As a product, your business card should reflect on you entirely as an individual and what it is you're selling. There should be an indication as to what it is you do from your first look at the card. Don't over complicate your design try to keep it clear and simple, but interesting. As illustrators, including artwork is almost a given.
Standard Business Cards - 85mm x 55mm.
What makes a bad business card:
- ALL CAPS
- Light fonts on dark backgrounds
- Too heavy artwork
- Too many typefaces
- Too similar typefaces
- Irregular sizing/shape (unless appropriate)
- Inconsistent spacing (Tracking, Leading, Kerning)
- Complicated/confusing information
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Websites (printing, pricing):
inkylittlefingers produce high-quality printed standard business cards and offer a free online quote, starting at upward of £20.00 for 100 business cards:
£29.52.
THIS PRICE IS FOR:-
1 Set business cards.
— Set 1, quantity 100.
Size 85x55mm.
Colour front, blank back.
Matt laminated both sides.
Standard 330gsm board.
online soft proof (automatic) proof.
Despatch 7 working days after you approve your proof.
Free delivery to a standard UK Mainland address.
VAT not included.
moo offer a range of styles (double-sided, rounded corners, square, letterpressed, luxe, glossy) in diffeferent sizes and allow for multiple designs (different artwork, lettering, paper) in a single order.
Examples:
- Double-sided Business Cards from £13.19
- Rounded Corner Business Cards from £16.19
- Double-sided Square Business Cards from £15.59
mama-sauce offer a unique and high-end design and finish on business cards.
Alternatively you can handmake your business cards using print processes such as letterpress or screenprinting, if this is relevant to your illustration practise (if you're a digital artist it isn't entirely relevant and a lengthy process)