What makes a good business card? I'm believeing of getting business cards soon. What's a good look, should be on it, etc.
Post your business cards too! |
Meagan Diones
01.05.2012 | adam bcard2 copy.jpg
This is mine, simple but bad ass |
Audrey Pinda
01.05.2012 |
Originally Posted by jakeintox
It prints cleaner than it looks in the pic, but i hear ya. The AIAIAI phones were originally just a placeholder to give an artist friend of mine perspective so he could draw some up for me, but I've ended up needing to print up some of these while waiting for my art...
My boy and I have been in contact with MANY "artist" friends about getting a real logo worked up. So far, we've had to go with stuff we've made ourselves. Visual artists are, honestly, the most unreliable people on the planet for getting stuff out of them. Even with payment on the table.
I haven't really pressed other professional options as I'd rather it be done by someone who actually /knows/ us rather than someone who is good, but doesn't have a connection. But really edging toward that now because I want something tangible, and I'm no artist. |
Ervin Calvery
29.04.2012 |
Originally Posted by dope
If I were you I'd re-do the cable going to the headphones. I can see the black squares you used to create it, it look a bit messy.
In addition, are you sponsored or endorsed by AIAIAI? If everyone who gets your card gets an ad for them, you ought to be. Going the other way, they might actually object to your using their product to advertise yourself. |
Kasi Marget
29.04.2012 |
Originally Posted by jakeintox
Keep it simple! Phone #, email, maybe facebook OR web address (no need for both, they should link to each other).
bwcard1.jpg
I also have a QR code on the back, but there's enough space for notes around it.
If I were you I'd re-do the cable going to the headphones. I can see the black squares you used to create it, it look a bit messy. |
Georgina Schatzman
29.04.2012 |
Originally Posted by jakeintox
Keep it simple! Phone #, email, maybe facebook OR web address (no need for both, they should link to each other).
bwcard1.jpg
I also have a QR code on the back, but there's enough space for notes around it.
Perfect I'd say, And I would rather have your website address on there over your Facebook page. All your social network portals should be striving to drive traffic to your website and compliment it. What would happen if Facebook disappears tomorrow? All the time you spent building that fanbase and building a connection with your fans could possibly be gone.
Look at what happened to Myspace, it's still around but who really uses it now a days? |
Georgina Schatzman
29.04.2012 |
Originally Posted by dj matt blaze
You're basically saying that in the middle of a club or lounge thats packed with people, music blaring, and after having a few drinks you are going to pull out a pen and write a note to yourself?
Yes, I do. I always have a pen with me. I used to do the phone thing, only to realize I have a lot of notes on my phone with no context to remember them by.
Plus it's a lot easier to flip just toss business cards in your jacket pocket and look through them the next day than it is to go through your phones contact list and try and decipher who's who on your whole list. |
Ethel Feigum
29.04.2012 | Keep it simple! Phone #, email, maybe facebook OR web address (no need for both, they should link to each other).
bwcard1.jpg
I also have a QR code on the back, but there's enough space for notes around it. |
Roseanna Signorini
29.04.2012 |
Originally Posted by JasonBay
As some one who's help opened and operated a number of lunges/clubs over the years, and having to deal with business cards trust me on this one. I'll even take Blairs card as an example.
Lets say I'm out for the evening at a lounge/club and am meeting people, socializing and networking. I start exchanging business cards with people and have received a number of cards from a few DJs, graphic designers, promoters and web designers. But I hear Blair playing and am really digging what he's doing and I want to see if he would be interested in playing at my spot.
So I go up and and ask him for his card and add it to the batch. Now, it's the next morning, I have 15 cards from various people, and I also had a couple of drinks so I can't remember specific details about who is who. I come across his card and see that it has Design, Web AND DJ on there. One one was I talking about with him? I have a few cards from designers, and a few from DJ's, but there was a really good DJ playing last evening
but I can't remember what card was his, so I just add it to the pile and forget about it.
NOW, if I could have written a note on the back saying "Really good, need to book him" I could have emailed him, worked out some details and had him playing that weekend if we was available.
I do agree that it should be kept pretty simple and also all important information should be on the front. I disagree with your example though. I mean, if you liked a DJ that was playing that much to go over and talk to him and make a mental note that you want to book him, you are going to remember his name and what he looked like and the card he gave you. You're basically saying that in the middle of a club or lounge thats packed with people, music blaring, and after having a few drinks you are going to pull out a pen and write a note to yourself? C'mon now. You would pull out your cell phone and put his name and number in your phone before you wrote anything down. |
Lessie Becoats
07.06.2012 | Reviving this.
Think I'm just going to have
DJ Fressure
Top 40/House
Email Address
Facebook Page
My Mixcloud |
Tashia Mcdunn
30.04.2012 | moo.com is what I would recommend
Tasteful minimal designs. I just ordered some cards on there. |
Meagan Diones
01.05.2012 | adam bcard2 copy.jpg
This is mine, simple but bad ass |
Audrey Pinda
01.05.2012 |
Originally Posted by jakeintox
It prints cleaner than it looks in the pic, but i hear ya. The AIAIAI phones were originally just a placeholder to give an artist friend of mine perspective so he could draw some up for me, but I've ended up needing to print up some of these while waiting for my art...
My boy and I have been in contact with MANY "artist" friends about getting a real logo worked up. So far, we've had to go with stuff we've made ourselves. Visual artists are, honestly, the most unreliable people on the planet for getting stuff out of them. Even with payment on the table.
I haven't really pressed other professional options as I'd rather it be done by someone who actually /knows/ us rather than someone who is good, but doesn't have a connection. But really edging toward that now because I want something tangible, and I'm no artist. |
Ethel Feigum
30.04.2012 | It prints cleaner than it looks in the pic, but i hear ya. The AIAIAI phones were originally just a placeholder to give an artist friend of mine perspective so he could draw some up for me, but I've ended up needing to print up some of these while waiting for my art... |
Lessie Becoats
29.04.2012 | I really need to get a website,for now I'm just using my Facebook page. I also don't have a logo :X just a picture I plaster everywhere |
Ervin Calvery
29.04.2012 |
Originally Posted by dope
If I were you I'd re-do the cable going to the headphones. I can see the black squares you used to create it, it look a bit messy.
In addition, are you sponsored or endorsed by AIAIAI? If everyone who gets your card gets an ad for them, you ought to be. Going the other way, they might actually object to your using their product to advertise yourself. |
Kasi Marget
29.04.2012 |
Originally Posted by jakeintox
Keep it simple! Phone #, email, maybe facebook OR web address (no need for both, they should link to each other).
bwcard1.jpg
I also have a QR code on the back, but there's enough space for notes around it.
If I were you I'd re-do the cable going to the headphones. I can see the black squares you used to create it, it look a bit messy. |
Georgina Schatzman
29.04.2012 |
Originally Posted by jakeintox
Keep it simple! Phone #, email, maybe facebook OR web address (no need for both, they should link to each other).
bwcard1.jpg
I also have a QR code on the back, but there's enough space for notes around it.
Perfect I'd say, And I would rather have your website address on there over your Facebook page. All your social network portals should be striving to drive traffic to your website and compliment it. What would happen if Facebook disappears tomorrow? All the time you spent building that fanbase and building a connection with your fans could possibly be gone.
Look at what happened to Myspace, it's still around but who really uses it now a days? |
Georgina Schatzman
29.04.2012 |
Originally Posted by dj matt blaze
You're basically saying that in the middle of a club or lounge thats packed with people, music blaring, and after having a few drinks you are going to pull out a pen and write a note to yourself?
Yes, I do. I always have a pen with me. I used to do the phone thing, only to realize I have a lot of notes on my phone with no context to remember them by.
Plus it's a lot easier to flip just toss business cards in your jacket pocket and look through them the next day than it is to go through your phones contact list and try and decipher who's who on your whole list. |
Ethel Feigum
29.04.2012 | Keep it simple! Phone #, email, maybe facebook OR web address (no need for both, they should link to each other).
bwcard1.jpg
I also have a QR code on the back, but there's enough space for notes around it. |
Roseanna Signorini
29.04.2012 |
Originally Posted by JasonBay
As some one who's help opened and operated a number of lunges/clubs over the years, and having to deal with business cards trust me on this one. I'll even take Blairs card as an example.
Lets say I'm out for the evening at a lounge/club and am meeting people, socializing and networking. I start exchanging business cards with people and have received a number of cards from a few DJs, graphic designers, promoters and web designers. But I hear Blair playing and am really digging what he's doing and I want to see if he would be interested in playing at my spot.
So I go up and and ask him for his card and add it to the batch. Now, it's the next morning, I have 15 cards from various people, and I also had a couple of drinks so I can't remember specific details about who is who. I come across his card and see that it has Design, Web AND DJ on there. One one was I talking about with him? I have a few cards from designers, and a few from DJ's, but there was a really good DJ playing last evening
but I can't remember what card was his, so I just add it to the pile and forget about it.
NOW, if I could have written a note on the back saying "Really good, need to book him" I could have emailed him, worked out some details and had him playing that weekend if we was available.
I do agree that it should be kept pretty simple and also all important information should be on the front. I disagree with your example though. I mean, if you liked a DJ that was playing that much to go over and talk to him and make a mental note that you want to book him, you are going to remember his name and what he looked like and the card he gave you. You're basically saying that in the middle of a club or lounge thats packed with people, music blaring, and after having a few drinks you are going to pull out a pen and write a note to yourself? C'mon now. You would pull out your cell phone and put his name and number in your phone before you wrote anything down. |
Georgina Schatzman
29.04.2012 | As some one who's help opened and operated a number of lunges/clubs over the years, and having to deal with business cards trust me on this one. I'll even take Blairs card as an example.
Lets say I'm out for the evening at a lounge/club and am meeting people, socializing and networking. I start exchanging business cards with people and have received a number of cards from a few DJs, graphic designers, promoters and web designers. But I hear Blair playing and am really digging what he's doing and I want to see if he would be interested in playing at my spot.
So I go up and and ask him for his card and add it to the batch. Now, it's the next morning, I have 15 cards from various people, and I also had a couple of drinks so I can't remember specific details about who is who. I come across his card and see that it has Design, Web AND DJ on there. One one was I talking about with him? I have a few cards from designers, and a few from DJ's, but there was a really good DJ playing last evening
but I can't remember what card was his, so I just add it to the pile and forget about it.
NOW, if I could have written a note on the back saying "Really good, need to book him" I could have emailed him, worked out some details and had him playing that weekend if we was available. |
Georgina Schatzman
29.04.2012 |
Originally Posted by dope
Or your card can be so original and awesome that they'll remember who you are just by seeing it.
But so is everyone else, so we're still back to the original problem |
Ervin Calvery
29.04.2012 |
Originally Posted by dope
Or your card can be so original and awesome that they'll remember who you are just by seeing it.
Yes!
Also, the picture really is worth a thousand words in this case. I might hand out a card with a DJ-related picture if they're interested in me for that, etc. |
Kasi Marget
29.04.2012 |
Originally Posted by JasonBay
Th idea of leaving the back blank is so people can write notes on them if need to be so they can remember who you are. If you have a stack of 20 business cards they can all turn into a blur, but if you write a note on the back reminding you why you took it they will be more likely to contact you instead of just being lost in the shuffle
Or your card can be so original and awesome that they'll remember who you are just by seeing it. |
Georgina Schatzman
29.04.2012 |
Originally Posted by botstein
I disagree.
I have an unique edge-to-edge graphic on the back of each one. They can be bold and still simple and uncluttered.
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Th idea of leaving the back blank is so people can write notes on them if need to be so they can remember who you are. If you have a stack of 20 business cards they can all turn into a blur, but if you write a note on the back reminding you why you took it they will be more likely to contact you instead of just being lost in the shuffle |
Yong Aptekar
29.04.2012 | ^really like the barcode idea! |
Margurite Mcnamar
29.04.2012 | Just search for things like "top business card designs" and scroll through some of the design blog posts about the subject. You'll find some really clever designs that might inspire you.
Here's mine:
The front I kept simple with my name logo and a very to the point idea of what I do. The stripes and rock background are from my website design so that there is some consistency between the two.
The back I mostly just wanted to have the QR code so that it was easy to input my details into a smartphone, then beside is a text version with all the same info that the QR has for quick reference or for people without smartphones.
business-card-layout.jpg |
Ervin Calvery
29.04.2012 | I disagree.
I have an unique edge-to-edge graphic on the back of each one. They can be bold and still simple and uncluttered.
They should be really thick and high quality.
Don't mix typefaces at all, and definitely don't mix serif and sans serif.
http://www.moo.com/share/jffpsf |
Georgina Schatzman
29.04.2012 | White card, name and title, contact info + your logo. Done. Keep it simple and uncluttered, and leave the back blank so people can write on it if they have to. |
