Greeting Cards Without Sugar Coating by Julianna Holowka

With simple line drawings and stick figures, Julianna Holowka’s Mean Cards depict the emotions you just can’t say aloud.

There are some recipients for whom no candy-coated, run-of-the-mill drugstore card will do. A Mean Card cuts through the niceties and delivers the brutal truth with a smile. After all, what’s better than receiving a card that asks simply, “Pregnant or Fat?”

Implications - Greeting cards are traditionally saccharine stationery that solely expresses well wishes. Sarcastic stationery such as these Mean Cards enables consumers to express negative emotions in a succinct way. Creative professionals can take advantage of this opportunity by infusing their products with wit, sarcasm and cutting, cheeky humor.