Gone are the days when the humble business card was nothing more than an 85 x 55mm piece of card with your name and logo on it. With more and more people opting to work for themselves and using events and networking to gain new business, the business card has now become an important and powerful vehicle to making that first and lasting impression.

Working left to right, are some examples of recent business card designs for clients working to a small to medium size budget:

1| FIRE Creative business card
10pp Folding brochure size business card – Great for when 2 sides just aren’t enough to get your
message across. Digitally printed to allow for a low cost way to up-date design work.

2| Sailing Breaks business card and booking card –
2pp digitally printed – half fold business card that doubles up as a booking reminder.

3| Alyson Livesey – Academy of Dance and Drama – business card
2pp standard size litho printed card with a spot gloss UV for extra impact

4| Twinkle – Childrens Emporium – business cards
2pp litho printed, 2 spot colour with a spot gloss UV for added shimmer
was part of a set that was printed up together and included / die cut post cards and swing tickets.
5| Jane Kenyon – Life Coach – business cards
Cryptic play on words – believe it or not these were printed by Vista Print! You see you can still be unique
on a budget!

6| FIRE Creative – generic business card
2pp litho printed in a single flourescent red + gloss lamination

7| Soul Feet – Chiropody – business card + appointment card
Its often more cost effective to plan a number of items up together.

8| Jeff Thomson PR – business card
6pp folding business card litho printed in 2 colours – great for PR and copywriters who have
more to say than most of us!

9| Marianne E Hick – Wedding Dress Maker – business card
A business card that doubled up as a swing tag. Litho printed using metallic inks for an elegant finish.

10| Evran Interiors – business card
Multi-coloured set of card to inspire customers – printed by Moo.com