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| Design and Color Basics for Postcards The cutthroat competition in the market increases everyday as the onslaught of new products emerges. Both old and new products clamor for an audience that will patronize them. Such that, a lot of means have been used to directly introduce and reacquaint such products, one of which are postcards. The good old postcard, popular as a traveler’s souvenir, is one of the many print materials used for marketing. Yes, it seems that in this day and age, even the postcard can be reinvented. The postcard has become a marketing tool in this contemporary age where it directly communicates to its audience through direct mail marketing. And though this may look deceivingly like any other paper, you might be quite wrong. Postcard printing is really one of the most effective tools in marketing. Here’s why: • Its architecture is ideal in delivering short but precise messages that can inform readers. • Its small frame is its biggest asset as it can generate a quick response as well. • Added to this, postcards are cost effective and efficient in disseminating information, which makes them really quite popular. Postcards, like any medium, can be made to be outlandish or simple. It can be as bold and aggressive and still retain its subtlety. The design, of course, effectively does this as does the use of colors. Why Color? Postcards can be designed in various ways. There are styles and color schemes which you can use as an inspiration to influence you. It can also serve as a dominant theme to your whole postcard printing project. Nevertheless, most color schemes include black & white, monochromatic, and of course, multicolor. Black & White color scheme is a classic. It gives off a sense of sophistication. Plus the black and white contrast gives your design a more dramatic look. Photos are especially good looking in black and white. The downside to this, however, is that black & white, without a careful balance can lie flat and dull, compared to prints splashed with colors. Monochromatic postcard designs became in fashion and it seems, is here to stay. Monochromatic, given the word, pertains to a single color wherein its varying tones are used to indicate the dark and light spots in the design. Monochromatic postcards are exciting and interesting to look at. Imagine a full block of color on a postcard, surely it’ll get your attention. However, it may hinder the design from fully communicating its moods, ideas, concepts using monochromatic. Other than this, monochromatic wouldn’t do much good to improve brand recall or for readers to easily remember your product. The use of monochromatic color would fail to give your audience or recipients an accurate or actual image of your product. Multicolor postcards work wonderfully. The bursts of colors can instantly command attention and engage the recipient’s interest further. Research solidified the strength of the use of colors. They’ve shown that indeed there is a causal relationship between people and colors. It is because colors can evoke certain responses and initiate a reaction, consciously or unconsciously. For example, colors like blues and greens are known to have a calming effect, while black and reds tend to signify a strong and lively emotion. Such that, these colors can play an effective and very suggestive role in postcard designs. Color Printing Colorful prints are produced through the full color process, wherein the colors cyan, magenta, yellow and black are used to create all the possible colors on your prints. Many commercial printing companies are more than able to produce such rich and vivid prints. Through full color process printing, all your wonderful designs and images can be reproduced on your postcard designs. The vibrant colors and the life like images would no doubt attract the attention of your audience Maximize the use of colors and use them to communicate with your audiences effectively. There’s nothing like a colorful postcard that would not only invite and thrill your recipients, but one that can stir the emotions as well to sell your products and ideas. Paint your postcards with the right colors and see your designs come alive. |
