Creating a new Business Card
This week I had to create a new Business card for my company, ZEE. I have to say, this sort of work, like creating a business cards, is not as easy as some people think. Actually it’s pretty hard to condense our business to a size of a business card.
"The business card... is kind of an extension of yourself. It's a little bit of giving yourself to someone else."
— Ken Erdman, founder of the Business Card Museum, Erenheim, PA
Looking for some ideas
We started looking for some references and we found good sites like:
- http://creativebits.org/cool_business_card_designs
- http://www.flickr.com/photos/dailypoetics/sets/72057594104389710/
- http://veerle.duoh.com/blog/comments/the_new_duoh_logo_identity/
- http://desktoppub.about.com/od/businesscards/a/bcard_parts.htm
Creating the card
With some references in mind we had the idea of using a tag cloud showing what we do and the technologies we work with. So one side would be white with our logo and addresses, while the other side in blue with the tag cloud in white.
The final result:
Front Side:

Back:







Nice design but try coated on front and flat with room to take notes on the back ... another reason for people to hang on to the card.
well the desings are nice
but you could have done better
the simplicity is good
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i always having problemes with creating cards
The business card idea is neat. I like it.
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The minimal design is nice.
Nice tutorial. Really once you get an idea for a business card and you know what you want, designing it is the easy part. Then you just gotta choose the right paper style.
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Very interesting read. I am also looking to make some business cards for my business that sells shopping cart software.
Hey I love the idea of using tag clouds for the specialties! Nice one, it's one of those "why haven't I thought of this first??" moments when I saw that one hehehe
hey nice and cool design
i like it because the colour selection is soothing
nice work
hey thanks for sharing
very well written:)
Hello,
Thanks for this article. It is very useful especially the name card resource links.
Thanks!
I'm trying to get some new business cards made myself. What kind of card stock did you use?
Hmm..The name of the company is kind of hard to read. But I do like the tag cloud on the back, very web 2.0. I liked the links of the business card designs too. Great reference.
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I like it. I love the tag cloud on the back. Colors are good too.
Awesome Business card. I think the key part is planning out what you actually want on there. There are tons of things that you can put but only a few things you should. I personally thought about making a business card as making a website.
Excellent tag-cloud, looks very clean.
:)
Hey, the tag cloud design rocks! Roughly how much time did you have to spend in the design?
what a great concept! The tag cloud on the back of the card is such a clever way of summarizing your skills. Very aesthetically pleasing as well.
When i first saw it I got that "great idea!" buzz, followed by the "why didn't I think of that" slump.
Well done
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heheh so nice, and it's so simple it's attractive.
Yes it's hard to make a business card about you/your company and putting your experiences/skills in 2.5 x 5 ( or smaller? I keep forgetting the size of that thing) but I heard one company made a small booklet as their 'business card' lol
Hey, cool design. Can u share a soft copy of this with me? Plz email me :)
Thanks
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back for notes....how about no
I like the idea of the tag cloud, but also agree with what others have said, that the back of the card should be reserved for notes... Perhaps if the tag cloud were set to 60% translucent (or whatever lends itself to be readable, yet non-distracting when written over with a black pen).
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Tag Cloud on business card sure looks good!
Loves the front logo, and the idea of a tag cloud on the card is cool. Looks great overall.
They use that font on the front at on the web site betterdesigngroup.com
Thanks for all comments.... the font used is helvetica neue light, and the logo uses a custom typeface check this out http://www.abduzeedo.com/node/86..
Great design!
What font did you use?
FYI ... one should always leave the back of a card blank as it allows for taking quick notes about the individual etc.
The tag cloud is cool. The customers you match up with know what it is or should know what it is. Either way, they've just learned something.
Be sure to use a good and interesting card stock; that separates the pros from the fly-by-night sorts.
I like the front, but I think that the back of a business card should be more or less blank. I like to write on the back of them.
To those who haven't done cursive writing since second grade, the logo looks like a stylized cursive z and the slanting crossbars on the e carries the same handwritten impression. The name is reproduced in bold print in the wordplay on "irresistible"!
Great design. Wish my company had a logo half as cool.
I like turtles and gophers.
I really like the tag cloud. that's cool
Espero que não tenha mandado o seu cartão.
Tá faltando um W no endereço do seu site (parte da frente).
I really like your business card. I'm going to steal the logo idea. Maybe even steal the code for this site as well.
Yeah dude nice. Love that logo too. Good stuff.
Ummm whilst I'm dishing out compliments i really like this webpage as well...
Great design. I would certainly give you a call if i ever had your card in my hand.
But like i always say. If you have an ass, you got an opinion. So if you like it. Thats all that is important. Don expect constructive criticism. Its a good job done great ;)
Very imaginative, and creative. Thank you for sharing this.
I like it. Geez, people just love to knock things don't they?
If you gave that card to me, I'd be able to understand what it means and probably recall who it was for if I want to contact you. Beyond that, what's a business card for?
I find that a lot of what I use my business cards for is writing something down on the back and handing it to someone. If yours is hard to see pencil on, you might regret this design.
He pulled the tag cloud off of another business card. It's still a good idea though and one worth copying.
Thanks for the comments... the web design without a space and the "w" missing were fixed.
Did you intend for "web design" to appear without a space? It looks accidental to me.
@ first poster: how do you know who his clients are? But more importantly: it _does_ convey a message to laymen coz words like 'usabilidade' and 'identidade visual' are included, and I am guessing HTML and CSS are terms that are known to most people who need to get a web site designed, so no problems there either.
Overalll, the card conveys a sense of technology and design working hand-in-hand for a good user expierence, so that's a great message.
Excellent design!
And @first and second poster: about the logo: there are several ways that the letter 'Z' is handwritten around the world. One way is with a little circle at the bottom, just like in this logo design. I am guessing this is current in Brazil, so to a Brazilian audience this logo should be perfectly readable.
Try to step out of your own perspective guys, you are not the intended audience in this case.
sorry but that card looks completely spastic
hire a design agency - you obviously have no clue
sorry but that card looks completely spastic
hire a design agency - you obviously have no clue
@ first poster: how do you know who his clients are? And secondly: it does convey a message to laymen coz words like 'usabilidade' and 'identidade visual' are included.
Great work!
this is a BAD layout.
a) your company logo in unreadable
b) the tag cloud is something that your geek pussy will scream for, but all of your clients will think "uhm, what is this shit"?
I don't know if your company logo is the same as the one on the front of the card. If its not, i would suggest to change it to something more readable...someone that can't read the name correctly is more enclined to just throw it out instead of figuring out the writing.
My 2 cents ;) ITS great though!
Check your website address. You are missing a "w".
Nice work! It makes a great impression!
The card looks great, clean and creative web 2.0 kind of way.
Nailed it. Wasn't expecting the tag cloud. Very clever.
The message of the back it's just amazing. You translate a web thing in a paper meaning. So I love the logo and the design overall. A perfect score.
Great design.
Like it!!
Nice business card, but the back is a little bit too much "Web2.0" ;o)
Creating a business card is one of the most difficult exercise, partly because of its small format.
I like yours, well done!
Maxime.
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