Postcards of Truth

Hello peoples of the internet! Last week I worked on a project that was about creating souvenirs. The task was to create souvenirs from two different places, one of which had to be Denmark. The other location I chose was New York City (like, duh). I pondered what kind of souvenirs are actually useful instead of just tchotchkes.

 Magnets and postcards won over all else. My own little spin on them was the theme I implemented, called Postcards of Truth. That theme extends to the magnets too. I thought these could be packaged as a set of 8-10 magnets + 2 postcards. I think you'd have to have a sense of humor about either place though or the person you'd be sending the cards to might be wondering whether you were enjoying your time there... I chose to comment on the rain in Denmark (again, like duh) and join in on the age old tradition of complaining about the weather, with the rest of the Danes. 

When it comes to the New York City postcards, my beloved home, I wanted to address the absolutely astounding number of homeless people that inhabit the city. Numbers are estimated in the 50,000's. Since there is profound gap in the "haves" and the "have nots" that everyone seems to know and take for granted I wanted to create something that would start a dialogue about why and what can we do to make the city better. Hope you enjoy!

D'oh! Yes NYC is upside down

Greetings from Denmark, ink on paper

Magnetic strips, ink on paper

Greetings from New York, ink on paper