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Print business cards are still relevant in the digital age
A business card is:+ essential+ inexpensive+ disposable+ universal+ customizable+ instantly readable
A business card conveys:+ information+ credibility+ trust+ personality
You will design a business card for someone else.
More details later...
Function & Novelty
Function: Can you easily find and read the information? Think about actual size, bad lighting, poor vision.
Novelty: Is it cool? Does is make you go “wow”? Is it attractive?
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Your assignment:Create a business card for a client in the class.
RequirementsYour design must:
+ include client’s name & job title+ include at least 1 means of contact+ advertise your client as a creative pro+ meet client’s approval
OptionsYour design may:+ be any size+ be any shape+ be 1-sided or 2-sided+ use any colors+ display your client’s work
A. Client interviewweek one week two
B. Initial ideas(sketched, at least 6)
C. Initial concepts(digital, about 3)
D. Client chooses 1 concept
(steps C & D presented in class)
E. Refinement
F. Client feedback/approval
G. Final deliverables
1-sided horizontal
horizontalfront
horizontalback
horizontalfront
horizontalback
1-sided vertical
verticalfront
verticalback
Questions?
