tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5872058495137942551.post-20357017198126327142008-07-12T16:56:00.006-05:002008-07-12T17:30:12.863-05:002008-07-12T17:30:12.863-05:00I've been tinkering around with more business card design. Most people who have an online presence want their business cards to match their websites or blogs. It helps establish your brand if all your images have a fluid coordinating design.<br /><br />So I decided to practice with my own blogs. Here are the headers for my blogs - the colors, fonts, and graphics are part of my brand or image. So I wanted to tie them into the business cards. <br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://bp3.blogger.com/_falzJGQMb94/SHkuSGB8QxI/AAAAAAAACXQ/bQFvxypavpk/s1600-h/GDHeaderMockUp.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://bp3.blogger.com/_falzJGQMb94/SHkuSGB8QxI/AAAAAAAACXQ/bQFvxypavpk/s320/GDHeaderMockUp.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5222256131304080146" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://bp1.blogger.com/_falzJGQMb94/SHkuSSAdr_I/AAAAAAAACXY/_5XAv4LwREI/s1600-h/HeaderMockUp.png"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://bp1.blogger.com/_falzJGQMb94/SHkuSSAdr_I/AAAAAAAACXY/_5XAv4LwREI/s320/HeaderMockUp.png" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5222256134519107570" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://bp1.blogger.com/_falzJGQMb94/SHkq1dfNutI/AAAAAAAACXA/e49AikHXHU8/s1600-h/LW3bus.png"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://bp1.blogger.com/_falzJGQMb94/SHkq1dfNutI/AAAAAAAACXA/e49AikHXHU8/s200/LW3bus.png" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5222252340849785554" /></a>My purpose for having business cards for my personal blog is for online social networking - so I didn't include a full name, phone number or address. I just wanted a way to get my name and my blog's web URL out there. This is what the final cut would look like - it would be designed with extra space around it, meant to provide a print cushion and cut off.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://bp0.blogger.com/_falzJGQMb94/SHks28KGYgI/AAAAAAAACXI/b1-eCNI1qlw/s1600-h/GDbusiness.png"><img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://bp0.blogger.com/_falzJGQMb94/SHks28KGYgI/AAAAAAAACXI/b1-eCNI1qlw/s200/GDbusiness.png" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5222254565285847554" /></a>For my Graphically Designing card, the parameters didn't change much. I wanted it to look like my blog, so it would be recognizable. I wanted the url to be easy to find. Unlike my personal business card, I needed it to state what I do here at Graphically Designing. I design blogs. So I made sure to say so. This one has white space around it to show the 'bleed space'. The actual card, once cut at the printer, would be flush with the color lines.<br /><br />So here is what I considered when making business cards for bloggers:<br />- matching graphics<br />- identical hexidecimal colors<br />- identical fonts<br />- easy-to-read url<br />- first name only, to protect identity<br />- fit the parameters of standard business card sizes (including "bleed space") for ease of printing.<br />- saved in a file usable by any printer (PDF, png, PSD or jpg is what most printers prefer).<br /><br />Would you like a business card designed? Pricing depends on your needs. Email me for pricing and details.<br /><br /><p><image class="centered"alt="post signature" src="http://i237.photobucket.com/albums/ff293/my3boybarians/darcysigGD-1.gif"></p>Darcy @ LWM3Bhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00609223299545892479darcy@graphicallydesigning.com