New AA Card design - not unlike their mobile app
Nov 27, 2013, 4:16 pm
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New AA Card design - not unlike their mobile app
OK... So I am not really concerned about forming an impression. And honestly, I cannot remember the last time that I actually had to present my Aadvantage Elite card to anyone for any reason. Actually, I don't think I removed my 2013 card from my leather travel docs thingy this year or the others in previous years -- probably since around 2005.
But much like the AA mobile app -- what I consider a poor aesthetic design -- the new AAdvantage Cards doesn't diverge from that "quality." Furthermore, there is nothing like saying "Thank you for spending all that money on tickets, flying an infinite number of segments, sleeping in an untold number of airports after missed connections, and yeah... a Million is a lot of miles" than providing that honor with a damn near microscopic "Merit Badge." I honestly could not read "1 Million Miles" with only my contacts in. 90% of the card is empty space. One World and the Ruby indicator is almost smaller than the mileage indicator.
But much like the AA mobile app -- what I consider a poor aesthetic design -- the new AAdvantage Cards doesn't diverge from that "quality." Furthermore, there is nothing like saying "Thank you for spending all that money on tickets, flying an infinite number of segments, sleeping in an untold number of airports after missed connections, and yeah... a Million is a lot of miles" than providing that honor with a damn near microscopic "Merit Badge." I honestly could not read "1 Million Miles" with only my contacts in. 90% of the card is empty space. One World and the Ruby indicator is almost smaller than the mileage indicator.
Last edited by oldAGE; Nov 27, 2013 at 4:23 pm
Nov 27, 2013, 4:26 pm
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It's what happens when you cross a stylized "patriotic" (red blue and white) eagle with a linoleum cutter blade. 