Q. Where does Archelaus get its distinctive images? Are they drawn by your
in-house design staff?

A. Good heavens, no! That would require actual talent. The images used on
our cards are all vintage, out-of-copyright art, which we find in various
different places. Our chief card designer is often to be found in the
Library of Congress, for example, although it is my impression that he
spends much of the time only pretending to work, while flirting with
random passers-by.

Q. Where did the Egyptian mongoose illustration come from?

A. We took it from an exhibition poster printed in Strasbourg around 1580.

Q. What about the text on your cards?

A. With some of them, like the mongoose, the text is the responsibility of
that chief card designer of ours again. He is somewhat unhinged at the
best of times, but we try to give him what leeway we can. It seems to be
very therapeutic. Most of our blank notecards and postcards, on the other
hand, feature out-of-copyright quotations or proverbs. This is helpful in
avoiding lawsuits.
 

Needless to say the creator of Archelaus-Fine Cards- is a Wit and should not be missed. http://www.archelaus-cards.com

 

 

 

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