Postcards have been used since 1861. People often send postcards from vacation or use local postcards as greeting cards. Postcards can be used to show someone how nice of a time you are having on your vacation and highlight some of the main attractions from the location that is visited. Digital Design 1 students chose a favorite travel spot and used Adobe Photoshop to showcase popular attractions from that location by using the clipping mask and incorporating images in the text.