A business card is an important part of a person's business image and how well it is done will determine the opinion of colleagues or partners about you. In the past, business card design followed strict patterns, but in the modern world you can find the most unusual options, some of which are quite witty.
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Instructions
Step 1
If you decide to make a business card yourself, but have never done anything like this before, it is recommended not to experiment too much with colors and fonts, but to adhere to simple and strict rules. The fact is that the more complex and original your idea is, the more subtleties you need to take into account in order to avoid mistakes. A professional designer is aware of all these nuances, and those who have never encountered them run the risk of not noticing the problem at all. Specialists, on the other hand, will always notice the weaknesses of your business card, which will negatively affect the business image.
Step 2
A business card is a card that contains basic information about its owner. It is needed in order to exchange contacts, so that the person to whom you are giving it does not forget who you were talking to. For this reason, the main part of a business card is not its design, but information. If the information that you put on the card turns out to be unreadable, the task cannot be considered completed. Currently, it is considered necessary that the business card contains the name of the owner, his contact information (telephone, email, website address, address of the representative office, and so on), the name of the organization. Don't overload your business card with information.
Step 3
The traditional way of placing information is horizontal. If you just choose a quality well-made font and write all the details you need to it, and then print the business cards on heavy, expensive paper, this will be enough to get a good solid business card.
Step 4
Those who want to show originality and have a desire to stand out can be advised to use vertical composition. You need to be careful: take a smaller font or separate phrases into components, for example, first name on one line, and last name on the next. In no case should part of the surname be transferred. In general, a hyphen is not what you should use on a business card. Another very gross mistake: trying to make the font wider or narrower than it is with graphics programs in order to align the text. Never do that. It is immediately noticeable, such a reception looks very tasteless.
Step 5
Choosing a color for your business card is the next important step. Not so long ago, it was fashionable to use different colors, but today the most fashionable and elegant color for a business card is again white or cream. Double-sided business cards look good, in which one side is white, and the other is painted in any color or covered with a pattern, without textual information.
Step 6
It is permissible to use only one type of graphic information on the business card of a business person - this is the company logo, if any. In this case, you should focus on its colors and design: the card should be decorated in the same style. If you are making a corporate business card, you should use the existing template (if any).
Step 7
Sometimes you can find double-sided business cards, where on one side the information is in Russian, and on the other - in English. But since the cost of a business card has now become very low, it is recommended to print two types of cards in order to give a person a version in exactly the language in which they are required.
Step 8
When developing a corporate business card, you need to adhere to strict rules, the card must look solid and serious. But a personal business card allows room for imagination. It is possible to break some of the above rules here if you think it makes sense to do so.
