This is another birthday card Tina made for me a couple years ago. Once again, she is using the Joe Head that she used in this card and practically every birthday card she makes for me. It’s her running gag.
The card is a combination of vector and raster art created in Adobe Illustrator and Photoshop.
The Joe Head is from a black and white photo that Tina took of me when we were first dating in the early ’90s. I bought the gigantic Buddy Holly/Roy Orbison glasses in 1987 complete with photo-gray prescription lenses for $40. I wore them in work and was met with derisive laughter so I switched to my less flamboyant wire frames I bought at the same time. When I started dating Tina, she saw the big red pair and heartily approved. Either Tina is incredibly indulgent or what didn’t work in 1987 worked in 1993. Take a look. You be the judge. One thing is for sure – you’ll never get glasses like those again for $40.
