William Overington Posted December 18, 2019 Share Posted December 18, 2019 Hi Many Christmas cards, maybe almost all of them these days, have the message Merry Christmas Yet what if the intended recipient is known to be recently widowed, or ill, or is looking after someone who is ill, or has just been made redundant and is worried and watching every penny, and so on, and wishing Merry might seem, and indeed be, very inappropriate. For example, a lady who has been widowed after around fifty of marriage and this will be her first ever Christmas alone. Yet the person might really appreciate receiving an appropriate card. So, if you wish to participate please design and, if you also choose to do so, post here a design for a Christmas card that is tasteful and does not use the word Merry, using one or more Affinity products and anything else you choose to use. Please state what you use in the same or later post. You need to choose a message. I know that theoretically a font does not change the meaning of the text set in that font, but I have long held the view that it can do. I am trying to think how one describes such a phenomenon, if indeed it exists. William Quote Until December 2022, using a Lenovo laptop running Windows 10 in England. From January 2023, using an HP laptop running Windows 11 in England. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Staff Leigh Posted December 18, 2019 Staff Share Posted December 18, 2019 Here's mine: Callum, stokerg, MattP and 2 others 4 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cecil Posted December 18, 2019 Share Posted December 18, 2019 3 hours ago, William Overington said: Hi Many Christmas cards, maybe almost all of them these days, have the message Merry Christmas Yet what if the intended recipient is known to be recently widowed, or ill, or is looking after someone who is ill, or has just been made redundant and is worried and watching every penny, and so on, and wishing Merry might seem, and indeed be, very inappropriate. For example, a lady who has been widowed after around fifty of marriage and this will be her first ever Christmas alone. Yet the person might really appreciate receiving an appropriate card. So, if you wish to participate please design and, if you also choose to do so, post here a design for a Christmas card that is tasteful and does not use the word Merry, using one or more Affinity products and anything else you choose to use. Please state what you use in the same or later post. You need to choose a message. I know that theoretically a font does not change the meaning of the text set in that font, but I have long held the view that it can do. I am trying to think how one describes such a phenomenon, if indeed it exists. William Christ birth is present to all who believe and He was borne to bring a light into all hearts. In all life struggles we see a baby destined for destruction, to bring eternal life for all. Allow His birth to bring the Joyful Message of His Love and eternal blessings to All we love. Cherish His gift, your heart may feel the warmth of His everlasting love. affinity4Christ15 and William Overington 1 1 Quote Cecil iMac Retina 5K, 27”, 2019. 3.6 GHz Intel Core 9, 40 GB Memory DDR4, Radeon Pro 580X 8 GB, macOS,iPad Pro iPadOS Continuous improvement is better than delayed perfection Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
v_kyr Posted December 18, 2019 Share Posted December 18, 2019 For selfmade cards text can usually be edited, thus messages can also always vary (situation or person-related etc.) and so one can wish other persons also just to have a good winter time or the like instead... stokerg, affinity4Christ15 and William Overington 2 1 Quote ☛ Affinity Designer 1.10.8 ◆ Affinity Photo 1.10.8 ◆ Affinity Publisher 1.10.8 ◆ OSX El Capitan ☛ Affinity V2.3 apps ◆ MacOS Sonoma 14.2 ◆ iPad OS 17.2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thisldo Posted December 18, 2019 Share Posted December 18, 2019 Always ready to give it a try at least. Here is what I came up with for this sentiment. William Overington, stokerg and MEB 2 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jmwellborn Posted December 19, 2019 Share Posted December 19, 2019 Couldn't resist this. At my advanced age, laughter is definitely the best medicine. PaulEC, AffinityJules, thisldo and 2 others 4 1 Quote 24" iMAC Apple M1 chip, 8-core CPU, 8-core GPU, 16 GB unified memory, 1 TB SSD storage, Ventura 13.6. Photo, Publisher, Designer 1.10.5, and 2.3. MacBook Pro 13" 2020, Apple M1 chip, 16GB unified memory, 256GB SSD storage, Ventura 13.6. Publisher, Photo, Designer 1.10.5, and 2.1.1. iPad Pro 12.9 2020 (4th Gen. IOS 16.6.1); Apple pencil. Wired and bluetooth mice and keyboards. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
William Overington Posted December 21, 2019 Author Share Posted December 21, 2019 Quote Until December 2022, using a Lenovo laptop running Windows 10 in England. From January 2023, using an HP laptop running Windows 11 in England. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
v_kyr Posted December 22, 2019 Share Posted December 22, 2019 ... these days I say that , but hey caution if she'll be ... ... watching you. William Overington and jmwellborn 1 1 Quote ☛ Affinity Designer 1.10.8 ◆ Affinity Photo 1.10.8 ◆ Affinity Publisher 1.10.8 ◆ OSX El Capitan ☛ Affinity V2.3 apps ◆ MacOS Sonoma 14.2 ◆ iPad OS 17.2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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