How To Make Your Business Card Unique

A business card is an entrepreneur's most valuable marketing tool. Though some people don't care to get fancy and merely want something to hand out with their name and contact info on it, it's best to put a little time and thought into what you're passing out so it doesn't end up lost in a sea of similar or cards, or worse, in the trash. A good way to begin this task is by taking all the business cards you have acquired and fan them out on a table. See which ones attract your eye and why.

 The sky's the limit when it comes to creativity

flowing:

" A mortgage loan interest table or statistics on the back of a mortgage broker's card.

" A charred hole "burnt" through a firefighter's card.

" Bite marks on a veterinarian's card.

" Teeth impressions on a dentist's card.

" Thumbprints on a detective's card.

" A favorite recipe on the back of a chef's card.

" Multiple languages on an interpreter's card.

" Miniature "checks" torn off a pad for a banker's card.

Here are some other unique ideas:

" Folded, 3D, or pop-up cards.

" Leather, magnetic, or brail cards.

" Include a famous quotation, Bible verse, or movie line that connects to your brand.

" Print the phonetic spelling of a difficult to pronounce name.

" Gilded edges, plastic, or see-through cards.

" Spoof a famous logo.

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 In which business your are in you probably know how important having a business card to contact with your customers and get feedback from them.In a way,business cards symbolize your business and present the first impression about your identity.

 

International Standard Business Card Sizes

There is such a thing as a standard business card, but what "standard" means depends on where you live.

Region	Dimensions (mm)	Dimensions (inches)	Aspect ratio
US, Canada, The Netherlands	89 x 51	3.5 x 2	1.75
Australia, New Zealand	90 x 55	3.54 x 2.165	1.636
Japan	91 x 55	3.582 x 2.165	1.655
Europe	85 x 55	3.346 x 2.165	1.545
Czech Republic, Hungary	90 x 50	3.543 x 1.968	1.8
China	90 x 54	3.543 x 2.125	1.667
Credit card sized	85.60 x 53.98	3.370 x 2.125	1.586

Paper Choice

Consider the weight of the paper, its finish and its texture, and what's appropriate for the type of business concerned. 

 

Photos 

Call me old fashioned, but I find business cards with mug shots cheesy. Unless it's the convention for that particular trade to include a headshot, or unless you plan on using the photograph in particularly stylized, humorous, or clever way (in itself a gamble), then spare us the car-salesman grin. 

Working from Templates

 

What to Include

 

Designing a business card is not as simple as it may look. They're probably the smallest pieces you'll design, but there's so much information to fit in that making it all legible while establishing an information hierarchy is challenging  

Orientation

 

Unusual Shapes and Sizes

 Being a non-conformist is a gamble. Get it right and your work will be reproduced in annuals of the year's best business cards, featured in Web galleries and blogs discussing what makes a successful business card, and passed around for the adulation of your colleagues and potential clients (Figure 5). Get it wrong and you look like a dork. 

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