fun fomato greeting cards

posted by the scholar on February 11th, 2008
filed under: art, humor, illustration, paper, personal accessories

check out these very humorous illustrations and graphic text greeting cards from the creative los angeles stationer called fomato. the creative force behind these whimsical illustrations and witty stories woven into the sentiments prefers to remain anonymous, but that doesn’t mean we can’t enjoy these cards, many in three or four panel versions, and little badges too! (ed. note: sorry if the bigger cards are tough to read – hopefully you can see some of the stories in the close ups…)

fomato_card_sushi

fomato_sushi_detail

fomato_sushi_detail_2

fomato_card_tea

fomato_card_detail_tea

fomato_card_detail_tea_2

fomato_card_unexciting_birthday

fomato_badge_alienfomato_badge_texting

fomato_badges

fomato_card_valentinefomato_card_job

fomato_card_thanksfomato_card_birthday_car

fomato_card_birthday_carbs

fomato_card_holiday

i love the style and the bold colors. for me though the intriguing (and hilarious) stories on the longer cards are the hook. i would love to see a print series or a continuing serial of some kind with these wacky characters, since they make me smile so much.

see the full complement on the fomato website. they’ll have an online shop sometime this fall, but in the meantime you can purchase these terrific cards at black ink (boston), zipper (los angeles), magma (london), hazel or paper doll (chicago) and posman books (new york).


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10 Responses to “fun fomato greeting cards”

  1. technabob Says:
    February 11th, 2008 at 8:27 am

    That’s funny, I’d like one billion and ONE dollars the next time the holidays come around.

  2. the scholar Says:
    February 11th, 2008 at 5:05 pm

    hi bob,

    you are funny! xo

  3. Bri Says:
    February 12th, 2008 at 12:01 am

    These are hilarious! I love the “one billion dollars” card. The “honk, screw you” card cracks me up. So irreverent. I love how snarky the text is, while the art is so cute and innocent. What fun!

  4. the scholar Says:
    February 12th, 2008 at 6:17 am

    hi bri,

    i know you have no time but if you are ever surfing you should check the website out… lots more fun stuff over there!

    thanks for the visit!

  5. maryam in marrakesh Says:
    February 12th, 2008 at 7:17 am

    Love these. Witty writing in greeting cards is so lacking these days.

  6. the scholar Says:
    February 12th, 2008 at 9:19 am

    hi maryam,

    i quite agree with you about the writing. the mysterious creators of fomato have a way with words for sure.

    thanks for stopping by, and congrats on getting the stencil people! 🙂

  7. Carson Says:
    February 12th, 2008 at 6:11 pm

    love that fomato stuff! the style and the whimsy

  8. the scholar Says:
    February 12th, 2008 at 11:24 pm

    hi carson,

    isn’t it goofy? i love all the little characters – they’re all sort of like the little imaginary friends i have in my head.

    and i want you to know that i am doing something different per your post- i bought four books today! 🙂

    thanks for coming by!

  9. bb Says:
    February 16th, 2008 at 4:19 pm

    I could look at this stuff for daaaaaaays… Fantastic.

  10. the scholar Says:
    February 16th, 2008 at 7:21 pm

    hi bb,

    these are so fun — i love them all but the unexciting birthday card really cracks me up!

    i hope you get a chance to go to their website. it’s really fun and there are a lot more mysterious characters there. so funny!

    thanks for the visit!

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