews with a company in Portland and wanted to send thank yous that were different from the generic email. After spending an hour in Nob Hill’s Paper Source I came up with the idea of present tags and mustaches. Not your typical combination but one that I am quite satisfied with!
My main points of interest were rub on mustaches, polaroids of me being silly, and hints of blue to contrast the cardboard brown.
At first, I wanted to hand draw each card but after #1 (of 16 total) was completed my night was almost over with! Instead I redid my hand drawing in photoshop for a much easier and efficient card! I still wanted some personal touch and drew my signature doodles on the “thank you” portion of the card to help add texture.
Next process was to take all of my polaroids. I am not foolish to think I was the only candidate being talked to so I knew I had to get my mug back in their memory and paired with my name. This had me enlisting my mom for a mock photoshoot where I took fabric I bought two years ago to add touches to my old apartment and made it into a back drop. Then with my handy mustache necklace and 16 awkwardly goofy poses I was all set! The mock ups for this card seemed like a great idea and until I had 16 pictures smiling back at me on the kitchen counter. I promise I love myself only a respectable amount!
Finally, I glued and taped it all together. Wrote a unique note to each individual, stuffed it in an envelope and sealed it with a kiss. Ok, I didn’t really seal it with a kiss… that would be creepy! But I did hand deliver it to the company with wishful thoughts.
To top it all off, I decided I liked my final outcome so much that I redesigned my twitter account to match!
