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Business Cards
Hand out a little piece of yourself with cute, creative, or corporate business cards. Learn effective business card design. Get tips on fitting all that information in such a small space, the etiquette of business cards, using photos, best fonts, and layout ideas for freelance or do-it-yourself business card design.
11 Parts of a Business Card
No matter how great the business card design, if important parts are missing it doesn't do the job as effectively as it could. Make sure your business card design has all the needed parts.
What is the Size of a Standard Business Card
Although they can be any size or shape, most business cards are rectangles of standard dimensions...
Information That Should Go on a Business Card Design
Business cards serve many purposes but their primary purpose is to tell what you do and give the recipient a way to contact you. At the very least a name and contact method (address or phone number) should be on the card. What else?
Double-Duty Business Cards
Making your business card work harder tips.
What Printing Methods Are Best for Business Cards and Letterhead?
From desktop to offset to engraving, some of the many ways to get your business cards and letterhead printed.
Show Off Your Business Card
Do you have a great-looking business card? Show it off. And tell us about the design process and what you like (or don't like) about your business card.
Business Card Design Lesson Plan No. 2
Learn the principles of business card design by creating a card for a literary or historical figure.
Business Card Design Makeover Project & Gallery
Learn about business card design by checking out the business cards makeovers in our Makover Project Profiles. The specs for this business card design calls for a specific spot color and the creation of shells for in-house personalization. Browse the redesigns.
Design it Yourself Logos, Letterhead, and Business Cards
This book from Chuck Green is recommended for small business owners and non-designers tasked with creating an identity system, including business card design, for their business. For designers, it is also a valuable addition to any design reference library. Full Review
How Magnetic Are Your Business Cards?
Want to create those magnetic business cards but not sure how to do it? In the forum we're discussing the pros and cons of stick-on and print-on magnets and other printing processes. Talk about "attractive" business card design.
Make a Business Card in Illustrator
This short video shows you how to set up Adobe Illustrator to create a business card.