Tag Archives: hallmark greeting cards

hallmark greetings: slouching towards middle america

Posted on August 25, 2011 by Art

by Art Chantry (art@artchantry.com) i once had the opportunity to visit the hallmark card company headquarters in kansas city, missouri. they actually PAID me handsomely to drive over (i lived across the state in st. louis at the time) and … Continue reading →

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the goofball style

Posted on March 28, 2011 by Art

Art continues with the “dirty wrapping paper” and adult humor graphics….. Art Chantry: Yesterday, I wrote about the ‘dirty wrapping paper”, “adult humor” graphics and that really wonderful late 50′s early 60′s illustration style that is now so completely gone … Continue reading →

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gimmicks & doors of perception

Posted on March 27, 2011 by Dave

Another article by Art Chantry that shows how some brilliant creativity and as Art calls them “delicious source points.” Art Chantry: About ten years ago, Hallmark came out with the ‘talking card’. it was a small music playing device utilizing … Continue reading →

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