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Business cards are small cards that carry business information about an individual or a company. They are exchanged during formal meetings as a convenience and for recall purposes. Typically, a business card will feature the individual's name, association with a business (often with a logo), and contact details including street address, phone number, fax number, email address, and website. In the past, business cards might have included telex details, but today they often feature social media handles for platforms like Facebook, LinkedIn, and Twitter. While traditional business cards were typically black text on white stock, modern professional cards may showcase elements of distinctive visual design.

Whether you're a solo freelancer, the founder of a new startup, or a member of an established company, two essential design elements must be finalized before you even consider business cards:

• Finished logo

• Brand color scheme

Logos and color schemes are the two most important visual choices for branding. Not only will these elements play a big part in creating your business card, they’ll also help influence other areas like layout and identity.

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There’s one other preliminary activity that makes the rest of the business card design process run more smoothly. You need to know what you want to communicate. What kind of brand are you, as an individual or business? What do you want your business card to say, not just with words, but with the design?

This is also a topic worthy of its own discussion, so if you want to dive deeper, here’s a shortlist of questions to ask yourself for determining your personal brand identity. Taking a few minutes of reflection about your personal brand will help with some business card design questions down the line, particularly when it comes to displaying your personality.

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These are the 8 steps to design a business cards:

1. Choose your shape

2. Choose your size

3. Add logo and other graphics

4. Add necessary text

5. Choose your typography

6. Consider special finishes

7. Pick a designer

8. Finalize your design

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Advanced techniques

The eight steps are all you need to create a fully functional business card, but if you want to go the extra mile, consider these more advanced tips:

Stand out with a clever idea. If your industry allows some whimsy, you can employ more experimental strategies for separating yourself.

This could be something thematic, like Saleular’s iPhone cards, or something more complex. For example:

• scented inks

• duplexing and triplexing (doubling or tripling the card’s width to make it thicker)

• using alternate materials (metal, plastic, rubber, etc.)

• folded cards

• transparent cards

That last trend we’re seeing a lot of lately, and for good reason. There’s a lot you can do with a see-through card, like Remote Pilot’s mock pilot scope.

Avoid borders. Borders may seem like a smart aesthetic choice to frame the content of your card.

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Takeaway: a modern coat of arms

Your business card is more than mere contact details; it embodies your personal brand. Given that some individuals receive cards daily, yours must be distinctive and reflect positively on you. Avoid skimping on your business card's design. Dedicate sufficient time to devise the ideal design, then engage a proficient designer to materialize your concept.

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ID Card & Greeting Cards 

The era of monochrome ID cards without distinct character is over. It's time to elevate your club cards to the status of sought-after collectibles, keepsakes that your guests will treasure well after the event concludes and the venue empties.

 

ID cards are essential, but employing C0LDP3N is a game-changer. With C0LDP3N, creating a unique card is straightforward. Select from the plethora of templates crafted by our talented team of designers and customize to your preference. Our intuitive drag-and-drop tools allow for endless experimentation until you find the perfect design.

 

Greeting cards serve to convey a spectrum of human emotions, including admiration, joy, humor, gratitude, and love. Designing greeting cards enables a personal connection on an emotional level. They offer a more heartfelt impact compared to emails or texts, making recipients feel genuinely valued and cared for..

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