subject: Folding Business Card Designing For Effective Business Cards [print this page] Business card designing is one of the best self-employed, entrepreneurial areas that secure ones professional faade. Basically because designing requires very little initial investments, mostly under $100, it is the most sought after profession for beginners in Design.
For the technically challenged, business card design templates and designing software are available online for purchase (either free or a minimal fee).Even people with little designing knowledge can work in no time and use the software to their advantage. Business card Designing requires only creativity and specific focus.
Card design:
The basic template can be selected depending on the type of business card. A business card can vary from simple printed words to highly sophisticated classy design. Adding graphics to the cards , like logos and personalized pictures or icons, is also optional. The texture of the card can play an important role in making and impact and show casing the businesss standards. Text maybe bolded, embossed, italicized, used with different fonts according to the user requirements. Further the quality and texture of the card in itself, like glossy natured card, flexible or stiff board cards, one-sided and two-sided cards, cards with a fold etc can be easily incorporated. Such idiosyncrasies make the card look unique and appealing.
Uniqueness in a business card:
Since a business card is like an advertisement to the company or owner, it is very important to maintain the integrity, standards of the firm. It greatly helps to improve on your creativity and bring out new and unique designs that do not resemble previously printed or already existing cards. Being catchy is as important in a business card as it is to convey a message and provide details. At the same time overuse of graphics and colors should be avoided lest it diverts attention from the main content. Business cards have to be short and precise. There is no point in designing cards that carry a story. Thus rambling in a card is a strict no-no.
You must be careful enough to verify if your printer is of good caliber to print the cards in large numbers. Also if the card includes heavy graphics and colors the printer should be able to give out a legible and uncluttered print. So it is advised to have a professional printer as your companion in business card printing.
A card designer is always in demand because of the consuming growth in the designing field and highly competitive market. A firm has to regularly incorporate changes and alternatives in order to stay in trend and attract customers. So the designer plays a major role in taking the ideas of the firm and broadcasting them to the consumer. In conclusion, business card designing may seem like a small scale entrepreneurship but it is guaranteed to change your business into a successful one.
