Web Designs

Print Screens of Web Designs I think have a niche layout and good design. Will keep adding.

www.moderntoss.com - a range of different products, from card, poster, dvd, t-shirts to badges. Modern Toss consists of adult humour. Easy to navigate through website, graphic approach to design. Web Designer: Unknown

www.hazelbee.co.uk - own card and gift production, web design has modern, grudge cartoon esque inspired website. Easy to browse around. Web designer: unknown

www.suck.uk.com - innovative gift, gadget, accessories for home. Website relatable to product, has a network work, package feel to it. Feels young, market feels more aimed towards male young adults. Difficult to navigate through, but still quite quirky, with humorous, rememberable name. Web designer: Close to Water

www.kissmekwik.co.uk - own card and gift production, web design has a graphic and fun approach. Easy to browse around. Web designer: Plan 9

Artist Research

Cardtastic design lovely and imaginative greeting cards. The company name isn't appealing but there collection is very sweet and contain, a sweet or humorous feel throughout. I'm drawn to the play with puns within this collection while containing an element of simplicity within them.

Beaumonde Publisher

Beaumonde Ltd are a global publishers, they publish the work of established artists Hanna Werning, Natalie Ferstendik, Narelle Craven and Kelly Hyatt. There cards are distrubuted to the popular Northern Quarter of Manchester in such outlets as Thunder Egg and shops within Afflecks Palace, who aim to sell towards the alternative market I am aiming to market my own range too.

Halfmoon Bay Publishers

The company expanded in 2008 when it acquired Robert Opie Trading Ltd, the trading arm of the Opie Collection, an amazing archive of vintage packaging and advertising. I have bought cards from this publisher before. They sell in retail stores in the Northern Quarter of Manchester. Thunder Egg as well stationary outlets in Afflecks Palace are known to sell this range. Price range is £1.50-£2. Their humorous range mixed with vintage imagery really appeals to me. They are also being distributed to the market I am interested in.

Tradeshow Info

Progressive Live
25th -26th May London
Stand - 335
www.progressivegreetingslive.com

Home and Gift Harrogate
18-21st July
Stand Number DP2-47
www.homeandgift.co.uk

Autumn Fair NEC
5th-8th September
Stand - Hall 3 P22-Q23
www.autumnfair.com

Progressive Magazine

***Need to subscribe to***

Progressive Greetings

Progressive Greetings Worldwide is the monthly 'Bible' for the €1 billion greeting card industry that is widely read by everyone involved in both the publishing and retailing of greeting cards.

Published every month with subscribers in 50 countries around the globe, Progressive Greetings contains no 'puff' and is a totally editorially-led publication, packed full of hard hitting news, industry issues and new product developments.

For a list of publishers.

http://www.progressivegreetings.co.uk/

The Henries Awards 2010

What is it? Victorian themed premier awards for the greeting card industry.

Named after Sir Henry Cole (who introduced the first

commercially produced Christmas card over 160 years ago).

The Henries were introduced

by Progressive Greetings Worldwide magazine in 1996 as annual awards to shine the spotlight on greeting card

ranges. The Henries Awards are the ultimate accolades in greeting card publishing, and each year some 15,000 cards

are entered. See finalists.

The criteria for judging were:

- Quality of Design- Quality of print, production and manufacture
- Appropriateness for the market sector at which it is

aimed
- Value for money

Donations can be made towards The Light Fund.

DETAILS OF ENTERING CAN BE FOUND ON THE WEBSITE.

http://www.thehenriesawards.co.uk