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Interactive postcards from M-Social

Now that the festive fuss is behind us, it's time to talk about the idea and implementation of our project, an interactive New Year card platform.

Not Just a Card, But a Personal Little Miracle

 

In the modern digital world, where communication has become instantaneous, we especially miss warm, mindful moments. Our M-Social team wondered: is it possible to use technology not to replace live communication, but to make it more heartfelt, adding a bit of magic and personal involvement?

 

This is how the project's philosophy was born: "Believe in miracles, create them for others." We implemented it through three key principles:

  1. Bringing back personal involvement. The user could upload their photo and transform into a New Year's character — a boy or a girl on the card. This little magic made every greeting truly personal, not template-based, and created a feeling that the sender became the hero of a festive fairy tale.
  2. A playful approach to creation. The mechanic where you could catch snowflakes while the card was generating was born from a desire to return to the user a sense of childlike excitement and spontaneity, to engage them in the process.
  3. The feeling of a cozy tradition. The design with a New Year tree, where cards were placed like garlands, created a metaphor of a home holiday and the familiar ritual of preparation.

 

What mood did we want to convey?

 

Through all elements of the project, we aimed to convey:

  • The warmth of human relationships.
  • A light nostalgia for a time when surprises were prepared with special care.
  • The joy of simple creation — when in just a few minutes you can create something unique.
  • The belief that sharing good emotions is simple.

 

This project was our New Year's gift to clients, partners, and everyone who values sincerity in messages. It became an experiment for us in the field of "emotional digital." We wanted to show that even within a short-term project, it's possible to create not just a functional service, but a holistic emotional experience. We still believe that technology should help people be closer, making communication more touching and memorable.