I find the best cards are those that simply stand out – usually those are bold but simple.

I was referring to that quote and It was just to comment that the typefaces market is overload with sometimes not-so-nice, not-readables-at-all typefaces…. and who need them when we got Gill Sans

I wonder if there is out there any typeface call Heavy Oblique Sock … or Tie New Roman ….

:-{

Is Futura a sock then?

The thing with business cards is how small and restricted space you got to say quiet a few things.

To me function is form so the most impotant things would be to DELIVER THE MESSAGE.

Forget about flashy, bashy, mashy expirable design. Rely on type.

For many of us doing web design size is the challenge. 1px can make a difference. A business card looks like a football ground to me since I’m in this industry and it’s problaby one of the most fun projects you can get.

NO?

PS: Ahh about the blog on Gill Sans…. sorry to get back to this… is not how many ties you could have in ours days but about how many you ties you NEED in our days.

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work > brand and identity

Whatever you design for a business card must be thought out for future applications as it has to be used in a consistent manner on other media, be it print or digiatl.

Alot so called ‘designers’ forget this but heh that’s the problem nowadays as anyone who can create a website automatically thinks they can design for print and sad though it may be the examples in this thread show this inability.

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effective communication

A good business card is a card that reflect well the corporate identity of the company while giving quick and easy access of the contact informations.

The first goal of a business card is to give someone informations about yourself or your business so that he can contact you back when he’ll need it.

So a good business card should anwser at least those questions:

1 – who the hell gave me that business card (person or business)

2 – what kind of services can I expect to find from that business

3 – how can i contact them

The rest is just about creativity and should be evaluated on a case per case basis.

But still, there is some good and bad ideas when creating a business card.

BAD

- non standard formats: clients tend to trash them more quickly since most of them won’t fit in their wallet or where they usually put them.

- your special of the month: putting sales informations is generally a very bad idea since the prices or stocks tend to changes AND it is way beyond the utility of a business card. The one who should be selling is the one that gives the card and gets the calls, not the business card.

- extravagant and flashy designs:

Ok, in some situation it can be good (like if your corporate identity is too), but most of the time, visuals effect compete with the information.

GOOD

- rounded corners looks good longer.

- mat laminage don’t tend to leave

fat fingerprints.

- A clever design with quality materials often reflect an healty and serious company.

- To much information: if you have to much to say, make a web site and put the url on your card, if the client really want more informations, he will find it.. or call you.

cheers

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