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SeSawaya · Mar 7, 2005, 11:07 AM

thought it would be cool to see everyones buisness cards (if you have one)
I've taken off my phone number although its easy to find of course but takes about 3 seconds more

anyway, here is mine (the corners are rounded and its high gloss so maybe thats why the scan looks so bad?)

matches my CD cover mostly

The Godfather · Mar 7, 2005, 11:15 AM

You need a better URL.

Randman · Mar 7, 2005, 11:16 AM

I'll have to scan mine in (have standard work biz cards and also personal business cards for my freelance work).

I've seen a few cards like this and they rock. A record management company here in my town has them.

Stradlater · Mar 7, 2005, 11:18 AM

Originally posted by Randman:
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Looks good; the material should definitely grab clients' attention.

SeSawaya · Mar 7, 2005, 11:27 AM

Originally posted by Stradlater:
Looks good; the material should definitely grab clients' attention.

yah those are very nice!

KeriVit · Mar 7, 2005, 11:37 AM

Originally posted by Randman:
I'll have to scan mine in (have standard work biz cards and also personal business cards for my freelance work).

I've seen a few cards like this and they rock. A record management company here in my town has them.

How are those printed (method?)

Randman · Mar 7, 2005, 11:43 AM

Not sure. Here's the link to that site, here, and it says metal business cards coming later this year. Laser etching perhaps?

xi_hyperon · Mar 7, 2005, 11:44 AM

Originally posted by Randman:

Yeah those are cool. The agency we use out of Z�rich has cards made of the same material.

forkies · Mar 7, 2005, 11:59 AM

yeah, that translucent one is cool. my company supplies my cards:

Athens · Mar 7, 2005, 12:03 PM

may I remind people you are giving out your full names and all the personal information some one needs to do really bad things with these un altered business cards

Athens · Mar 7, 2005, 12:08 PM

Originally posted by SeSawaya:
thought it would be cool to see everyones buisness cards (if you have one)
I've taken off my phone number although its easy to find of course but takes about 3 seconds more

anyway, here is mine (the corners are rounded and its high gloss so maybe thats why the scan looks so bad?)

matches my CD cover mostly

If thats you playing the steal drums on your site, thats really cool!!!

forkies · Mar 7, 2005, 12:15 PM

Originally posted by Athens:
may I remind people you are giving out your full names and all the personal information some one needs to do really bad things with these un altered business cards

sorry, i don't follow. the only personal information is my name... unless you want to join my school, in which case please remember my name because i get a recruitment bonus.

SeSawaya · Mar 7, 2005, 01:44 PM

Originally posted by Athens:
If thats you playing the steal drums on your site, thats really cool!!!

yes thats me. Thank you very much!

I just played the sister school to Notre Dame this week. All girls college during their evening dinning. Boy that added some stress to the solo gig!!!

wdlove · Mar 7, 2005, 02:12 PM

Originally posted by Randman:
I'll have to scan mine in (have standard work biz cards and also personal business cards for my freelance work).

I've seen a few cards like this and they rock. A record management company here in my town has them.

A nice business card, is it easier to read in person?

TubaMuffins · Mar 7, 2005, 03:59 PM

my mom's friend who is an artist hands out slides with some info and a piece of work. typically a bad idea but for an artist its good because the curators and such use slideviewers all the time to see artist's work, so its nice for them.

tooki · Mar 7, 2005, 06:41 PM

Originally posted by wdlove:
A nice business card, is it easier to read in person?

They also cost an absolute fortune. At the largest quantity, they're over 30� a piece, and in the smallest quantity, over $2 each.

Thanks, but no thanks. I think I'll go with vellum if I want translucent.

tooki

Disgruntled Head of C-3PO · Mar 7, 2005, 06:51 PM

This is the front of mine, can't find the back file right now.

It is a gloss with UV coating. Looks more burgundy in person.

Cubeoid · Mar 7, 2005, 07:00 PM

Originally posted by Athens:
may I remind people you are giving out your full names and all the personal information some one needs to do really bad things with these un altered business cards

You don't mean... terrorists! ?!

ManOfSteal · Mar 7, 2005, 07:09 PM

Mine are being made and should be done by tomorrow, I'll post a picture once they are received.

CMYKid · Mar 7, 2005, 07:10 PM

coolest cards ever, and the photo really doesnt do them justice:

Two clear cheets of PVC with two colors of oil-based gel inside. Screening on the front and back so half is viewed through the substrate and gel, welded all four sides. F'in hot to hold. Come in multiples of 1500, 5 masters per 1500, about $1 each so really fairly cost-effective for a small company.

Used these at my last place...

This company makes some of the most innovative stuff I've seen, check them out, they've never disappointed me. http://www.progresspkg.co.uk

dampeoples · Mar 7, 2005, 07:45 PM

Mine pretty much looks like my Website

Captain Obvious · Mar 7, 2005, 08:14 PM

nothing creative, nothing I get to pick out, but I could care less

tooki · Mar 7, 2005, 08:34 PM

Originally posted by Captain Obvious:
nothing creative, nothing I get to pick out, but I could care less

So you do care, then, eh?

tooki

Athens · Mar 7, 2005, 11:22 PM

Originally posted by tooki:
So you do care, then, eh?

tooki

eh?

torsoboy · Mar 7, 2005, 11:57 PM

Originally posted by CMYKid:
coolest cards ever, and the photo really doesnt do them justice:

Two clear cheets of PVC with two colors of oil-based gel inside. Screening on the front and back so half is viewed through the substrate and gel, welded all four sides. F'in hot to hold. Come in multiples of 1500, 5 masters per 1500, about $1 each so really fairly cost-effective for a small company.

Used these at my last place...

This company makes some of the most innovative stuff I've seen, check them out, they've never disappointed me. http://www.progresspkg.co.uk

Those look great.. but i disagree with your view of it being cost-effective for a small company. $1 a peice? Too much for my (very) small company.

RonnieoftheRose · Mar 8, 2005, 12:06 AM

As I'm typing my business card is this...

Don't ask. The reason why won't even ask me why. In this state I tend to believe it's an elaborate plot to do me in for the personal pleasure of human sacrificing neocons.

CMYKid · Mar 8, 2005, 05:30 AM

Originally posted by torsoboy:
Those look great.. but i disagree with your view of it being cost-effective for a small company. $1 a peice? Too much for my (very) small company.

well...what I was getting at really was that it's not too bad compared to a large company, i.e. needing a lot of masters.

They're actualy a bit less than a dollar now, but presentation is essential to art and if you're an agency etc then you really cant put too much money into peoples perception of you. Agency IDs and collateral are usually a lot more elaborate than anything you'd usually do for a client...# of colors, varnish, die-cuts, embossing, etc. This kind of goes in that category.

Scientist · Mar 8, 2005, 08:47 AM

Originally posted by Randman:
I'll have to scan mine in (have standard work biz cards and also personal business cards for my freelance work).

I've seen a few cards like this and they rock. A record management company here in my town has them.

I do work for a company that makes cards like this. They are cool looking but expensive. I'll scan mine later.

KeriVit · Mar 8, 2005, 08:53 AM

Originally posted by tooki:
So you do care, then, eh?

tooki

got it.

davesimondotcom · Mar 8, 2005, 09:07 AM

These are what ours look like. These are not mine, but my bosses. Mine only differ in the name and email address. Originally, the email address and job title were to be in white, but even after three hits of white, the white didn't show up.

The color on the cards is from the paper - French Construction. Because of that, it was very easy to get three different colored cards. The dots are actually a hit of varnish and the black is carbon black. The cards are a bit thinner than normal cards as well.

Our letterhead is in the orange color, with the varnish dot pattern and logo on back, the black bar with info on the front. Envelopes are custom converted steel blue, with the black bar with info accross the flap on the back and the dots/logo on front left, mimicking the front of the business cards.

spatterson · 10:20 AM

KeriVit · Mar 8, 2005, 09:28 AM

Originally posted by davesimondotcom:
These are what ours look like. These are not mine, but my bosses. Mine only differ in the name and email address. Originally, the email address and job title were to be in white, but even after three hits of white, the white didn't show up.

The color on the cards is from the paper - French Construction. Because of that, it was very easy to get three different colored cards. The dots are actually a hit of varnish and the black is carbon black. The cards are a bit thinner than normal cards as well.

Our letterhead is in the orange color, with the varnish dot pattern and logo on back, the black bar with info on the front. Envelopes are custom converted steel blue, with the black bar with info accross the flap on the back and the dots/logo on front left, mimicking the front of the business cards.

Sweeet!

KeriVit · Mar 8, 2005, 09:31 AM

Here's mine. Used to think it was cool- but now it's getting a little old.

Back is black and silver. Front is 5 color. We print em here. I love the stock- super heavy and bright white!

Yose · Mar 8, 2005, 10:31 AM

Originally posted by davesimondotcom:

I love the logomark. Love it!

andreas_g4 · Mar 8, 2005, 01:00 PM

Do some guys of you look like that?

andreas_g4 · 01:07 PM

Originally posted by KeriVit:

Gaussian Blur Fader is your friend�

ThisGuy · Mar 8, 2005, 01:03 PM

Originally posted by Captain Obvious:
nothing creative, nothing I get to pick out, but I could care less

you work with a girl i know from college. small world.

spatterson · Mar 8, 2005, 01:12 PM

Originally posted by andreas_g4:
Gaussian Blur Fader is your friend�

Exactly why I removed my card... The blur looked totaly diffrent when I loaded up the image at work on my PC... I used a heafty gaussian blur and it still didn't work... Next time - delete key!

CMYKid · Mar 8, 2005, 01:50 PM

Originally posted by Scientist:
I do work for a company that makes cards like this. They are cool looking but expensive. I'll scan mine later.

Enlighten me? Maybe a Web address? I'm always looking for new sources.

mitchell_pgh · Mar 8, 2005, 02:19 PM

My mom says I have the best business card.

davesimondotcom · Mar 8, 2005, 03:38 PM

Originally posted by andreas_g4:
Do some guys of you look like that?

That was the only part of that movie that I enjoyed. I still laugh about it at work when we talk about "fancy ink, you know, the heat-raised stuff."

spatterson · Mar 8, 2005, 05:58 PM

Originally posted by mitchell_pgh:
My mom says I have the best business card.

Ohhh isn't that just sweet. Look everyone, this is such a wonderful business card... Don't you think?

Just Kidding

mitchell_pgh · Mar 8, 2005, 07:19 PM

Originally posted by spatterson:
Ohhh isn't that just sweet. Look everyone, this is such a wonderful business card... Don't you think?

Just Kidding

That's exactly what my mother said!!!

Scientist · Mar 9, 2005, 07:03 PM

Originally posted by CMYKid:
Enlighten me? Maybe a Web address? I'm always looking for new sources.

Hi, the website hasn't been updated since I designed it about 7 or so years ago. http://www.impro.com

Let me know if you need any information. I don't think there is anything on there about plastic business cards.

itistoday · Mar 9, 2005, 07:07 PM

Originally posted by andreas_g4:
Do some guys of you look like that?

THANK YOU! I was waiting for someone to post this! This was the first thing that popped into my mind when I read the thread title.