Presidential Holiday Card for MIT
I conceived and developed the original design concept for this holiday card, which was selected by MIT President L. Rafael Reif and Mrs. Christine Reif. I handled the design and pre-production of both the card and a custom postage stamp, ensuring a cohesive and meaningful final piece.
Designed to embrace craft and inspire curiosity, the interactive card features a paper-engineered cobweb that ascends when the recipient pulls on a silver string, revealing a hidden silver-foiled message: "May curiosity rule your world in the new year!"
The front of the card is foil-stamped in a bright, lively blue and features the MIT seal alongside an origami crease pattern created by MIT alumnus Brian Chan. On a much larger piece of origami paper, his original pattern folds into the figures represented in the MIT seal, symbolizing MIT’s motto of "mind and hand." Recipients were directed to a video of Brian constructing the origami.
To complement the card, I also designed a custom postage stamp featuring MIT’s Great Dome, reinforcing the card’s theme and visual identity. The finished piece was mailed to over 800 of MIT’s closest friends.
Designed to embrace craft and inspire curiosity, the interactive card features a paper-engineered cobweb that ascends when the recipient pulls on a silver string, revealing a hidden silver-foiled message: "May curiosity rule your world in the new year!"
The front of the card is foil-stamped in a bright, lively blue and features the MIT seal alongside an origami crease pattern created by MIT alumnus Brian Chan. On a much larger piece of origami paper, his original pattern folds into the figures represented in the MIT seal, symbolizing MIT’s motto of "mind and hand." Recipients were directed to a video of Brian constructing the origami.
To complement the card, I also designed a custom postage stamp featuring MIT’s Great Dome, reinforcing the card’s theme and visual identity. The finished piece was mailed to over 800 of MIT’s closest friends.
