Refined online funeral card for a personal tribute

When the page should feel chosen, not standard

An online funeral card is a page behind a link that announces a death, gives the details of the service and holds the condolences that follow. Nothing about it has to be generic. This design carries one accent colour and lets that single decision do the work that decoration would otherwise be asked to do.

A muted plum runs against dark grey on a very pale blush ground, with one classical serif for the name and the text alike. The accent appears once and then stops. It suits a woman with a strong sense of her own taste, or a family that wants the page to look considered rather than picked from a catalogue.

Send the link once the date is fixed, and expect it to travel further than any address list would reach. Recipients leave a message of condolence, open the route to the service and note the time, and everything they write returns to the family together. Where a plainer page is right, our other online funeral cards hold back further.

Frequently asked questions

How quickly can it be ready?

Half an hour. The layout is complete, so the time goes into the wording and the photograph rather than the design.

What can recipients do?

They leave a message of condolence, open directions to the service and note the date. Everything sits on one page, so nobody has to hunt through a thread for the address.

Why only one accent colour?

A single accent reads as a decision, while several read as decoration. On a page that has to stay serious, one restrained note of colour does more than a border or a flourish would.

Can the accent be changed?

Yes, along with the typefaces, the photograph and every line of text. The portfolio shows what else is available.

What does it cost compared to printing?

No print run, no postage and no reprint if a detail changes. In the days after a death, correcting a page is worth more than the saving itself.