50 Refreshing Business Card Designs Finally a new wave of those business card designs we can’t get enough of! We’re pretty sure you’ve been seeing the same designs over and over again so if you’re looking for more creative inspiration, we hope this fresh batch will do the trick. See how you can have more fun with color, letterpress printing or simply play with the shape, cut or the material of your custom business cards. The designers responsible for these awesome designs are as indicated so feel free to browse their portfolios for more ideas. Design by Whiskey Design
Ask MOO About: Templates and guidelines Pre-designing cards before you upload to MOO is something we only recommend to design professionals, or those very comfortable with graphics applications. Some technical knowledge is required to use the templates, and to save your work in the best format for print. We've put together a slideshow explaining the bleed, trim and safe area, common mistakes and how to avoid them. Below you'll find helpful tips and templates in a variety of different formats. 4 Rules for Designing the Perfect Fit: Make sure you've accounted for the 'bleed' in your design, filling this area with any background colours or images.
44 top examples of letterpress business cards Known for producing a clean and elegant style, the letterpress technique is favoured by many designers for creating unique and creative business cards. Here we've picked 45 brilliant examples of letterpress business cards to inspire your designs. Letterpress printing has been around for hundreds of years and yet remains one of the hottest trends in stationery. Letterpress business cards still have the ability to turn heads.
51 Creative Name Card Design Name card as an important part of company’s CIS (Company Identity Sytem) might be the first impression people have to its belonging company. Hence, company pay lots attention to design an attractive name card to enhance the impression of the company. Following, I will present 51 Creative Designs of Name Card. They can be divided into three groups according to their different features: Special Material; Awesome Graphic Design and Irregular shape Group 1: Special Material Usually, name card is made of paper. Articles - Six things to keep in mind when designing a logo So you fancy yourself a Paul Rand or Saul Bass and want to design some logos for iStock? Great! You've come to the right place!
60 Professional Examples of Stationery Design Since the Victorian era, stationery has been an important part of proper social etiquette. Stationery design usually consists of paper, office supplies, letterheads, writing equipment, business cards, cases, and other similar items. The entire goal is to have beautiful branding throughout the company. Every business owner understands that personalized communication emphasizes your professionalism. Showing your customers and clients how far you’re willing to go to stand out, will put a huge smile on their face. I’m also constantly impressed with companies fashionably carrying out branding across their entire digital presence. The Evolution of Corporate Logos Probably few remember the original Apple logo, which featured Sir Isaac Newton sitting under a tree with the inscription ‘“Newton … A Mind Forever Voyaging Through Strange Seas of Thought … Alone.” Thankfully, within a year, Jobs was introduced to Rob Janoff, a young designer based in Palo Alto, California who was assigned to help market the clunky Apple II, a far cry from today’s sleek MacBook. “For inspiration, the first thing I did was go to the supermarket, buy a bag of apples and slice them up,” recalled Janoff in an interview with Sync Magazine. “I just stared at the wedges for hours.” Eventually, Janoff created the polychromatic Apple logo which survived until 1998.
Art of the Menu About Art of the Menu, is a division of UnderConsideration, cataloguing the underrated creativity of menus from around the world. Art of the Menu uses Typekit to render Proxima Nova by Mark Simonson and Adelle by Type Together. Art of the Menu is run with Six Apart’s MovableType 6.3.2 Syndicate / RSS Feed 30 Most Incredible Textures for Vintage Style Design One of the most important aspects of a good vintage style design is the use of authentic looking textures. Since most of you probably don’t have time to browse the local antique shop, and your grandmother’s attic is miles away, we’ve put together a list of some of the best vintage textures we have ever seen. All of these are free, but make sure to read the terms before using. You are sure to find a use for these textures, but if you want more, check out the best texture packs from 2008. Vintage XIII
25 Incredible Examples of Brochure and Catalog Design Apart from business cards, the next big thing in print design is Brochures and Catalogs. Brochures provide a company’s promotional material or product information. When you are designing with CMYK colors, its very important to create a visually appealing design. Sure the colors can’t be bright like RGB colors, but you have to plan it out. 65 Beautiful Fonts You Can Download For Free Freebie 65 Beautiful Fonts You Can Download For Free by Alex on Aug 9, 2012 • 9:43 am 17 Comments
20 Cool & Highly Inspiring Brochures We have gathered a collection of 20 Cool & Highly Inspirational Brochures and we think that they will be a major inspirational source for you. The brochures you are going to see cover a whole range of business sectors from consultancy, travel brochures, car industry to music festivals and even a Formula 1 brochure! Now, as regards to the brochures designthey cover a lot of styles such as typography, minimalism, colourful, vintage, handwriting and so forth. Brochure Printing is the next logical step as we given you such a great list for inspiration! Nowadays, brochures are probably the best way to make a company noticed. Firstly, their cheap, compared to similar promotional products.
Beautiful Brochures and Booklets Advertisement In corporate design brochures and booklets are a standard tool for promotion and advertising. They are tiny books or magazines which lay around in conference halls, offices and waiting rooms. Sometimes they contain an annual report of the company or showcase the portfolio of an artist. Brochures can also be included in CDs and DVDs; however, usually they are given away as freebies (e.g. they may contain a calendar or some poster inside).