pg / 002 · postcard designs

postcard designs はがき

one pub, many takes — newest round on top

locked in

けってい

full-bleed riso · print stack · post card header · typewriter

フリートレード

The Free Trade Inn

Ouseburn · Newcastle

POST CARD · 郵便はがき

sunset over the Tyne with a local pale. nowhere better on earth.

— danさん

PLACE
STAMP
HERE

TO:

★★★★★

round 4

typewriter notes

タイプライター

post card header won — the writing goes typewriter, hand font on trial.

hand control

いま

post card header with the Caveat note — the control.

フリートレード

The Free Trade Inn · Ouseburn · Newcastle

POST CARD · 郵便はがき

sunset over the Tyne with a local pale. nowhere better on earth.

— danさん

PLACE
STAMP
HERE

TO:

★★★★★

typewriter

タイプ

note typed in mono, JP accent kept in display sakura.

フリートレード

The Free Trade Inn · Ouseburn · Newcastle

POST CARD · 郵便はがき

sunset over the Tyne with a local pale. nowhere better on earth.

— danさん

PLACE
STAMP
HERE

TO:

★★★★★

typed lowercase

こもじ

all lowercase, loose leading, dateline first — quiet diary entry.

フリートレード

The Free Trade Inn · Ouseburn · Newcastle

POST CARD · 郵便はがき

ouseburn, 03.07.26

sunset over the tyne with a local pale. nowhere better on earth.

- dan

PLACE
STAMP
HERE

TO:

★★★★★

typed with typo

うちまちがい

typewriters can't erase — the typo stays, struck through.

フリートレード

The Free Trade Inn · Ouseburn · Newcastle

POST CARD · 郵便はがき

sunset over the Tyne with a local pale. nowhere bettre better on earth.

— danさん

PLACE
STAMP
HERE

TO:

★★★★★

round 3

back treatments

うらめん

print line won the front — backs to match its restraint, shown as pairs.

washi control

いま

the round-1 back — the control.

フリートレード

The Free Trade Inn · Ouseburn · Newcastle

sunset over the Tyne with a local pale. nowhere better on earth.

— danさん

★★★★★

post card header

ていばん

classic printed back — POST CARD header, rule divider, place-stamp box.

フリートレード

The Free Trade Inn · Ouseburn · Newcastle

POST CARD · 郵便はがき

sunset over the Tyne with a local pale. nowhere better on earth.

— danさん

PLACE
STAMP
HERE

TO:

★★★★★

postal marks

けしいん

real stamp + cancellation, credit line along the foot like the front.

フリートレード

The Free Trade Inn · Ouseburn · Newcastle

CARTE POSTALE · 郵便

sunset over the Tyne with a local pale. nowhere better on earth.

— danさん

★★★★★ · Ouseburn · Newcastle

letterpress rules

けいせん

labelled address rules, rating printed as a form field.

フリートレード

The Free Trade Inn · Ouseburn · Newcastle

sunset over the Tyne with a local pale. nowhere better on earth.

— danさん

PLACE
STAMP
HERE

NAME

ADDRESS

RATING

★★★★★

minimal print

よはく

just the note and one credit line — let the paper breathe.

フリートレード

The Free Trade Inn · Ouseburn · Newcastle

sunset over the Tyne with a local pale. nowhere better on earth.

— danさん

The Free Trade Inn · ★★★★★ · 03.07.26

round 2

title treatments

タイトル

full-bleed riso won — same art everywhere, only the name/location bit changes.

washi plate

いま

the current treatment — the control.

フリートレード

The Free Trade Inn

Ouseburn · Newcastle

hand caption

てがき

written straight onto the cream margin, like the postcard back.

the free trade inn

ouseburn, newcastle ★

print line

かつじ

vintage print credit — tiny caps centred in the bottom margin.

フリートレード

The Free Trade Inn · Ouseburn · Newcastle

speech bubble

ふきだし

manga bubble pointing at the pub.

The Free Trade Inn

Ouseburn · Newcastle

vertical spine

たてがき

JP-first vertical text down the right edge, EN tucked beside.

フリートレード

The Free Trade Inn

greetings arc

アーチ

retro greetings-from arch over the sky.

Ouseburn · Newcastle

footer band

おび

solid sakura obi along the bottom edge.

The Free Trade Inn

フリートレード

round 1

full designs

ぜんたい

first pass — six whole-card takes, front & back.

baseline

そのまま

001 as-is — flat colour, emoji, dashed stamp box. the control.

フリートレード

The Free Trade Inn

Ouseburn · Newcastle

sunset over the Tyne with a local pale. nowhere better on earth.

— danさん

ビ

★★★★★

full-bleed riso

リソ

zoomed riso art edge to edge, washi chips floating on top.

フリートレード

The Free Trade Inn

Ouseburn · Newcastle

sunset over the Tyne with a local pale. nowhere better on earth.

— danさん

★★★★★

bordered print

ふちあり

vintage print border — art in a frame, caption strip underneath.

The Free Trade InnOuseburn · Newcastle

sunset over the Tyne with a local pale. nowhere better on earth.

— danさん

★★★★★

sticker pop

ステッカー

die-cut sticker as the hero on flat halftone colour.

フリートレード

The Free Trade Inn

Ouseburn · Newcastle

sunset over the Tyne with a local pale. nowhere better on earth.

— danさん

★★★★★

airmail

エアメール

striped airmail frame, par-avion chip on the back.

The Free Trade Inn

Ouseburn · Newcastle

PAR AVION · エアメール

sunset over the Tyne with a local pale. nowhere better on earth.

— danさん

★★★★★

washi tape

テープ

art taped on like a photo in a journal, hand caption.

the free trade inn ♡

sunset over the Tyne with a local pale. nowhere better on earth.

— danさん

★★★★★