A paper card has a tangible charm. A digital card is easier for a team that is spread out. Which is better?

Effort

Paper: someone carries it around the office. Digital: one link, everyone writes when it suits them, also from home.

Photos and extras

Digital cards hold photos in frames and a slideshow; a paper card has a few lines of space.

A pile of paper cards and a mailbox

The personal touch

Handwriting is personal, but a handwriting font in a digital card comes close.

A tablet with colourful cards

Keepsake

Paper sits in a drawer. A digital card can be downloaded as a PDF, or printed as a photo book.

Our take

Use paper for a very small group in one room. Use digital for everything else, and hand over a printed version at the party if you like both.

A scale with a paper card and a smartphone

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