Stylish online birth card with a clothesline motif

Grown-up enough to send to colleagues

An online birth card is a page behind a link with the name, the details, your photographs and a guestbook. It goes to everyone at once, and the office gets the same page as the grandmother. This design was built with that mixed audience in mind, which is why it looks composed rather than cute.

A deep petrol blue fills the card with cream text over it, and a line of small baby clothes hangs across the top. The typeface is a clean sans serif with plenty of space around it. The illustration is the only playful thing on the page, which keeps the card comfortable to forward anywhere.

Send the link when you are ready and let it move through every circle at once. People congratulate you in the guestbook, look at the photographs and read when a visit would suit, and you keep adding photos as the weeks pass. For something softer or more childlike, our other online birth cards cover both.

Frequently asked questions

How quickly can we send it?

Ten minutes. Name, date, weight and a photograph go in, and the layout is already finished.

What can the recipients do?

They leave a message of congratulation, look through the photographs and read when a visit would suit. Everything collects in one place, which saves reading back four separate conversations.

Is a dark card unusual for a birth?

It is less common, and that is much of its appeal. The cream text on a saturated ground reads cleanly on any screen, and the small clothesline keeps it warm rather than severe.

Can we lighten it?

Colours, typefaces, photographs and every line can be adjusted, so a paler version is quickly made. The portfolio also holds designs that start light.

Is it cheaper than printing?

No print run, no envelopes and no stamps. More usefully, a better photograph can be added later and everyone sees it at the same link.