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How Colorful Should Your Color Business Cards Be?
Color business cards are so easy to create these days. This sparked one of the great debates today in the printing industry. What is the standard amount of color and level of ostentation that is needed in business card designs?
It is no wonder that plenty of people are questioning the advantages and disadvantages of having too much or too little color in proper business card printing.
What I can tell you about this is that it actually depends on your purpose and specific use for such advertising tool. There are different types to suit each purpose. You do not have to follow the prevailing norm about color in your marketing material, as long as the design suits the purpose.
As such, to help you out, here is my advice on the proper level of colorful design depending on the purpose and type of your cards.
• Your advertising business card – For this type, people believe that the more color they have, the better it is. Generally, this is a nice rule of thumb to abide by. Since this type of advertising material are repackaged flyers with a sales representative’s name on it, it is only logical for it to have the loud and colorful design that competes with all other promotional materials.
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Color Business Cards – Let “Black” Make a Statement
Why do people use black text instead of other colors in their business cards? I am sure you would agree with me on the following reasons. First, the color black exemplifies or symbolizes the “look” and nature of business — elegant, refined and professional. Another reason is that texts done in black are also much easier to read than those done in different colors. You don’t run the danger of misinterpreting the wrong details, especially the contact information. This is even more applicable to cards because they are small. Readable text in small font size is a must. Nonetheless, did you know that you can print color business cards online? And this you can do without actually foregoing the benefits that come with black ink? Read this article and find out how your card printing can produce you your dream color business cards without dropping the “black”.
First thing you have to do is experiment with colors. This can be made feasible by using color options and of course, ink.
Let us first talk about ink. How do you make blank ink complement with all the other colors in your card? Use black ink for texts in smaller font. Meanwhile, use colored ink to emphasize or highlight the more important details in your card, such as your name and the name and logo of your company. To do this, you have a lot of options. You might want to use regular solid colors like green or red. But if you want to create the unique effect, you might want to use fluorescent inks. This type of ink can give you neon colors that are striking and eye-catching. If you, however, want your letters to shine, you can use metallic inks to achieve the effect.
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Using Color to Your Advantage – Tips For Color Business Cards
Color business cards can do more for your personal image than just improve its looks. With the advent of online business card printing, it is now very easy to produce different designs with different colors for different kinds of purposes. In this article, I will show you how to use color to your advantage when communicating. You might not know yet, but color goes a long way in impressing people the right way.
Using simple formal colors for official business – Now first, for official business, it is always recommended to use official colors. White of course is the standard color here, but if your company has a prevailing color theme you might want to use that instead. Never use very bright and vibrant colors since it will usually be considered unprofessional and very childish.
Using vibrant eye catching colors for promotions – Business cards aimed for promotions however have the license to be bright and vibrant. That is because they are meant to be noticed by a lot of people. And by a lot of people we mean many kinds of people, not just professionals and colleagues. So it is okay to let go and be creative with this kind of business card. So use pink or yellow business card if you like. Or you can use the theme color of your promotions to have a more coherent promotional campaign.
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