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. Best Business Card News
February 20th, 2010 | Posted in Business Cards Tips | No Comments
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. Best Business Card News
February 19th, 2010 | Posted in Business Cards Examples, Business Cards Tips | 2 Comments
Your jewelry business cards should spell luxury and elegance. Maybe by now, you already knew well how important a business card is to grow your jewelry business, whether you are a jewelry designer, a repairman or a a jewelry store owner. Like other types of business cards, a jewelry card should also include all of the information that customers will need to contact you in a straightforward way. To give customers a hint about the type or style of jewelry items that you sell or design, you can likewise include a picture of one of the items in your store or design portfolio. This way, potential customers will become curious to checkout the other items that you have. Best Business Card News
February 16th, 2010 | Posted in Business Card Templates, Jewelry | No Comments
Ever wondered how foil business cards are done? I am referring to those business cards with shiny metallic shiny elements in different colors. These cards undergo a process called hot foil printing. This process involves the individual application of a very thin layer of foil onto the cards. The foil can be in many colors or in any particular color that you want. Foil stamped business cards available in silver, gold, red, blue or green colors. You can also choose from matt, gloss, metallic and impressive looking prismatic. These foils are applied to an item by a mixture of pressure and heat. Best Business Card News
February 15th, 2010 | Posted in Business Cards Examples | No Comments
Cafes or Coffee shops are people’s hangout if they want intimate talks with friends or just want to unwind with their laptops or read a good book. Thus, if you are designing a business card for a coffee shop or cafe, it should reflect the intimate atmosphere that people look for in a coffee shop. As examples, we are featuring here four different business card templates that are ideal for cafe or coffee shops. The different brown colors and tones used in the designs represent the varying degrees of coffee roasting–from light roast to dark roast. I hope you enjoy these freebies. Be very creative in coming up with your own versions of these designs. Best Business Card News
February 12th, 2010 | Posted in Business Card Templates | 3 Comments
If you are a photographer, you very well know that having an attractive business card combined with a stunning portfolio is your best weapon to market yourself. In other words, a well-designed business card that reflects the type of photography that you do will help you build your client base. Also, having a photography business cardsignals that you are “professional” and not someone who just happens to own a fancy DSLR. Just make sure that your business includes a link to your online portfolio plus of course the usual information such as phone numbers and email where clients can contact you. Best Business Card News
February 11th, 2010 | Posted in Business Cards Examples, Photography | No Comments
Raised business cards are one of those specialist business cards that have been there for years. Raised printing, also known as thermography, can add a third dimension to your business card, giving your cards depth that people can’t resist to touch.
How does thermography or raised printing differ from other printing process? Raised business cards are printed just like other cards via offset printing. However, in thermography, a special powder is sprayed on the card while the ink is still wet. The powder then sticks to the wet ink then the cards are exposed to an ultra-violet ‘curer’ that bakes the powder/ink part of the thermo card. You can choose glossy, flat or metallic finishes for your raised business cards. Best Business Card News
February 10th, 2010 | Posted in Business Cards Examples, Raised | No Comments
Laser cutting allows you to be more creative with your business card designs. Since laser cutting can be applied to almost anything (plastic, wood, metal, thick paper, cardboard, bamboo, etc.), rethinking the business card to be more than just a piece of paper to be thrown away is now possible. On top of that, you can combine laser cutting with Laser cutting, other mediums such as printing, embossing, or foiling to create an interactive quality of business cards to show off to your clients. Best Business Card News
February 9th, 2010 | Posted in Business Cards Examples | No Comments