FIG001 The Postcards
stuart September 28th, 2008
Here are some of the postcards which you will be able to see in following posts. In all there are ten in the set. We hope that the use of postcards will refer to the relaxed lifestyle that we often take for granted in Western Australia, but that the kinds of graphics we have put on the cards will not necessarily put the reader in a holiday mood!
On the subject of incongruous contexts and odd juxtaposition, we’d love your input on just where these postcards could be found. We’ve been thinking places of relaxation and conversation such as cafés. What are your thoughts?
October 7th, 2008 at 9:06 am
Definitely cafes, news agencies and the like.
Would even be cool to see them pop up in schools, uni book stores, high school admin offices, even just as reading material for people that pop in. Sure beats reading womans day….
October 8th, 2008 at 3:06 am
Damn, they look good!
Postcards in places of pain. Meetings. Dinner parties. Dentists’ offices, mall atriums, school assemblies.
October 8th, 2008 at 4:13 am
hahah Re: Alex, great idea.. the places of pain thing is gold.
I love this stuff though.. how the book is for one subject. such a rad idea and having them as tear-away’s is good too.. might have to send one to Jim’s dad who works for Western Power and has been working overtime because of the blast.
October 9th, 2008 at 1:04 pm
Nice work man.
To add to the conversation, maybe somewhere relevant in a waiting room like Doctors, Chemists? Just my two cents.
October 11th, 2008 at 12:31 am
The illustrations look great! I’m glad that this topic is being integrated into the general public. I don’t think the majority of Perth is aware of how critical gas supply is for WA, or how many people suffered.
I think they would look great as posters.
October 23rd, 2008 at 9:55 pm
A thought - I was on my way to the Auckland airport [on the bus], you know those ones that have the shelfs for luggage up the front] and on the side of these they had a stand with pamphlets for / about other cities and attractions / events. Could be a good spot. Most of them are pretty formal and generic and quite text heavy so they would probably stand-out like a sore thumb. Could work for both coming and going from the city and make a few tourists feel uneasy or privileged depending how they read them.
October 24th, 2008 at 1:21 am
I really like Scott’s idea, maybe the domestic airport. Would work well in the context of locative news, and those pamphlets seem to give a snapshot of the particular area. Also the postcards then work on a more traditional holiday scenario.
October 26th, 2008 at 4:29 am
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October 26th, 2008 at 4:37 am
Yes Uriah, I agree Scott’s idea is fantastic. This would allow a level of subversion within the very context that is being discussed, i.e., “a relaxed W.A. lifestyle”. It would be great to think about other potential ‘tourist’ sites where the postcards could sit alongside existing ones. This way we are targeting a particular unsuspecting audience…