The farewell edition, written by the whole team

By the Kehdoo team · Updated 28 October 2026

The newspaper theme gives a farewell card an editorial look, with a masthead, ruled borders, serif names and wishes presented like columns. Use it for a playful office goodbye or a group that enjoys telling stories. The organiser writes an editor's note, and contributors supply the real memories.

What is a newspaper farewell card?

It is an online group card styled as a special newspaper edition for the person leaving. The hero carries the farewell-edition masthead, the portrait has a clean print-like frame and wishes use newspaper-inspired rules. The wording "Letters to the legend" introduces the message wall.

The theme does not automatically write articles or generate claims about the recipient. Each message comes from a contributor. You can invite people to use a headline in their opening sentence, but a normal personal note works too.

What are good headlines for a colleague's farewell?

• Local spreadsheet expert leaves nation of confused colleagues behind.
• Team confirms lunch will never be quite the same.
• Much-loved mentor begins a new chapter.
• Exclusive: the quiet person who made everything work gets a proper thank-you.

Treat these as writing ideas and adapt them to the person. The best headline refers to a true, kind detail. Avoid jokes about performance, workplace disputes or why the person is leaving.

What should the editor's note say?

Introduce the recipient and the purpose of the edition in a few sentences. "This special edition is dedicated to the person who made our busiest days easier. Inside are memories, thank-yous and a few stories we were never going to let you forget." Add the group name as the sign-off.

For a more formal farewell, use a sincere headline and focus the note on their contribution. The newspaper structure can feel celebratory without turning every message into a joke.

Which sections work well with this theme?

The message wall supplies letters from the group. Memory lane can hold captioned photographs, and the slam book can collect quick answers about a famous phrase, a favourite moment or advice the person gave. The organiser can choose which optional questions to include before circulating the link.

For example, ask "What should the headline of Alex's next chapter be?" alongside a standard memory question. That gives contributors a playful option without requiring everyone to write in the same style.

When should you choose a different design?

Choose letters for a more intimate collection, minimal for an understated professional tribute or scrapbook for a photo-led goodbye. A person who dislikes attention may prefer a quieter presentation to a newspaper headline about themselves.

Use the live preview to check the masthead and note shapes, then start the real card with the same theme. Your contributors can sign from a shared link without making accounts.