subject: Greeting Cards And Its Different Types [print this page] Greeting cards are one of the most popular ways to show your love and affection. It is commonly gifted by people to their family, friends and loved ones. Be it a special occasion to any normal day, there can be diverse reason of sending greeting cards. In comparison to olden times, the prominence of greeting cards has grown widely. Days like Mother"s Day, Father"s Day are made special by children as they gift greeting cards to their parents.
Greeting cards are often gifted to express sentiments like apology, love and thanks. The whole idea attached with a greeting card is to make the recipient feel especial. There is an unlimited variety to the category of greeting cards. American Greetings and Hallmark Cards are two names widely renowned in the sphere of greeting cards. Many printing companies deal with the production of greeting cards. With such an endless variety people are spoilt to the brim. The price of the greeting cards varies. While the simple ones are inexpensive, highly decorative cards are available at a higher price.
The popularity of greeting cards has been huge throughout the world. In December western countries follow the custom of mailing greeting cards to their family and friends. As a sign of customer service, many companies send greeting cards to their customers.
As stated by John Beeder, the former president of Greeting Card Association: "Anyone feels great when they receive an unexpected card in the mail. For me, there"s nothing like a greeting card to send a special message. I"m proud to be a part of an industry that not only keeps people connected, but uses both imagery and the power of words to help us express our emotions."
Greeting Cards can be divided into seven types:
1.Standard greeting cards: High quality paper is used to print these greeting cards. It is rectangular in shape and has a decorative design in the front. The inside of the card contains the message. There is blank space so that the sender can write his/her message too. There is a matching envelope with the card which sometimes has decoration attached to it.
2.Photo greeting cards: These cards have gained immense popularity. The first type is the printed photo cards which has the photo imprinted with the artwork. This is done by the digital press technology. Photo insert cards are the second type which is designed in a manner by which photo slides into the card. The overall appearance of the card is like a photo frame. These cards are quite popular as holiday greetings.
3.Personalized greeting cards: There are several websites which enable people to personalize the greeting cards. These cards are preferred by many due to the customized approach involved in them.
4.Musical greeting cards: There are many greeting cards which play music when they are opened. Traditional music like Happy Birthday songs/tunes is played.
5.Reusable greeting cards: Some greeting cards are designed in a way that they can be used multiple times. These are best for those with a limited budget.
6.Electronic greeting cards: These are flash-based cards which are sent through e-mail. There are several such websites through which people can email these e-cards to their near and dear ones. In addition to emailing through computer, there is also the feature to send greetings through mobile phones.
7.Pop-up cards: These cards have a picture which comes outwards when they are opened. They are nice to surprise anyone and are widely preferred for gifting purposes.
