Different Kinds of Ecards

Studio artists submit an array of ecards. Some are romantic, some are funny while others are encouraging or even engaging. To help some of our new artists we have categorized ecards under some popular groups.

1. Personal Relationship ecards:

Main sentiment – Love and affection (genuine, natural and straightforward).
Strong me-to-you messages
Visuals – Landscapes / Romantic settings
Tone of message – Serious, warm and yet contemporary
Message style – Short prose (between poetic and conversational)
Eg: cards under anniversary, family, love and other categories

This Love ecard by Studio artist AshuPatodia is a great example of a strong me-to-you message. It has received 12,389 sends.

Personal Relationship ecard
Personal Relationship ecard

2. Conventional ecards:

These are general cards which cover a wide range of sections, such as birthday, congrats, everyday and thank you.
They contain strong me-to-you messages.
Tone of message – Serious (opposed to cute or funny), formal or warm.
Message style – Rhymed verse or prose.

This Birthday ecard by Studio Artist Greetall, includes warm and formal wishes. It has received 80,487 sends

Conventional ecard
Conventional ecard

3. Inspirational ecards:

They contain beautiful thoughts about life, love, God and nature – meant to uplift the spirit. May bring faith and encouragement to others.
Message style – Poetic, less direct (unlike conventional cards)
Relatively long verses – appeal to a wider audience (opposed to conventional cards which have shorter, more personal messages)
Eg: These cards fall under various sections such as birthday, graduation, inspiration or any event where the message is intended to motivate the recipient.

This in-house Inspirational ecard has a beautiful natural setting and includes thought about life and God. It has received 35,332 sends.

Inspirational ecard
Inspirational ecard

4. Humorous ecards:

These cards may be clever or funny-meant to make people roll with laughter.
Topic and style – Contemporary
Messages – To the point and precise
Eg: At work>Humor, Birthday>fun, Friendship>fun, Father’s Day>Fun

This Birthday ecard by Studio Artist Daftoons includes a funny character singing an amusing birthday song. It has received 576,500 sends.

Humorous ecard
Humorous ecard

5. Interactive ecards:

These cards prompt the recipient for a response or engage him/her in a game or activity.
Messages – Funny, witty and short messages
Topic and style – Contemporary
Eg – Shoot the turkey or grab the turkey game for Thanksgiving, grab a beer for Father’s Day, blow the candles for Birthday, find the odd element out for any event. You can usually find these cards under the ‘Fun’ sub-categories.

This in-house Father’s Day ecard involves the recipient in a fun beer game. It has received 38,852 sends.

Interactive ecard
Interactive ecard