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I recently participated in Meredith Marsh’s Business card exchange and received a CRAPTON (yes thats a scientific value) of cards. I’ve picked out the cards that caught my attention and talk about the design traits that make them stand out from the crowd.
What did you do to make your business card stand out and have some impact? Post a link to your design and let me know what you did and why you did it.
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doitJEFFSTYLE says:
Thanks for posting my card! My buddies at The Tofu Factory all have these cards, and they were designed and printed by one of our super print designers, Jamie Hoyt-Vitale – http://www.viixii.com. check her out!
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June 23rd, 2010 at 5:35 am
Meredith says:
Awesome post, Niki! I can testify that Glenn Clark is in fact a he as far as I could tell.
There were a few people who wanted to participate in this and weren’t able, so if anyone wants to here’s another business card exchange happening right now.
June 23rd, 2010 at 5:57 am
Josh says:
I think it works. And I also think it's a great idea to do whatever needs to be done to stand out. If that means thinking 'outside the box', then so be it. It's becoming commonplace for not only designers, but business people in general to have 'uncommon' types of business cards. And guess what?! That supports the design industry. The more people who think outside of the box, the more designers are hired to make that idea work. It's great! And lovely video, Niki – I like these videos. Very informative and top-notch stuff. Thank you.
June 23rd, 2010 at 6:22 am
Nick Kask says:
Great compilation! Maybe I'll do something similar with my thoughts on which cards stood out. (Although I think I'll pick many of the same.)
My experience has been that cards with something "extra" always get more attention. When I hand my card to someone, they almost always say, "Ooo" and spin it around and look at it, and I know I've made a positive impression.
Thanks for liking my card!
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June 23rd, 2010 at 6:59 am
James Pero says:
Hey Niki,
I stumbled upon this post from a link posted on twitter. I think you did an amazing job with this "review" for lack of a better term at the moment. Thanks for the post!
June 23rd, 2010 at 11:25 am
sheena says:
Great vid Niki!! Really enjoyed seeing the various cards. I think it's important to try to stand out from the crowd, especially for us designers… It's amazing how many badly designed business cards I come across every day – those ones printed from machines with text and some generic background are especially bad! I find a lot of the time that people and clients (who are not in the design industry) really don't know how bad some designs really are because they've never seen a great one
I recently designed some temporary business cards for myself ( http://tinyurl.com/3xfkb9m ) while I'm getting up and running in the freelance world and decided to go all out and pay the extra cash for a nice spot UV effect – just to make it that little bit different. Turns out everyone loved it cause they had never seen anything like it before
The best part was that it got them asking questions and wanting to find out more. It sparked their interest in design …..so that makes it all worth it 
June 23rd, 2010 at 12:08 pm
matthew c says:
this is how a REAL designer designs a business card. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4YBxeDN4tbk
June 24th, 2010 at 9:06 pm
Steph says:
Nice review. Personally, I tend to think fancy printing techniques are a little hokey. More often than not, they're just used to look cool rather than to support a concept. I'm not much of a print designer anymore, but i find things like beautiful typography and more sustainable printing techniques to be more impressive.
June 25th, 2010 at 5:09 pm
Annette says:
Love love love the Love Invite San Diego card!
December 26th, 2010 at 8:49 pm