Postoffice Postcard Creator

Welcome to Postoffice, a tool for creating digital files that represent Postcards, and all the information you care to share about them.

It can create 3D models in the USDZ format, and JPEG/PNG images with the HTML & CSS needed to allow them to 'flip' on your site. See an example at shutup.jp.

Choose an image of the front of your postcard

Tips

Images from a flatbed scanner work best.

If you want to capture the edges of the postcard — eg. if it has round corners or non-straight edges — then use a solid background colour as different from the card as possible, leave at least 8 pixels of the background around the outside, and check the "remove borders" option at the end.

About the front Describe the front

This is often known as alt-text.

Transcribe any message on the front

Postcards often only have a message on the back, so this will probably be empty.

Choose an image of the back of your postcard, if needed

About the back Describe the back

Leave this blank if the only relevant thing about the back is the message.

Transcribe any message on the back

This will be used for searching for your postcard by its content, and for the blind.

How does the postcard flip? One sided Like a book Like a calendar Holding in the left hand Holding in the right hand

Choose your image(s) first.

Where was the postcard sent from? Place name Latitude Longitude

When & who? When was the postcard sent? Who sent it? Who received it?

Additional context Any context about the postcard? Who wrote this context?

What format would you like? Image (for the web) 3D model (USDZ)

Technical preferences Make archival (lossless) version Ignore transparency on provided images Try to remove borders

Please edit your postcard's information and trying again.

Download postcard

You can display this postcard on a web page using this HTML & CSS:

HTML

CSS

Making Postcards