You can't miss

This weekend, I ran across an article about greeting cards inspired by Chinese architectures. So intricate and beautiful that I knew I had to share them with all of you for the "You can't miss." I'm not sure how strictly we have to stick to editorial design for this section. Any who, I love greeting cards. I think they are one of the ultimate expressions of love to another human being because they have to be purchased, signed (preferably with a note), stamped and mailed. I think they are especially worth-while when they are a "just because" sentiment. I own 8 different types of "just because" notes. It is quickly becoming a collection/obsession.

I think there is a lot of correlation between writers/designers and architects/engineers. Writers and architects create prose for the designers and engineers. They spend hours, days, weeks coming up with ideas, talking to others and finally creating a product that tells what is happening. The designers and engineers take that product (the prose) and give it a home to live in where others can enjoy. I like to think of myself as a magineer sometimes.

However, as designers, I think we are more fun than engineers because we get to be a wee bit more creative. I think we all remember hearing about this creative architecture/engineering disaster:

While I realize there has been a lot of editorial disasters, too. This one really stuck out in my mind.

I imagine I will reference Wallpaper a lot throughout the semester because it is one of my favorite design websites, so check it out!