1. CHOOSE DESIGNER PAPERBOARD

Today it’s very easy to pick up and order the paper you need, or use the help of a printing company in this matter. Design cardboard has a wide range of colors and textures, it is beautiful by itself, for it does not need to come up with a lot of design elements. Among other things, the choice of designer cardboard as a material for business cards, it is a bet not only on the visual perception of the recipient, but also on the tactile. It’s hard to find on the shelves of stationery and art stores, so trust me, your business card recipients will be surprised.

  1. EMBOSSING

A business card with a printed logo and text is easy, but if you want something out of the ordinary, place all the information you need on your business cards using the embossing technique. To do this, you need to choose the most appropriate color of foil and order the cliché. Most likely, the printer will do all this independently, following your specifications. In the finished form you receive a business card with embossed images and text, in addition, you can choose glossy, or matte foil, gold and silver colors, with various effects (such as gradient colors, the effect of broken glass, etc.). In addition to foil stamping, you can try blind stamping and relief stamping.

  1. EXECUTION

A little magic can be added to your business card with a die cut. With its help you can make a carved ornament or pattern, to make a non-standard shape of a business card, add interesting shaped elements. By virtue of the existing codes and rules of layout of business cards, die cutting for their production is not often used. But have the rules ever become an obstacle for a creative person. This option is suitable for artists, individuals and organizations that provide services and products in the field of creativity.

  1. NON-STANDARD MATERIALS

No less surprising for the recipient can become a business card made of wood, plastic, metal, handmade cardboard. Imposing images on such business cards is carried out in different ways: burning, imprinting with paint, carving, decoupage, UV printing. All these processes are much more time-consuming and the cost of circulation is much higher. Handmade, after all.