Graduate Opportunities in the Greeting Card Industry
Are you a student considering a career in the greeting card industry? This blog details some ways to access the industry, and has links to lots more information.
Resources for School & College
Connecting Students with the Greeting Card Industry
The Greeting Card Association (GCA) is the not-for-profit trade body working to protect and promote greeting card sending and support our members to grow their businesses. The UK greeting card industry is a world-leading creative industry, we send more cards per capita than any other nation and export our designs across the globe. We are…
How to get into the greeting card industry
How to join the greeting card industry. Insight into a GCA team’s talk about working in the card industry to illustration students at Uni of Herts
GCA toolkit for student presentations
GCA toolkit for student presentations. Engaging with next generation of greeting card senders, and encouraging new talent into the card industry.
Becoming a Greeting Card Designer – A Guide for Artists
This guide produced by the GCA will help any budding artist to understand what’s involved with designing for the industry.
Is it worthwhile pursuing a career in greeting cards?
Is it worthwhile pursuing a career in greeting cards? How do you get involved in the greeting card industry? What are the options? The UK greeting card industry is a world leader, a home-grown fashion industry. New publishers start up all the time and existing publishers are always looking for new designs. It is a…
Chinese New Year
Chinese New Year marks the start of the traditional Chinese Calendar. It’s sometimes called the Lunar New Year or the Spring festival. It’s the most important holiday in the Chinese calendar, which is a lunar based calendar, hence why the dates change each year. Chinese New Year is fast becoming a major festival in the…
Lesson Plans: Hallmark Year 4 Letter Writing Lesson Plan
Use this unbranded lesson plan to teach a year 4 class about the importance of letter writing.
Four Fun Craft Projects for schools
These projects are designed for all ages and can be used as one off craft activities or as part of a sequence on card making. Curriculum Links to Art and Design Technology Friendly Owl Make this friendly wise old owl with paper, fabrics and goggle eyes. Suitable for ages 5 – 11 Fuzzy Octopus Valentine…
3D Cards for GCSE Graphic Products Courses – Design and Development
Design Objectives The card when opened should be self supporting, presentable and appealing, when on display in the shops and when it is received. It will have to fold flat into a pack or envelope for posting and open out, preferably automatically, without any persuasion. The assembly of the card must be simple to understand…
3D Cards for GCSE Graphic Products Courses – Creasing
A Fold With most papers (170 gsm and under) you can fold by hand, easier with the grain than against it. To be precise with a fold, a mark can be made with a blunt instrument, i.e. a non inking biro or rounded metal pointer, as long as the fibres are not disturbed. On heavier…
3D Cards for GCSE Graphic Products Courses – Production Process
The final working drawings are handed over to the printer who will pass the graphics to the colour plate maker to separate and reproduce in readiness for printing. The drawings of the cut out shapes (Cutter Guides) will go to the Die Maker who will make the cutting Die Forme (a series of rules, sharp…