Dash of Inspiration – Autumn is in the Air
A Dash of Inspiration, A Cup of Creativity by Doreen
Autumn is in the Air
As we’ve all learned, designers work well ahead of the actual season/holidays in order for their cards to make it to the market and be found by search engines. In addition many shoppers – particularly bulk orders – can come months in advance of general consumer sales. We designers should be focusing our efforts on the upcoming fall categories, regardless that for many of us we are in the middle of summer . . . hahaha!
Here are some categories to consider designing for:
- Announcements > Birth / New Baby Announcements > Season Specific > Fall / Autumn (empty)
- Birthday > Season Specific Birthday Cards > Fall / Autumn
- Holidays > Halloween Cards > Autumn / Fall
- Holidays > Pagan Holidays Cards > Autumnal Equinox / Mabon
- Invitations > Party by Theme Invitations > Seasonal / Seasons Party > Fall / Autumn Party
- Invitations > Wedding Invitations > Seasonal Wedding > Fall / Autumn Wedding
- Occasions > Anniversary – Wedding Cards > Season Specific > Fall / Autumn (empty)
- Holidays > Thanksgiving – Canada Cards
- Holidays > Thanksgiving Cards > Anniversary on Thanksgiving (3 cards)
- Holidays > Thanksgiving Cards > Sports Specific
Once thing that really never changes is how much people love the autumn colors that nature provides; here is a wonderfully inspirational link to some delightful Autumn Color Palette Inspiration (scroll down on their page) from ColourLovers.com
Here’s a fun Plaid Pattern Set for Photoshop in wonderfully autumn color combinations.
Get inspired and ENJOY!
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Corrie this is fantastic, especially the ‘ColorLovers’ link………………Thanks
Doreen………..I guess I should be thanking you………….lol
You are welcome Norval! Aren’t those color palettes FANTASTIC? So warm and inviting! Thanks for stopping by and happy creating!
Thanks for this inspiration! I always take tons of pictures in the fall and run out of ideas for them, or have them too late in the game. This gives me something to think about.
You’re welcome Jenny – It is an irresistible time of year for the photographer and I’m challenged every fall to find those pictures that haven’t been seen before . . . LOL!
Thank you Doreen, again very useful.
* I sold a Christmas card in May, put a smile on my face to know that maybe someone liked my card so much they didn’t want to take a chance at not finding it for Christmas. 🙂
Thank you for all your help.
Hi Janet – thanks for stopping by! I agree, those off-season sales always put a grin on my face too!