7 photographic business cards I designed for myself
I wanted to create some business cards for myself, now that I am in business. All serious businesspeople have cards, right? I picture myself handing them out at networking events and having people call me all the time praising my work.
OK, maybe not, but I created some business cards using my own photographs and the visual identity I have developed for this site.
In order to create these mock-ups I followed this excellent tutorial on using the vanishing point filter in Photoshop from PSDTUTS.
I really enjoyed creating these, and I have more photos to choose from. Seeing them for ‘real’ on the computer screen made me want to run to printer and get them right away!
I made several different ones because I thought it would be nice to have a few to choose from. I may not print all of them though. Which ones did you like? Or do you have any other feedback?
Please share your thought in the comments.
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on September 9th, 2008
Fin site du har fått deg. Har vært anonym abonnent i lengre tid nå :p
Likte kua, palmetrærne og fjellet veldig godt, men alle tar seg jo bra ut. Og kudos for at dine visittkort ser mer ekte ut enn visittkortene i tutorial’en du brukte.
Still down under?
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on September 9th, 2008
John-Erling!
Takk for at du kommer frem fra mørket og kommenterer :) Jeg er fortsatt down under. Og blir i hvertfall et og et halvt år til. Så får vi se hva som skjer etter det.
Hvordan går det med cinematografien?
on September 9th, 2008
Cinematografien trur æ det går ganske bra med. Går livets skole i Oslo, så får vi se ka det blir til. Hvis du har noen filmlagende kamerata der nede som treng fotograf, så fly æ gjerne inn noen uke og jobbe gratis, men da skal æ ha annahver dag fri og ligge på stranda ;)
Æ fant forresten en liten godbit begravd dypt nede i arkivet mitt, må prøve å få sendt det til dæ. Et eller anna om noen ND-filter som du har et jævla bra system på, og så e det noen som fucke det opp totalt. Vet ikke helt om det e dokumentar eller fiksjon.
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on September 9th, 2008
Høres bra ut! Skal si fra hvis noen treng en deltids-fotograf :) Æ kan assistere, sia æ va en racer med ND-filtran mine! Hadde vært artig å sett den biten igjen! Trur det e en fiksjons-dokumentar eller va det doku-fiksjon?
on September 11th, 2008
Well I’m glad the blog post was in English so I can at least understand that :)
The cards match your website really well. Consistency is a good thing when it comes to handing out cards or flyers or anything like that and then having it lead to your site. It tells people they are in the right place!
The two things that stand out on this card are you name and your website. Secondary is “Graphic Designer” and your contact info. Great! You got your emphasis spot on :D
I can’t completely tell because of the angle, but I’m not sure the angled text boxes work or are needed. They do break up the linear quality, but… hmm. I personally am not a huge fan of that (but if it’s your style, then keep them! It gives the prospective client a sense for what you do).
Those are some great photos, btw! Maybe you should add “& Photographer” under “Graphic Designer”!
LaurenMarie - Creative Curio’s last blog post: Enhance Your Designs with the Principle of Emphasis
on September 11th, 2008
LaurenMarieThank you for the great feedback! I can agree with you on the angled boxes—maybe the images create enough non-linearity to contrast the lines?
I wanted the cards to be simple and have a clear hierarchy of information, I’m happy it’s working!
As for the photography—thank you for the compliment! I may add that later, or maybe I can let the clients bring it up, so I get to say ‘Sure I’ve dabbled a bit in photography… what do you need?’ :)
Or I might put some photos in my portfolio, and see where it takes me! (I have a secret dream to be a wildlife photographer for the National Geographic! :) )
on September 12th, 2008
I really liked your card. They look really professional and original. I think it is a great idea to have different backgrounds for your cards. Your design is simple but sophisticated, and the contrast between black and white pictures and the red and white information gives a great look.
Have you thought of using some urban landscapes ?
on September 13th, 2008
Damien
Thank you for commenting! I haven’t planned to do urban landscapes yet, as I am mostly interested in nature and wildlife photography. However, it’s a good idea, and it would add even more variation to the cards. I’ll think about it! :)
on September 17th, 2008
I think the one with the mountains of your home town works well. It’s much more original and also not at all over used like for example the palmtrees. Also the tropical rainforrest works well as this type of image is not found to often either. These two give a good clean impression, on some of the other ones are too many disturbing details to work as backgrounds. Gret color combination. Your info is visible through the red color!
But I LOVE NORWAY - where are you from?
(Jeg kan snakke litt norsk da)
on September 18th, 2008
T
Thank you for your comment! I come from Tromsø, in the north of Norway. How come you speak Norwegian?
on November 15th, 2008
Hello Eivind,
I really like these cards, and how they tie in with your web design. Thanks for sharing them with us, and all the very best with the remainder of your studies.
on November 15th, 2008
David
Hello, thank you for stopping by to comment. I am happy that you liked my cards, and thanks for the best wishes. (I am half-way through now :))
on March 28th, 2009
Nice-looking cards, Eivind!