Business card font and size?

use more formal fonts anything abstract and it will go in the trash can. so types like times and stuf are very good size of font around 10 i think.
 
You generally wouldn't want anything less than 8, and that would only be on non-important copy. I would stick to 10, and maybe use 12 (depending on design) for your company name/your name. I wouldn't personally suggest using Times...it depends on your brand, you want a font that reinforces that. Using artsy fonts/absctract fonts are definately a big no. ITC has a new one called Metro that's a nice font with good weight, I woudl check that out.

Oh, and keep those margains in mind...
 
coffee said:
I'm designing my own cards and was curious as to the standard font and size that is used.

Does anyone know?
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I'd recommend paying a pro to do it. With a good pro the end result will be worth the money. You know that feeling you get when you come across a nicely designed business card and think "Wow. This is really well done."? You will not get that if you design your own.

If you think about it, the graphic designer you hire will have been doing this for 5+ years. No matter how talented you may be and despite having a great eye, you will have a very, very difficult time being able to match the experience a pro will have. Even if its a simple design, its the small stuff that will differentiate yours from a pro's. A few pixels here or there, slightly different sizes, fonts you've never heard of - these small things will add up and are generally learned through experience.

If you can find a good pro, I think you'll find its money well spent.
 
12001200 said:
I'd recommend paying a pro to do it. With a good pro the end result will be worth the money. You know that feeling you get when you come across a nicely designed business card and think "Wow. This is really well done."? You will not get that if you design your own.

If you think about it, the graphic designer you hire will have been doing this for 5+ years. No matter how talented you may be and despite having a great eye, you will have a very, very difficult time being able to match the experience a pro will have. Even if its a simple design, its the small stuff that will differentiate yours from a pro's. A few pixels here or there, slightly different sizes, fonts you've never heard of - these small things will add up and are generally learned through experience.

If you can find a good pro, I think you'll find its money well spent.
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I second that...that's the best way to handle the cards, too many companies in this business settle for subpar/non-professional design. It may look good to you and everyone on here, but good design is subliminal and people will pick on the professionally done cards over yours.
 
thanks guys.

as for hiring a pro, I understand that but they always ask for your ideas/concepts which is basically what I'm working on. Here's what I came up with, it's simple and horrible at the same time. lol

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That's not too shabby. Is there any way you could make the house and logo on the left 2/3s of the card and put the text on the right, right aligned? That would look pretty slick to me.
 
i designed my own using some photos my girlfriend took... looks a little hard to read here, but in print the text pops more...

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I used OvernightPrints.com for mine. 250 for 30 bucks, double-sided, 4c, full-bleed. I was happy with them. Deal seemed good enough -- was in a rush when I got them and didn't do a lot of comparison shopping.

BTW, standard card size is 3.5 x 2.
 
We got some test prints from them and they weren't lined up correctly, even the price list on their flyer is off center. Their prices may be good, but you like so many other things, you get what you pay for.
 
A printing company whose brochure is printed out-of-register...gotta love that.

The degree to which your cards should be conservative, depends upon the audience - if your clients will mostly be corporate, then conservative is probably the way to go. If you are offering more of a 'boutique' service, or if your cards will be going to more creative-type people, you can afford to make them a little unusual, in order to stand out (although readability still rules).

Portrait-format, origami-folded, holes-punched-through-'em, fan-folded, circular...I think I've seen just about every weird-ass approach to a business card, there could be.
 
Which place are you talking about?

oneinfiniteloop said:
We got some test prints from them and they weren't lined up correctly, even the price list on their flyer is off center. Their prices may be good, but you like so many other things, you get what you pay for.
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