Best Business Cards

Last time, we were talking about black business cards, which is one of the most popular colors used for business cards. This time, we decided to look at the next best thing, which is the color Blue. In the Psychology of colors, Blue is the symbol of peace, sky, water, cold, harmony, stillness, constancy, confidence, truth, trust, conservatism, power, honesty, safety, purity and knowledge and is believed to have the ability to reduce appetite, lower body temperature and slow the pulse rate. In modern times, Blue is considered as the global color and the color of business because it is associated with reliability.

Black business cards never go out of style. As the saying goes, you can never go wrong with black. When designing your business card, the first thing and most important element of your design that you have to decide on is the color to use. Many people prefer to use black for their business cards because it is the color of seriousness, elegance and mystery–characteristics that you also would want to project for your business. . Black is also often considered to be the color of gravity, solemnity and power, which are important elements in attracting business. Aside from that, black is the symbol of authority, formality, privacy, elegance, grace, sexuality, mystery, sophistication and prosperity. This color is also strongly associated with elegance and elite.

Graphic designers and other creative professionals have the most visually pleasing business cards for obvious reasons. We have been meaning to come up with business card templates for graphic designers but that would be useless as graphic designers have their unique ideas when it come to their personal business cards. So we decided instead to come up with a roundup of what we believe are inspirational and very creative business cards of graphic designers and visual artists. With a few exceptions, the most common among graphic design business cards is the use of minimalistic approach in design. I hope you will find this collection useful and inspiring in case you are planning to design your own graphic design business cards. Below each image is a link that will take you to the source page of each design where you can check more information about each of them.

Having a unique and original business card design will surely help you standout from the rest. With the millions of rectangular cards printed on card stock, a business card in irregular shape, color or stock is something that will surely linger in the minds of your prospective clients or customers. If you are planning to get a new and unique business card for yourself and need some serious inspiration, this is the place to start. Here is a roundup of 20 most unique business cards that we found from around the Web. If you are interested to know more about each business card design such as the designer, the printer, design notes, etc., just follow the link found below each preview image.

I am sure you have already seen silk business cards or simply called “silk cards” somewhere. I am referring to those color business cards that are laminated with a silky-smooth, matte finish and printed on 10-16pt heavy card stock, depending on how thick you want your cards to be. Silk cards are the top choice for many because these business cards do not only look professional and classy. They are also tear and water resistant. Silk actually refers to a special laminate finish that is applied to a full color business card or postcard. If you think that the silky matte finish is boring, you can actually choose from different upgrades to further enhance the appearance of your business cards. For example, you may add rounded corners or colored foil stamping to the design. In addition, you can also add highlights by having raised spot UV or spot gloss on your silk business cards.

In the past, the only way you could have a professionally designed and good-looking business cards was to go to a printer, or a graphic designer, and have them put together something for you – at a price. But now, you can design your own business cards without having to download and install a graphic design program or hiring a graphic designer to have them done. All you need is an Internet connection, a computer and a color printer (in case you do not have the budget to have your card printed by an offset commercial printer).

What is a “die cut”? We have been asked several times this week about this since I have been posting examples of different types of business cards. This is the main reason why we decided to come up with a layman explanation of these terms that are commonly used in business card printing. Knowing and understanding these terms are very important especially if you are a designer. Before you could submit your design for printing to a commercial printer, you are normally asked what stock to use, is your file print-ready and in CMYK? Is there a bleed? Would you like to put spot UV, so on and so forth. So here are some of the common terms that could help you understand the different processes and materials used in business card printing. Since this is a glossary-style listing, the terms or words are arranged alphabetically.

If you are looking for a commercial business card printer where you can have yours printed, then here is a list of the most popular business card printers with strong online presence. Most of these printers of business cards, however, are either in the US, Canada and UK, thus, you might have some problems ordering your business cards from these printers ihf you live outside of these countries. Nonetheless, with this list, you can have an idea of how much would it cost you to print your card, compare prices and services being offered to get the best value in case you decide to have your card printed professionally.