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Originally posted by Invasionmix I'm planning to get some business cards myself. I've seen some really nice frosted/transparent ones from like graphic designers, etc. What's your opinion upon receiving one or seeing one... Tacky? Stylish? Catches your eye? Too much? Kinda like this:

ive been given one of those once. they are very nice but a little too much (in regards to showing off/making an impression).

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the coolest biz card I ever got was the Guv metal V.I.P card..

I wonder if they still give it out...

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Originally posted by DeleteFromUsers Sounds expensive and difficult to write on. But very cool. Post a pic?

when i get home

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Originally posted by Shaya007 the coolest biz card I ever got was the Guv metal V.I.P card.. I wonder if they still give it out...

vip cards are not business cards though.
they serve a totally different purpose.

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4by6.com is pretty good place to process your biz cards. Satin finish is quite excellent and durable....

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Some say I am the most beautiful man on earth...

make sure the people you get it printed from will give you a proof before they go ahead and make 1000 of them.

I had a printer do flyers for me without a proof and it looked like ass (the black wasn't black.... more like green) and then found a printer who was so into his work that we could talk for hours about foiling and rounded edges and designs and everything else.

I designed my cards myself, but finding a good printer who will do good quality cards for cheap and who will be able to give you a good honest quote is key. If these are your first ones, then stay simple, but once yuo start developping your cards and your identity, ask your printer about different types of paper, different grades of white, printing techniques, etc, and experiment.

If you're looking for an easy out on this go here:

http://www.moo.com/products/minicards.php

I've used www.overnightprints.com with success in the past.

my cards were just shipped via UPS from hong kong. i'll let you guys know how they turn out.

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Originally posted by chinamon my cards were just shipped via UPS from hong kong. i'll let you guys know how they turn out.

...carbons? I think I just heard the Earth cry.

I believe the least expensive way to get business cards is design and print them yourself on pre-cut business card stock (from staples). With that said, you would still need a)a good designer and b)a decent printer. I've done this myself and they can look pretty good. Mind you, I happen to be a designer

If you want to design them yourself you should try and avoid publisher and especially photoshop. Photoshop is great for graphics but doesn't work well for text, especially small text. You need to keep the text as text (vector) in order to preserve the resolution. If photoshop is your only option then make sure your resolution is set very very high. You'll still loose the option for kerning(text spacing) though.

With that said, if you want them professionally designed there are a few ways you can save money. In my opinion I wouldn't recommend using a template as I haven't found many of them to do much from a branding perspective. Do you have a logo?

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Originally posted by LittlePoonzgirl ...carbons? I think I just heard the Earth cry. I believe the least expensive way to get business cards is design and print them yourself on pre-cut business card stock (from staples). With that said, you would still need a)a good designer and b)a decent printer. I've done this myself and they can look pretty good. Mind you, I happen to be a designer If you want to design them yourself you should try and avoid publisher and especially photoshop. Photoshop is great for graphics but doesn't work well for text, especially small text. You need to keep the text as text (vector) in order to preserve the resolution. If photoshop is your only option then make sure your resolution is set very very high. You'll still loose the option for kerning(text spacing) though. With that said, if you want them professionally designed there are a few ways you can save money. In my opinion I wouldn't recommend using a template as I haven't found many of them to do much from a branding perspective. Do you have a logo?

photoshop is probably the best way to design a business card, provided the designer knows what he/she is doing. mine are .psd files at 300dpi. i know nothing about photoshop but my sister does (she went to school for this kind of stuff) so i trust her with it.

as for printing your own cards with perforated cards by avery it may be the cheapest and easiest method but it is also the ugliest and most ghetto. ive been handed those cards a few times and i was even embarrassed to receive one, i would hate to think how the other person felt.

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