Boing Boing: Cameramail: sending disposable cams through the post with a note asking posties to take pix
“Matthew McVickar designs these Cameramail packages with disposable film-cameras taped to their front and a note exhorting posties to take pictures of themselves and environs as the package passes through their custody.”
Neatorama: Behind the Scenes of the USPS
“I love the idea of this project by web designer Matthew McVickar. He sent this camera in the mail with a message asking the postal workers to take pictures on the camera’s trip to its destination. The result is fun and educational, and it would be a great school project for any teachers out there.”
thestar.com: Smile, you’re on camera mail! A camera’s journey across America
I was interviewed by Debra Black at the Toronto Star this morning.
“For Matthew McVickar the idea of sending a disposable camera attached to a piece of cardboard was intriguing. What kind of pictures would one get, he wondered? Would the camera make it to its destination?”