我国现有的邮政和非邮政部门每年发行的明信片数以万计。然而,明信片为越来越多的世人所钟爱,并不仅仅在于明信片图案的绚丽多彩、封套的小巧玲珑,而且还在于明信片在社会生活中衍生了越来越多的功能。一、通信功能。明信片将信纸、信封或邮资合于一体的设计初衷,就是供通信使用的。1897年我国第一张邮资明信片问世。新中国无论有邮资还是无邮资的明信片,片上的邮资图或贴邮票的方框、书写格式线、分割线等也都是为方便通信而设计的。但 There are tens of thousands of postcards issued each year in our existing postal and non-postal services. However, postcards are loved more and more by the world not only because of the gorgeousness of the postcard motifs and the small and exquisite envelope, but also because the postcards have more and more functions in social life. First, the communication function. The design idea that postcards combine stationery, envelopes or postage is for communications. 1897 China’s first postage postcard came out. New China Whether postage or postage-free postcards, on-chip postage stamps or stamp boxes, writing format lines, dividing lines, etc. are also designed to facilitate communications. but