Good Mail Day: A Primer For Making Eye-Popping Postal Art (2009) - Plot & Excerpts
I really enjoyed paging through this pretty book and will draw a ton of inspiration from it. My current infatuation with snail mail will be a lot more creative and colorful based on many of the ideas offered in both the text and the beautiful photos. I especially liked the idea of creating a portable mail art kit to take with me on trips and how to get inventive with various materials while corresponding on vacations. This really covers all aspects of creative mailing: the history of mail art, the importance of handwriting, postal etiquette, etc. It also includes some tear-out blank postcards with design suggestions and some fabulous mail-themed stickers, as well as tons of resources online and off. I will definitely keep this handy for reference and inspiration. I liked this book a lot. It was a tip from a friend of mine who is very much into mail-art and also manages a bookstore; she said it would give me a good start into mail-art, and so it did. It is beautiful to look at, and the projects are presented in gorgeous pictures. For starters like me, there is much explained and shown, but as my friend is pro when it comes to mail-art and she also loves the book, it seems to be for mail-artists who don't start out but are more pros. I really like it and recommend it!
What do You think about Good Mail Day: A Primer For Making Eye-Popping Postal Art (2009)?
A fun book that has given me lots of ideas on how to make my snail mail more like art.
—Carly
