Design Your Own Business Cards
The best business card design can sometimes be your own. When you begin designing your business card, we recommend you start brainstorming and sketching your ideas onto paper. You will be amazed what you can come up with, and how easily you will be able to visually communicate your message with some simple pictures.
Where to Begin
To get your creatives juices flowing, start with a sample business card design online. Search the internet for samples fo business cards, and compare with cards you have received from other customers in the past. You will immediately notice which cards stand out, which ones look cheap, and some common design factors amongst them all. Keep a scrapbook or folder on your computer of the samples you have found.
Make Your Business Cards Unique
It is Now time to design a business card. There are many things to consider here. Initially, you will want to decide what information you want to have displayed on your card. Here is a list of typical business card information:
- Company Name
- Company Logo a
- Employee Name
- Job Title
- Phone Number
- Fax Number
- Email Address
- Website
- Catchy Slogan
After this, there are many other items you may consider adding to your business card. Take a look at some business cards in your collection and see what other items can be added to your card.
Business Card Size
Today, business cards come in all shapes and sizes. Your needs for special shapes and sizes are dependent on your needs for conveying your message.
The standard business card dimensions are:
- 3.5″ × 2″ (88.9 × 50.8 mm)
Best Business Card Design
You’re ready to go now. You have your rough business card design; and, at this stage you will need to transfer your skecthes to the computer. You may decide to do this part yourself, or seek out a design professional.
This is where we come in. If you would like us to review your final concept or simply transfer your idea to a print ready digital format, we can help.
Contact Us for more information.
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