Friday, August 6, 2010

Arkham Sanitarium Ward Leave Card

At private facilities like Arkham Sanitarium patients suffering from mild disorders were frequently allowed to leave the confines of their treatment ward and roam the grounds relatively unsupervised. Watchful eyes would still be upon them, but walks and general lounging in the outdoors were viewed as useful exercises that physically and mentally refreshed residents. The freedom of a ward pass would never be bestowed on anyone violent unless, of course, they were consciously concealing their capacity for mayhem.

This pass is sized to fit on a standard 3" by 5" index card, preferably colored cardstock. The easiest way to print it is to adjust your printer's custom document sizing to 3x5, print one side, and then flip the card and send it through a second time to print the opposite side.





I tried a slightly different technique for reproducing the look of vintage printing on this and would appreciate any feedback.

3 comments:

Dissimulato Nomine said...

Great card but I can't help but think 'rescinded' or 'revoked' might work better than 'taken away'. I think to me it would sound a bit more authoritarian which better fits my image of 1920's asylums.

Ugh!!! said...

I am unable to capture this card...

Propnomicon said...

@ Ugh!!!

Since this was originally posted Blogger has instituted a terrible photo viewing feature. Just click on the picture you want, wait for the JPG to load, and then right click and save.