Google envelope?
Nowadays I seem to send less letters through the post but I came across this cool idea for making an envelope out of a Google map. All you need is Google Maps and a colour printer.
The idea started thanks to a clever idea from graphic designer Beste Miray. She came up with the idea of making an envelope that, when opened, shows the geographical location of where the letter came from.
These envelopes are easy to make, just enter the address of your choice into Google Maps and choose “satellite view”. Google Maps’ print option uses only the street map view, so you’ll need to take a screen shot of the satellite view for this project – then, just print out the page using a full-colour printer.
The Craftbits website has step-by-step instructions on how to fold an envelope out of a standard sheet of paper, including how to make an envelope pattern so you can several envelopes at once.
What other ideas for envelopes could there be?
