Ohh, the holidays are here. Traditional Christmas card time for our family. About fifty lucky people/familys get the yearly enjoyment of seeing my and my brothers' faces smiling with snowy backgrounds. Well, up until last year after all. This time there are no faces visible (so I think this isn't against the forum rules...the figures cannot be recognised), which caused my father a seizure..(a weird old man).

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

As a die-hard mac (and now iPod) fan the choice for this years card was simple. An iPod add! Without iPods though. The one seen below is 20% of the original which you can see via the link (many mega pixels and 600kB for pristine print quality).

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

I won't say who I am, cause you'd all turn green of envy. (No, I cannot do a handstand: it's me on my side on the ground shot from 3 meters above).

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

A note. On my display the silhuets aren't completely black, which is intended as the real commercials aren't completely black.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

"Riemukasta joulua '04" = "Joyful (with some extra "kick") Christmas '04"

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Gimme a comment. Or not. This is for you guys too! (there are now more than 50 lucky ones!)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

full size: http://www.elias.pietila.fidisk.fi/kortit04.png

hehe kinda funky I like it

Looks great, a fresh idea of a christmas card :D

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Nice idea, and nicely executed :)

Rock on, Macs!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

I knew someone had to like them other than me!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Very nice. Love the idea of a Ipod commercial for Christmas. What's even better is that it is really like the Ipod commercials lol. Very nicely done, as always, ColAv.

Very nice. The only thing I don't really like is the santa hat. Maybe it'd have been more effective if you did the poof ball, and fur bottom white, and the rest the black?

Thanks for commenting. GSW, that could of been better, though it would have been harder to see where the hat is and where the head/body is. Now the hat is used as the "headpointer" at least in the blue one.

nice cards :) i luv the idea, you should take a picture of you actually trying to do a handstand :lol:

Very cool, i love the Ipod adverts on TV (mainly the Walky Talky Man song though) :lol:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Only thing i dont like aswell as the hat like GSW pointed out (they look like those hats you wear when going to bed) is the blur by the peoples hands, if its going to be there i dont think its prodominent enough, it just seems like a little smudge...

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Apart from great work 8)

The "blur" is the type of shadow the iPod commercials have. Or at least tries to emulate it. It works better in the full size version. (btw it's a shape filled with gradient...not blurry :wink: )

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

You are right about the hats looking like "night caps".

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Thank you.