Business card.


TASK 5 MAKING YOUR MARK


Wikipedia defines a business card as -

Business cards are cards bearing business information about a company or individual. They are shared during formal introductions as a convenience and a memory aid. A business card typically includes the giver's name, company affiliation (usually with a logo) and contact information such as street addresses, telephone number(s), fax number, e-mail addresses and website. It can also include telex, bank account and tax code. Traditionally many cards were simple black text on white stock; today a professional business card will sometimes include one or more aspects of striking visual design.


A business card is always important. It is one way of introducing yourself to potential clients since it shows your information either about the company or as an individual. It's the first thing your potential employer/client will see and they will judge you on it. Give them a rubbish business card - They're going to think your services won't be up to scratch.

A business card carries very well of who you are, what you do, and who you represent.

MY BUSINESS CARD

I consider myself to be a print based designer so I've opted to go for a paper/notepad look for my card. The fold also reflects my creativity. A hyperthetical scenriero would be that you're visiting a studio and the person you wish to see (most likely the creative director) isn't in. With my card, I can write a message on the Notes side of the card and hand it over to the receptionist. This way the creative director knows who I am and what I want.

STATIONARY - 

LETTERHEAD

Business card and clever ideas.


YOGAONE BUSINESS CARD. Not only does this business card promote the business, it also let's the holder of the card interact with it and let's you understand what the company is about. The simple, mininmal layout of the card adds to the effectiveness of the card. "This is who we are and this is what we do" Nice and simple.

TOOTHPASTE - BUILDS STRONG TEETH 
This billboard gives an idea of how scale can really affect your message/company statement.
The toothpaste is shown to build strong teeth. This is exaggerated and put on a large scale to sell the product. This stops people in the street and makes the public remember the product.


FOLGERS COFFEE

Print of a cup of Folgers coffee was placed on top of manhole covers in New York City, USA. Holes on the print allow the steam to come out. Wordings around the cup reads 'Hey, City That Never Sleeps. Wake up." from Folgers. This promotion takes an existing thing and takes twists it's function.


CIGARETTE COFFIN PACKAGING.

Sometimes the packaging doesn't have to sell the product. This is a clever twist on the convention that the packaging must promote/sell the product. Quite sure it would drive the message home. The Coffin Shaped Cigarette Packaging was designed by R.J. Reynolds. Hopefully, people will make better choices when purchasing/smoking cigarettes.

Sending my business card to John.

Today, after submitting my OUGD203 module, I sent my business card(s) to John.

I later made some adjustments and sent him another version of my business card.
This was to give him a favoured choice and hopefully give me feedback on which one to chose/show to professionals.