The humble business card has been around for hundreds of years. It the easiest, cheapest and most effective way of sealing that good impression at trade fairs, business meetings, chance encounters. You never know who you might bump into on a plane, or in a pub.
Over the years, business cards have become this placeholder for stale, corporate design but there are many ways to look at this as a tiny rectangle of opportunity, not a box to quickly scribble down some details on a word processor and press print.
Like most things, it comes down to design. If you have a great design then you’re all set. If you don’t have a great design, then it’s time to get some inspiration here, here, here, here or here. These are our favourites right now anyway…
Below are 7 ideas for looking at business cards differently. A lot of these can’t even be categorised as business cards, they are just taking the shape and running with it to create something functional and beautiful while saving money in the process.
We decided to get our temporary tattoos out and break down the best way to apply them, while also showing off how good they look when applied. Our temporary tattoo sheets coming in two sizes and are perfect for showing off multiple designs on one piece of paper. They make great promo at events and are also perfect giveaways for your tattoo shop.
We travelled deep into Yorkshire to visit Louise Lockhart, the owner of The Printed Peanut. While we were there we ate cake while Louise spoke passionately about a huge change in her work life, we also ate cake while she told us the secret to her success. Check out the videos and some photos below, we’re just off to eat some cake…
We sit down with illustrator Anastasia Tasou to discuss how she got into making merch and her top tips for anyone wanting to follow in her footsteps.
You’ve got a great idea but now you need to make the money to fund it…. here’s some top tips on how to do that with merch!
If you want to make money from your artwork then heed this awesome advice!
We spoke to Andrew Groves about how he manages to combine his love of illustration with his love of woodwork.
The sagest of advice for artists & illustrators via one of the UK’s best… a must read for anyone creative.
*WARNING* – this isn’t for everyone and Joan Cornellà’s artwork is definitely NSFW.
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