# Intentionally Bad Valentines These Crudely Drawn Love Letters Show You Care in an Unartistic Way By Michael Hines | Published 2015-02-09 | Life-Stages Source: Trend Hunter, https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/crudely-drawn-love-letters References: [crudelydrawnloveletters](https://crudelydrawnloveletters.com/) Why draw a crappy [Valentine's Day card](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/love-in-this-economy) yourself when you can pay Crudely Drawn Love Letters to do it for you? The company specializes in custom, semi-professional love notes that are guaranteed to be entertaining. They may also make you feel better about your own artistic abilities, although that's not guaranteed. Crudely Drawn Love Letters does a little more than draw a bad picture on a piece of computer paper; each custom note is drawn on water and fade-resistant paper with non-toxic markers and they're each shipped in a [fancy red envelope](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/valentines-day-gift-selection). The company guarantees that each card is original, so you can rest easy knowing that your sweetheart's [snail or basketball card](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/love-by-notes) isn't hanging on somebody else's fridge. Each note costs $6.99 and the service is live and ready for Valentine's Day. ## Trend Insights (Trend Hunter) - Score: 4.0/10 - Popularity: 50% | Activity: 61% | Freshness: 8% - Audience gender: 70% men, 30% women - Primary generations: Millennial - Top markets: North America ## Categories [Trend Hunter](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends) > [Life-Stages](https://www.trendhunter.com/life-stages) > [Youth](https://www.trendhunter.com/youth) ## Key Themes ### Why This Trend Is Growing - **Customized Love Notes:** Opportunity for personalized, hand-drawn love notes that offer a unique and entertaining alternative to traditional Valentine's Day cards. - **Unconventional Artistry:** Disruptive innovation opportunity to challenge conventional notions of artistic skill by offering intentionally bad, amusingly crude drawings as a form of expression. - **Originality and Exclusivity:** Potential for disruption by guaranteeing originality and exclusivity in each custom note, allowing customers to give one-of-a-kind gifts. ### Industries Being Reshaped - **Stationery and Greeting Cards:** Disruptive innovation opportunities in the stationery industry through the creation of custom, unique love notes that provide a refreshing alternative to mass-produced cards. - **Online Gift and Personalization Services:** Opportunity for disruptive innovation in the online gift and personalization industry by offering semi-professional, customized love notes as a unique and memorable gift option. - **Art and Design:** Disruptive innovation potential by challenging traditional notions of art and design, offering intentionally bad drawings as a humorous and unconventional expression of love and creativity. ## Related on Trend Hunter - [AI-Powered Valentine's Cards](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/resn.md) - [Customized Valentine's Cards](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/angels-envy.md) - [Practical Valentine’s Day Cards](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/valentines-card-bath-bar.md) - [Naughty Valentines Day Treats](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/sugar-wood.md) - [Valentine's Beef Jerky Hearts](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/meathearts.md) - [Vengeful Toilet Paper Campaigns](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/flush-your-ex.md) - [Spiteful Scorpion Valentine's Gifts](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/scorpion-valentines-gifts.md) - [Drinkable Holiday Cards](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/nipyata-valentines-day.md) - [AI Love Letters](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/lovelettersai.md)