Digital Geography

Ben Schittler of Studiobenben got in touch about his project: geography + information

My name is Ben Schlitter, I’m a designer and illustrator who runs a small design company called Studiobenben. I came across your site and thought you might be interested in learning about our Geography + Information Postcards. The cards are specifically designed for the sharing of geographic details and provide a format by which people can easily exchange information they may otherwise leave out of correspondence.

Ben was kind enough to send me a sample of the postcards and I was very impressed with both the design and the underlying concept. I like the idea of giving the cards to students to take with them when they visit other countries. It would be great to build up a collection of completed cards as a display in school. The act of filling in the geographic information requires a little creativity and thought, and the results can be used in a variety of ways once the students have returned to the classroom.

The cards come as a set of 4, each one relates to a geographical theme (Climate, Population + Lifestyle, Land Water and Animals, and Industry and Resources.
The designs can be seen at Ben’s web site.

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Support GGIP and the Darfur Wall
If there is sufficient demand (i.e. over 100 sets) I will make a wholesale purchase, with the aim of reducing the price (slightly) for UK teachers, while supporting the Give Geography It’s Place Campaign and the Darfur Wall. Net proceeds from the sale of the cards will be divided equally between the two organisations.

Please let me know via the contact form if you would be interested in buying some cards. Please make certain you enter your email address correctly!

I’ll evaluate the demand, and then (providing that enough orders are placed,) make a bulk purchase. Once the postcards have been shipped I will contact purchasers again and send the orders after payment has been received. Payment will be via PayPal. I will arrange for independent auditing and verification of the charitable donation.

Orders must be placed by 22/3/07. UK orders only.

Please support this idea if you can. A minimum of 5 sets of postcards would be good!

Prices:
1 set = £2.50
5 sets = £11.00 (£2.20 per set)
10 sets = 20.00 £2.00 per set)

Contact me to pre-place an order.