Business Card Re-Design
Just recently I decided it was time to update the design of my business cards. I really liked the overall design of the card, but there were just a few items I wanted to tweak. Here’s a look at the original:
I still wanted to keep the overall design as I like that a person can hold it, place their thumb over it and not cover any information. I also liked the slightly vintage feel and the cleanliness of the layout. However, here’s a list of changes I thought would better the design:
- I don’t think my business name was as pronounced as it should be. More emphasis was on my own name than anything else.
- Also, there’s no room on this card for my tagline, “graphic and website design in an eco-friendly fashion.”
- Having the mailing address on my card makes me a little nervous. Don’t get me wrong, I’m not moving anywhere any time soon, but a box of business cards can last sometimes for years. I like the idea of not having to re-print cards down the road should I ever move my office.
I got to work not only updating the information, but I incorporated my most recent font crush, Archer, as well. Here’s the new design (pardon the bad lighting in the photo):
I’m much happier with the overall layout and really like that the card is still consistent with my last one. The letterpress printing really plays up the design, I think, as well.
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Comments
@ Shaymein: Thanks for your kind comment. I really appreciate it! I’m glad you like the modifications as well.
Beautiful!!! Really love it and like the fact that you have kept the original design, but made really lots of changes to it. I too like Archer font, but I have decided to use ITCLubalinGraph as my Identity font.
I love the new card, Angela! I have been struggling with re-doing my own, but will do it soon. This post is inspiring me to get on it 
Good work Angela! The hardest thing to do is to be your own critic, shows how strong you are as a designer when you can look at your own work and say to yourself, “not good enough.” You nailed each point and found a great solution. Thanks for the design reminders.