Business card thread?
>What for?
sharing my shit
>Where from?
Don't remember
>Who designed them?
myself
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>repost for resize fail
>Who has them
Me.
>What for?
For business, obviously.
>Where from
My firm.
>Who designed them?
Probably some random design dude in my firm. Based on the simplicity I'd say someone who doesn't give a shit about design - which is quite common in my branch.
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I don't have any yet, but I plan on ordering some from these guys:

http://tasteofink.com/

I do.. But they say "engineer" on them and not "photographer".

My god you guys have awfully bad designed cards.

You should really invest in getting some professionally designed on decent stock.

Look at that subtle off-white coloring. The tasteful thickness of it. Oh my God, it even has a watermark!

>>1340471
You can actually buy replica cards from the film. I might get some, they even go far to printing Paul Allens card on slightly thicker stock than Batemans.

That's not a business card. THIS is a business card.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4YBxeDN4tbk

Kevin Mitnick wins

>>1340474
That card made me hate that guy. How can I take someone serious if they have a children's pop up book embedded into the card? Why do I want to pay him more so he can produce these stupid cards with too much info? Get a website, put a link on the fucking card. Holy shit, now its interactive!
Not impressed at all.
Fucking morons.

>>1340476

>security expert
>lock picking tools on his business card
trolololol

y u mad?

>>1340474
This is a card for business!
http://youtu.be/FVq0HdiM-Ok

>>1340475

Woz has a pretty cool one too.
He brags about using it on airliners to eat steak, since airlines give you shitty plastic knives.
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bump for more
i'm interested in making some if i ever get to it.
but I don't have my own domain just a flickr...

http://youtu.be/VGnDsAVZ9GU

Aperture Business Card

>>1340920
when he starts printing those on polymer they will be great :]
Inb4 someone actually makes a single shot B-mode camera with this.

When I took a Japanese class one of the first things they taught us was how to present business cards. Ever since then, I've wanted some business cards.

>>1340920
The three-bladed aperture really bothered me.

I plan to get mine done by moo.com when I design my business cards.. Portfolio photography images one side, contact details another.

>>1340986
i did that. theyre a little more expensive than the rest at about 50 bucks for 100 cards, but its worth it. ive gotten cards from other companies and the moo cards are really nice. like, three times as thick as the other cheap options ive tried.

http://content.photojojo.com/tips/12-awesome-photography-business-card-ideas/

Just in case anyone is considering VistaPrint cards;
On their site I fill out their 'get a quote' page, card thickness, rounded edges or not, greyscale or color, 1 or 2 sided, etc etc....I supply an image as the exact art I want printed, on their required template and format.
I specifically request email communcations so i can easily collate and compare the various quotes from various companies.
Within the hour I am getting spam galore on the email i supplied.
Some time later i get a phone call with some asshole wanting me to repeat all of the details I spent time inputting to their site... as if he didn't have the fucking images or details.
Fuck vistaprint.

Helvetica

>>1341010
aaaand, to top it off, within days I am getting bogus microsoft 'PC support' calls from some pakastani... again, on the phone number I supplied to vistaprint, the same phone number that hasnt received nor made a phone call for months.
FUCK VISTAPRINT *cough* with a stick

So any one on /p/ have a decent card? Or semi decent?

>>1341013

>@me.com
Oh lawdy. u srs?

this is my business card
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>>1343438

>Flickr link on business card.

>>1343445

That's not his, it's d's

>>1341381

Problem anon? It's easy to remember.

>>1343448

I'm quite aware that that's d's.

>>1340474

>Life isn't about being liked. It's about being effective.

Well aint that the truth. Fuck those who oppose.

>>1343453

You are neither liked nor "effective."

Oh yeah. And this.

>>1343455

Stay mad.
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>>1343462

Yeah, pretty much.

Sometimes I think about having some simple business cards made since I travel and meet people pretty regularly, but I often don't connect with them via Facebook or anything like that, so my meetings with people go without follow up. And what are the chances of meeting these people ever again, you know?

The problem is that I feel like, being a student, having a business card would be overwhelmingly arrogant and presumptuous of me. I have no job, no other position or title (except "student"), and I don't have a website or a really professional portfolio.

I'm thinking of doing something really simple like my name, cell phone+email, and maybe a QR code to a link which would just be a redirect link to whatever I want. I could use Facebook or Flickr or whatever. And if I ever make a site, I could change the redirect to go to that, or a landing page that says a little about me.

But I like NatureGuy's card premise. A single really solid photo from his portfolio, so people's eyes are drawn to it, and they remember who he is somewhat better because he's the guy who made that photo. On the same note, I could potentially just do a headshot of myself and that would be like a brief offline version of Facebook: Face shot, name, contact info, maybe a QR code that links to my facebook profile so people can add me.

Thoughts?

>>1343514
Ah sorry. The reason that I don't like the headshot idea and just try it is that it feels even more arrogant for some reason. Nobody does that, so doing a profile photo on my card would be kind of self-important.

Which I'm not totally against, if I'm in the professional world, trying to make a name for myself. But like I said, I'm still just a student in undergrad.

>>1343514

>And what are the chances of meeting these people ever again, you know?

Very slim, unless you have a business card with some sort of contact info on it. It doesn't matter if you're professional or not. It's just all about acting the part.

>>1343532
I agree exactly with your point about the business card facilitating meeting people again. And I don't act unprofessionally, but if I meet someone and we talk about what we do and I say "I'm a student" and then half an hour later when we're heading our separate ways I say "oh, have a card and add me on _______" (Facebook or LinkedIn or Google+ or whatever), I feel like I'll walk away and they'll be a little surprised to take a business card from a college student.

At least that's how I would feel if another college student gave me a business card if I met them in a casual setting (as in not at a conference or something like that).

Although if you're saying to just ignore that awkwardness and pretend it's natural, then I'll just have to work on that. As it is, that notion still seems bizarre to me - although that might be because I've never been one to power through awkwardness.

>>1343545

Sure you can tell them you're a student, but why not also, or just tell them you're a photographer? You're not lying to them. Even if you do have to lie a little bit, fake it 'til you make it bro. If you do find yourself coming off a little awkward, then they might be too. You have to ooze confidence, without coming off as pretentious and overbearing. Make sure you sound like you know what you're talking about, even if you're unsure. Like I said, it doesn't matter if you're a professional. You just have to act the part. Most people are too ignorant to know or won't even care to begin with. If they're interested, then they're interested. If they aren't interested, well then at least you tried.

>>1343545

One more thing. Give them a reason to check out your work. What I found to work is to ask to take their portrait, then give them your card and tell them to check out the photo you just took of them in a day or two after you post it.

>>1341013
Oh Helvetica why are you so nice.

Mockup business card that need to be tweaked a bit, one of those douche bag companies bought the domain name before I got paid damnit.

>What for?
Starting my business come this August.

>Where from?
Printing them in house on entrada rag bright 300 paper

>Who designed them?
Friend helped me with the design.
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>>1343551
>>1343546
Love the idea of the portrait. That was actually one of the reasons that I'd like to get the business card. Sometimes people see me shooting some photos and they'll be curious what I shoot. I'll show them what I can (usually just what's on my CF card while I'm walking around, sometimes my laptop if it's around and convenient), but then I want to let them check back for later uploads.

I suppose I'll just tell people I'm a photographer and if they give me a funny look when I give them a card, I'll explain that I meet people quite often when I travel (which I do often as well) and it's just more convenient to have something prepared to give new friends in case they want to connect online. It's easy to add new friends you meet through existing friends on Facebook. It's harder to add strangers you meet in a hostel or bar when you're traveling by yourself.

>>1343574

Your idea as to the explanation of you having cards is a good though, though I doubt it'll ever come down to having to explain it. Most people if they see you have a website and a business card will just assume you're a pro on some level. You just gotta be a good bullshitter. Best of luck.

I bought a load of 1000 for $30 after shipping/tax from printrunner. It is a simple card with just a url on it that I give people (usually cosplayers) who might want their photo. Came out okay but it was just a black and white card.

I keep the fancy moo cards for the really good ones.

What no one else on /p/ has business cards? Oh yeah this is /p/, and in un/p/rofessional.

I'm a poorfag and I dont want to pay for hosting.
So I've slapped my flickr link on some free bussnes cards with the companies watermark over it...

I kno that feel

>>1343693
The first reply was a real business card.

Also, why do you use such a pejorative tone when talking about amateurs? There's nothing wrong with people who are interested in a field without being invested in the industry associated with it.

This is mine(at least one side, the other one I dont have with me right now)

>What for?
Starting a business. First client already shot.
>Where from?
Local shop. I wanted Moo but they were over twice as much.

>Who designed them?
Me and I dont like it that much. But my potential clients are the ones who are suposed to like it.
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>>1343766
ewwww. It's a streched stomach with a flower on it???? My eyezzzz

>>1343772
never understood some people´s repulsion of pregnant women

>>1343787
never understood some people's fascination with pregnant women

>>1343787
Childredn. They can still taste their mother, and they are practicing acting repulsed at their societal taboos so they appear to fit their herd.

>>1343790
I´m not fascinated with it, but I see there is a market for it and nobody is exploiting it where I live. I´m trying to finance my hobby this way.

>>1341013

Protip: don't center text

Did my post get deleted or something?
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>>1344129
Yes... but no...

>>1344129
Nice keyboard

90% of todays business cards suck. It doesnt need to be creative and have a crazy ass die cut, but people should start taking care again for a good design - at least for a proper typography.
These 90% include “professional designers” running their business with a cracked version of photoshop. Those are probably the worst considering their profession.

>>1343960

Why not?

>>1343556
You should increase the type size. I can barely read it from 500 yards away.

>>1344264
Oh then you will love mine.
Printed by the illustrious publishing house: "Dad's printer" on nothing but the highest quality A4 80GSM paper, in a variety of lustrous shades of blacks and greens courtesy of the 'running out of red ink' cartridge system, and machine cut to a variety of 'slightly different sizes' for added uniqueness.
Guaranteed legible at 20 metres*.
(*healthy teenage/electronic robot eyes not included)
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>>1344285
I like them indeed!
I would have decreased the email adress font size and put it somewhere else for a better contrast and a bit of kerning on those huge letters would look nice, too.

My business cards and my swanky Shinra Inc. card case.
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>>1344658
https://ssl.square-enix-shop.com/SqEx/us/ShowDetail.action?productId=7&sid=1311030597116iE8RnlqT
Xy

Not sure if they'll ship to where you are, but I got it to the UK before they opened it's own...

>>1344658

>amazon.com
>search: business card case
>?
>profit

pic related. it dispenses a card at a time.

Who keeps deleting my posts?

>>1345978
I do. Watch out for a ban if you keep posting like that.

I'm busy making a template for Moo's mini cards. I have a bunch of photos on one side and snazy details on the other. No logo though as I suck at that.