Archive for the ‘Business Card Design Advice’ Category

Our Business Card Design Guide has been a huge hit with graphic designers, so we decided to condense the guide into an infographic for easy processing. This infographic will lead you through the business card design process, and will explain the principles behind a well-designed business card.

When hiring a professional graphic designer to create you a business card design, one of the most important terms to negotiate is the price. Unfortunately, most business owners have no clue as to what they need to pay for a high quality business card design.

Our latest infographic compares and contrasts several genres of business cards, and presents a collage of business card designs that fit each genre. You will also learn the advantages and disadvantages of each genre of business cards, and which business cards work best for which sort of people.

If you want to start using social media marketing for your business, then get started by including your social media profile information on your business cards. To get an idea of how you can incorporate Twitter, Facebook and LinkedIn information on your cards, check out the seven examples below.

So what's the secret behind designing successful business cards? The truth is, there is no secret. But there are some graphic design and printing tricks that you can use to your advantage. Let's take a look at four easy tips that can transform a business card from "blah" to sensational!

One of the biggest mistakes that novice business card designers make is putting way too much information or graphical elements onto the card. There is not really a need to use some of the "crutches" of design and information organization, that we may use in other print and online materials.

In graphic design, a tiny change can make a huge difference in the overall look & feel of an end product. For business card design, when you are working with such a limited amount of real estate, this is especially true. One or two little tweaks to a business card can make the final design look entirely different!

In a recent post, I blogged about the psychology behind the colors black, white, purple and yellow. In part two of this series, I'll share the same information for the colors blue, red, green and orange. Below are helpful hints about what each color expresses and which industries might benefit from the hue.

When designing business cards, color choice is more than just an aesthetic decision. Every color has its own psychological cues that create an emotional reaction in viewers. Below are some examples of colorful business cards, along with explanations of each color's purpose.

Do you own a retail business or a commercial location where customers visit, such as a hair salon, real estate office or even a fitness studio? Does your bottom line depends on walk-in business? If you work in an office or shop, then it may be wise to print a map on the back of your next business card.