Jul. 25th, 2022

fflo: (West Covina)
Today we close out Generic Week, here at Postcard of the Day, with the contemporary version, and varietals.


Why the UPC, which is a very specific thing, should have appeared on this new type, I'm not really sure.  It reminds me of how annoying I find it that a UPC is stamped on (in ink, right on the thing) so many colorful patterned playground balls---the UPC being useful only at the time of sale, but messing up the beauty of the thing forever after, during its whole life of "real" use.  I guess the idea here (with the card) is that the product-ness of the card, emphasized thus, sort of diminishes its individuality, as a UPC might if stamped on us.  Machine recognition over interpersonal recognition?  I dunno.

Anyhow, it's surprising how many variations of this type of card i found in a quick look-see.  You can (look and) see back here. )


Let's come back outside the cut for this last one, which rounds up stops on I-5:



 
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