Holiday eCards and Microsite Roundup 2008

by Kate Trgovac

It's that time of year: snow, eggnog, tinsel and seasonal digital greetings.  I've collected a number of holiday cards and microsites for your time-wasting pleasure:

Peter "The Mose" Mosley, our most cantankerous contributor here at One Degree, pulled together a collection of vintage album covers and jackets from books you shouldn't read your kids in his annual holiday card.

iStudio has released a new version of last year's popular "Do Not Want Ads".  Visit the site and you can select your favourite despised gift with the possibility of having it sent to you!  The iStudio team really goes to town on these - there is some exceptionally craptastic gift options.  Plus their copy is fun to read.  I was lucky and got my "do not want" gift sent directly to my door :)  Thanks Ed, Brandy and crew!  And oh my, that is the saddest gingerbread man :(

Virgin Mobile created a video from Mrs. Claus where she shares some of the trials and tribulations of living with Saint Nick at this time of year.

BC Hydro has brought back their fun animated holiday card where visitors can drop a coin into an animatronic Christmas tree scene. Each coin dropped adds to the donation that BC Hydro is making to the BC Children's Hospital.

Finally, Corbis Creative has created a very disturbing Build-a-Holiday-Monster activity.  See what happens when folks who work in stock photography have a little too much eggnog. 

Any fun holiday ecards or sites that you've found?  Share them in the comments!

Comments

[Michelle Kostya]

This one is great for the kids - a personalized video from Santa thanks to Sympatico: Portable North.
http://portablenorthpole.sympatico.msn.ca

My son sat amazed, mouth gaping open as he watched his video.

[Kirk Bean]

Full disclosure here, I'm a critical mass-er. 'What inspires you' is a theme here and I liked how it was incorporated in the Holiday Card, along with something personal from everyone.

http://www.criticalmass.com/holiday/CMChristmas2008.html

[Wil Arndt]

Nice one, Kirk. The guys at our design studio made this odd e-card to share with our clients, but expanded it to allow anyone else to add their own photo to the "jumbotron" and a personal message to a friend. Pretty old-skool, but a fun way to waste 2 minutes: http://holidays08.mod7.com/

[Joann]

Love the Corbis one - reat fun! Here's a good one from Aldo... send a wish crystallized in a snowflake: http://holiday.aldoshoes.com/