Shradhanjali card maker (श्रद्धांजलि कार्ड)
A Shradhanjali card is the one people post, not the one that informs. It is usually shared on WhatsApp status or Facebook by friends, colleagues and the extended family, so the photo matters more than it does on any other card.
Designs that suit a shradhanjali card
Pick the photo before the design
Choose a photo where the face fills about a third of the frame and the person is looking at the camera. Group photos cropped down look soft once enlarged inside a round frame. The editor's zoom slider lets you centre the face after you upload.
Who should be named on it
- The person remembered, with relation if the card is from a group: 'Our beloved Principal', 'Our colleague'
- The people or organisation paying tribute at the bottom, in the Sent by field
- No phone number unless family wants calls; a tribute card is not an announcement
Tone
A tribute can carry one specific memory in a line or two: what the person was known for in the lane, the office or the family. Cards with a particular detail read as sincere; cards with generic couplets get scrolled past. If you are unsure, use the ready message and add one line of your own.