I Heart These Business Cards

02 Mar 2009 | Filed Under: Design

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Despite the fact that I am very much a web designer with the emphasis on web, I get suckered into doing business cards for existing clients every now and then despite the fact that I hate, hate, hate print. The Proofreading Girl’s card was really awkward to do, simply because the email address and URL are so bloody long; justifying them on either side broke the centre line, and centring the contact details just looked… lazy.

It seemed natural to extend the text somehow, so I came up with this. There are not a huge number of ways to make your cards stand out when you’re doing “€3.99 for 250 cards” printing at VistaPrint, but I think this is pretty damn clever.

Tip: VistaPrint prints reds darker than your colour values; the preview colours after upload are an accurate preview. Which explains why these are hot pink; they will print in a more plummy shade.

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5 comments added. Add comment?

  1. Jennifer Farley says:

    Very nice and very clever way to put in the contact details.
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  2. James says:

    I’m impressed with your creativity!

    Job well done.

  3. Alison says:

    Love this idea, really made me look twice and three times, which is rare with business cards…

  4. Feral sparrowhawk says:

    Brilliant. I can’t see the fourth one, which just makes me keep coming back to try again.

  5. Sabrina says:

    There/their, it’s/its, than/then, and “in” is repeated twice :)

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