How to design incredible business cards?

The first impression is the most important in business. You either get a new client or partner, or lose it.

A well-designed business card can make you stand out from a line of ordinary and monotonous products.Impression – that’s the what you rally need from business card! For many customers, it will be the first and most important impression of your business activity. 

There is no place for all important information about your company on that card. How can you possibly put an information across in a small  only 2 inches by 3.5 inches amount of space?

Here are some tips on how to make this trick.

1. Apply only the best design principles. 

You should not forget that the business card is based on the principles of paper-based design and printing. It means.

• indent 5 mm from the edges
• print only in HD, with minimum of 300 dpi
• preferable use CMYK colorspace
• do not place too much information on the card
• no more then two - three colors
• all information must be easily readable

The best way to find design samples is to follow by big corporations, which employ a professional and use cards as opportunities to draw attention to their products.

2. Be creative within the standard constraints.

For the first time, use only the standard layout and minimum information. For example, put your logo and only the name, phone number and email or web address.

3. Use unique textures, finishes. and technology.

Try to find interesting paper or even use plastic or wood for printing. Make it stylish. Use of handmade technologies such as decoupage, burning, molding or punching will give your business card a unique charm

4. Create something useful and unusual.

A simple card for 99% is a contender for getting into the trash. Try to be creative and do not worry, make your card transformable into a box, chair, paper airplane or something funny.

5. Check your work twice. 

All text grammar, colorspace and pictures before start printing.

You should know you business card can’t tell the story of your life it must be remembered and unique. 

If you've made cards, they always must be with you, put them in all correspondence, give several one to people so they can give it to others person.

More information how you create custom business cards  can be found on the website.