Show us your business Card!

Bishop Gideon

Ooo! OOOooo! My turn! My turn!

I'm still playing around with the idea, but here's 5 designs I'm looking at, let me know what you think. Thanks!

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Hikin' Mike

Bishop Gideon wrote:

Ooo! OOOooo! My turn! My turn!

I'm still playing around with the idea, but here's 5 designs I'm looking at, let me know what you think. Thanks!

Are those standard sized business cards?

I like the black and white concept, but I don't care for photos on a business card and I'm not keen on the embossing/drop shadows either.

jbr13

Here is the Proof for my newest card. I just had to put the WTD toon on the back! With permission of course.

J

goldenstarphoto

#5

Bishop Gideon wrote:

Ooo! OOOooo! My turn! My turn!

I'm still playing around with the idea, but here's 5 designs I'm looking at, let me know what you think. Thanks!

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I like #5 followed by #2. My only concern about this card is the font for the telephone number is a little hard to read......

Interestingly enough, one poster said he doesn't like pictures on a business card....but I believe that a photographer should show off some of his work on their card.

Hikin' Mike

goldenstarphoto wrote:

Interestingly enough, one poster said he doesn't like pictures on a business card....but I believe that a photographer should show off some of his work on their card.

IMO, you don't sell you photos from you card. A business card is a point of contact only. You refer your clients to your website. Your website is where you sell your work.

Can you really see a photo on a small 2 x 3.5 piece of paper?

....but that's just my opinion.

goldenstarphoto

Hikin' Mike wrote:

IMO, you don't sell you photos from you card. A business card is a point of contact only. You refer your clients to your website. Your website is where you sell your work.

Can you really see a photo on a small 2 x 3.5 piece of paper?

....but that's just my opinion.

I am 10 times more likely to check out someones website if their business card catches my eye.........you can't really do that with ordinary "contact" information........but that's just my opinion.

Hikin' Mike

goldenstarphoto wrote:

I am 10 times more likely to check out someones website if their business card catches my eye.........you can't really do that with ordinary "contact" information........but that's just my opinion.

I agree. It's all about the design. I've seen some really great cards that use photos, but I've seen some junk there too. Same thing about non-photo cards. I'm just a bit 'old school' and prefer my card to have no photo that's all.

dlibrach

Just finished designing mine. Thoughts? Wanted to keep it clean, modern and simple. Also, anyone know of a good online printer that uses a nice, heavy stock? How thick are overnightprints'?

Cheers,
D

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com3

jbr13 wrote:

Here is the Proof for my newest card. I just had to put the WTD toon on the back! With permission of course.

J

ahaha! love the idea of humor...never thought of or seen that before.

AFBlue

goldenstarphoto wrote:

I am 10 times more likely to check out someones website if their business card catches my eye.........you can't really do that with ordinary "contact" information........but that's just my opinion.

Mine too.

GwagDesigns

Well, here's mine. Sat down and 3 hours later had these .TIF's sent to overnight prints.

com3

GwagDesigns wrote:

Well, here's mine. Sat down and 3 hours later had these .TIF's sent to overnight prints.

compleeeeeetely off the subject, but i just checkked out a few of your shots in this gallery: http://gwagdesigns.smugmug.com/gallery/4774500_AKwdM#283281992_vUTPp and i liiikes. good stuff!

urbanaries

Here's my new one, just sent off to printing:

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ian408

urbanaries wrote:

Here's my new one, just sent off to printing:

I like this. Simple. Elegant.

urbanaries

ian408 wrote:

I like this. Simple. Elegant.

why thank you!!!!

DavidTO

urbanaries wrote:

why thank you!!!!

Yes. Fantastic.

Is that an off-white? If not, I would think about a softer white.

dlibrach

urbanaries wrote:

Here's my new one, just sent off to printing:

I must agree with everyone, it is very elegant and very professional. I'm a big fan of keeping it simple.

Would love to get some feedback on mine too: http://www.dgrin.com/showthread.php?p=888286#post888286

Also, can anyone who uses overnightprints let me know how thick the stock is? Any other good online printers that don't use cheap stock? I hate flimsy cards. Checked with a couple of local printers and what the want to charge is astronomical. Don't mind paying for good quality (especially since your business card portrays a lot about who you are) but don't want to be gouged either.

Cheers,
D

KTBoom2006-E510

what do you think
Here is my business card, what do you guys think?

Mulder32

My latest creation
Simple, to the point.

Tim Kamppinen

Here's mine, just ordered a batch of them:

davidweaver

goldenstarphoto wrote:

I am 10 times more likely to check out someones website if their business card catches my eye.........you can't really do that with ordinary "contact" information........but that's just my opinion.

The problem is that a photo that you or I might think is great is only fair or uninteresting to someone else.

goldenstarphoto

davidweaver wrote:

The problem is that a photo that you or I might think is great is only fair or uninteresting to someone else.

I never thought of it that way.....of course I thought everyone would love and admire my work. Of course I should have realized my wife and daughter dispelled that myth a long time ago..............

jbr13

dlibrach wrote:

I must agree with everyone, it is very elegant and very professional. I'm a big fan of keeping it simple.

Would love to get some feedback on mine too: http://www.dgrin.com/showthread.php?p=888286#post888286

Also, can anyone who uses overnightprints let me know how thick the stock is? Any other good online printers that don't use cheap stock? I hate flimsy cards. Checked with a couple of local printers and what the want to charge is astronomical. Don't mind paying for good quality (especially since your business card portrays a lot about who you are) but don't want to be gouged either.

Cheers,
D

Overnightprints cards a nice and thick. I get the UV coating also. I really like their cards for the price! I can't say how thick they are, you may find that on their website or email them.

J

emtajim

David

Nice work I like, simple and yet to the point and no doubt about what you do. Which program did you use to design your card?

I also have to agree with com3 super pics on your web site

Jim T

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GwagDesigns wrote:

Well, here's mine. Sat down and 3 hours later had these .TIF's sent to overnight prints.

rsi1986

I used vistaprints.com. Great card for the low low

Darren Troy C

Here's one I thought about giving a try:

davidweaver

Bump on Vistaprints. Cheapo shipping = 3 weeks.
There are 100+ pages here and there are a lot of suggestions. If you skip around 20-30 pages you will probably get a feel for what others like. A business card isn't just about what you like on a card. Some of the most difficult to read cards I've ever seen have been from design firms and photographers!

It is a perfect piece of white paper until we start messing with it. Take a look at all the templates that vista prints and others offer as suggestions that are fair to very good in design.

A couple suggestions.
Keep to one font.
Make it highly readable in terrible lighting conditions. This means no tiny type and no low contrast. Assume your audience is 18 to 80 years old.
Find a card you like and be inspired (borrow) from it.

rsi1986 wrote:

I used vistaprints.com. Great card for the low low

PeterLyons

Idlewild wrote:

Here's one I thought about giving a try:

Idlewild, it's a gorgeous card, but the fonts are tiny even at this enlarged size. Printed as a standard business card, very few people will be able to read them.

Just a possibility... maybe you could print the image on one side, with your logo beneath it (and larger) in the black area. Then on the other side, have your contact info printed large and legible on a black background.

You definitely have a great sense of style... I'm just being practical here.

cabbey

dlibrach wrote:

Just finished designing mine. Thoughts? Wanted to keep it clean, modern and simple. Also, anyone know of a good online printer that uses a nice, heavy stock? How thick are overnightprints'?

Cheers,
D

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Gorgeous!

dlibrach

cabbey wrote:

Gorgeous!

Thanks, cabbey!