Santa Express
Martin Haake
Santa Express, 2025
Digital Illustration
© Martin Haake, 2025
When Santa’s logistics go sideways and the bus becomes the sleigh, you know the holidays are officially in motion. Martin Haake’s precise lines and vintage-inspired palette turn the chaos of Christmas into a composed, witty tableau. His assemblage illustrations balance humor and craftsmanship, inviting the eye to wander through every patterned parcel and layered detail. Sent to the friend who shops last minute but still makes it look merry.
Martin Haake
Santa Express, 2025
Digital Illustration
© Martin Haake, 2025
When Santa’s logistics go sideways and the bus becomes the sleigh, you know the holidays are officially in motion. Martin Haake’s precise lines and vintage-inspired palette turn the chaos of Christmas into a composed, witty tableau. His assemblage illustrations balance humor and craftsmanship, inviting the eye to wander through every patterned parcel and layered detail. Sent to the friend who shops last minute but still makes it look merry.
From the people who send them
The handwriting doesn't look printed. My mom asked if I'd written it myself. I said yes.
— Blake, LA
Arrived in four days. I'd braced for longer.
— Ian, Chicago
Sent it to a friend I hadn't seen since college. He sent me a photo of it on his side table a week later.
— Dave, Philly
My wife sent it to me on a random Tuesday. No occasion. That was the point.
— Eddie, Tampa
Kept it on my shelf next to my books. Doesn't look out of place. That's the highest compliment I can give a card.
Chelsey, New York
My little brother graduated in May. I live across the country. This was the closest I could get to being there.
— Jared, Chicago
Put one in every welcome bag for a networking event I hosted. Got emails afterward asking how I'd handwritten them all. I told them my secret.
- Carly, Ft. Lauderdale
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