Ask HN: what's your favourite startup/agency Christmas greeting?

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Post by stevejalim » Tue, Dec 20, 2011, 3:55 PM UTC

Hi all

An agency I work with has just launched its 2011 online 'Christmas card' for clients and friends. It's a lot of fun (I'll post a link to it in the comments), but got me thinking: how do startups (and other agencies) have a bit of fun with their holiday greetings? Good examples welcome!

Steve

Re: Ask HN: what's your favourite startup/agency Christmas greeting?

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Post by stevejalim » Tue, Dec 20, 2011, 3:59 PM UTC

Here's the 2011 one from all of us at Torchbox: http://sing.torchbox.com

(Yes, this is a pretty gratuitous plug, I know, but it's fun. See the FAQs link for how we built it).

Re: Ask HN: what's your favourite startup/agency Christmas greeting?

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Post by stevejalim » Tue, Dec 20, 2011, 3:59 PM UTC

stevejalim wrote: post #2

Here's the 2011 one from all of us at Torchbox: http://sing.torchbox.com (Yes, this is a pretty gratuitous plug, I know, but it's fun. See the FAQs link for how we built it).

Here's what we did the year before: http://vimeo.com/17915496

Re: Ask HN: what's your favourite startup/agency Christmas greeting?

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Post by eustatius » Tue, Dec 20, 2011, 4:09 PM UTC

An agency my partner worked for did "Jumpers for Shelter" last year: employees hand-knitted or hand-accessorized a jumper, which was then auctioned along with some bling donated by clients (kitchen knives, computer games, jewellery). All money from the eBay auction went to Shelter.

http://en-gb.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.175361102491973.4...

Re: Ask HN: what's your favourite startup/agency Christmas greeting?

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Post by RoryMacDonald » Tue, Dec 20, 2011, 4:53 PM UTC

Here's one we did this year: http://monsters.partizan.com/

Re: Ask HN: what's your favourite startup/agency Christmas greeting?

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Post by benrmatthews » Tue, Dec 20, 2011, 5:12 PM UTC

Mint Digital (based in London) did a great one a few years ago.

I got sent a moleskine which had the words "Amicus Menthae" embossed in it.

If you google the phrase, you get this website: http://amicusmenthae.com/

An image of the moleskine is also there if you're interested.

Re: Ask HN: what's your favourite startup/agency Christmas greeting?

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Post by thesash » Tue, Dec 20, 2011, 7:06 PM UTC

This one's awesome: teehan+lax recreated their logo by painting the partners blue

http://www.teehanlax.com/holiday2011/

Re: Ask HN: what's your favourite startup/agency Christmas greeting?

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Post by eustatius » Wed, Dec 21, 2011, 9:52 AM UTC

thesash wrote: post #7

This one's awesome: teehan+lax recreated their logo by painting the partners blue http://www.teehanlax.com/holiday2011/

You really need to do a "Making of" video for that sort of thing. It's nice having both the e-presence and the physical Christmas card to send (or to have already sent out) to clients.