Business cards are of paramount importance in their design and immediate impact on a potential client or customer. There are numerous ‘gimmicky’ ways to make your business card stand out in the crowd, but in my opinion, a beautifully designed standard-sized card is very hard to beat for a variety of reasons.
Here we are bringing you some tutorials for creating business cards, a selection of free business card templates, links to articles offering tips and tricks for business card design, followed by an inspirational showcase of 40 beautiful and unique business card designs.
Finally, there is also a bonus section with links to articles that offer tips for great logo design.
The Ultimate Business Card Design Kit
Business Card Design Tutorials
We start of with a selection of tutorials offering some great techniques as well as lots of inspiration for business card design.
Cardboard and Torn Paper Business Card
Design a Cool and Original Jeans Style Business Card
Create a Molten Chocolate Business Card in Photoshop
Create a Retro Inspired Business Card
How to Create Old Grunge Style Print Ready Business Card
Making a Print-Ready Business Card Using Only Photoshop
Create a Slick Business Card Design with Stunning Typography
PSD Tutorial: Design a Dirty Business Card
Create a Stylish Business Card
Simple and Basic Business Card
Create a Grunge Print-Ready Business Card
Learn how to Create a Sleek Business Card
Create a Movie Clapper Board Business Card
Design a Patterned Business Card
Free Business Card Templates
Templates are invaluable time-saving assets for designing your business card. It is unlikely that you would use just one template ‘as is’, but mixing and matching elements from two or more templates can achieve the perfect result for your design.
Beautiful Nature Business Card Template
Elegant Callout Business Card Template
Elegant Dark Business Card Template
4 Asian-Inspired Personal Business Cards Templates
Free Black Leather Card Template
Business Planner Card PSD Template
Free Minimal Business Card Design PSD Template
Free Photographer Business Card Template
Business Card Template Construction Hazard Stripes Theme
Tips and Tricks for Business Card Design
Here are the links to some articles that explain how to create an outstanding business card design for your business.
- How to Design Your Business Card
- What Makes a Good Business Card?
- 50 Surefire Business Card Tips
- 10 Steps to a Stupendous Business Card
- Business Card Design: 7 Essentials to Consider
- Business Card Design: Tips and Trends
- Designing and Producing Creative Business Cards: Techniques and Details
- The Basics of Business Card Design
Showcase of Beautiful and Unique Business Card Designs
Here is a selection of successful and effective business card design for your inspiration, include die-cut and stamped cards, letterpress designs and standard size printed cards.
Creative Intent Business Cards
Mission Fishing Business Cards
Nili Studios Nautical Letterpress Business Cards
JB Mini-Business Card (The Pocket Card)
Kitty’s Beauty Parlour Letterpress Business Cards
Letterpress Business Card for Photographer
Tailored Shirt Die-Cut Business Card
Brigada Creativa – Business Card
Deboss & Ink Letterpress Business Cards
Business Card: Joonas Paloheimo
NationBuilder Pop-Up Business Card
Mixtape Generation Business Card
Transparent Colored Business Card
Bonus Section
Tips for Great Logo Design
So maybe now you are thinking ‘Great, I know what kind of business card I want, but I don’t yet have the perfect logo.’ So here are the links to a few articles that offer tips and advice on how to create a logo that works for your business.
- How To Design a Logo
- How NOT to Design a Logo
- 10 Common Mistakes in Logo Design
- 30+ Business Card Design Ideas That Will Get Everyone Talking
- 14 Tips on How to Design a Logo
- Vital Tips for Effective Logo Design
And finally, this article, 38 Awe-Inspiring Business Cards of Designers in the Community, will give you some inspiration from your peers.
Conclusion
The majority of business people at one time or another will need a printed business card to promote themselves and their services or products, and it really needs to make a lasting impression. The prospective client or buyer will put the card away as soon as you are out of the door. When the time comes, you need him/her to recollect your card above all others, so it is imperative to make an impact with your calling card.
Have you created an outstanding business card that you would like to share with us? Have these tutorials, templates, tips and inspiration helped you to improve or create your own design?
Please share your links and opinions with us in the comments section below.
