That's lovely, Grant!

Here's my humble card. 4/4 on 240g matte stock. I want to do spot varnish on the coloured bits but that might be a bit pricey.

Evil double post.

The back side image didn't upload... let's try this again.

That's nice, Adriano.

The backside looks a lot like a shelf from my vinyl collection.

Well, since I'm getting some props from Jared I feel compelled to brag, er, I mean share.

Here is the Speak Up card. Letterpressed on 130 lb French Paper with two PMS colors. It was ganged on a client project, luckily their logo colors matched Speak Up's.



Then, I have the lovely cards I designed for our firm. Letterpressed as well, and we have four alternating colors for the backs.





Last but not least, my mock-business card. Yes, I have a strange sens of humor. Printed gratis thanks to Vistaprint who provided the cheesy handshake shot. That url is bogus don't try it.



And lastly, you can view a bunch of designer's business cards here -> http://www.underconsideration.com/speakup_v2/archives/001559.html#001559

Here's mine. The logo is by Paul Rand, revised a few years ago by Michael Beirut I think (it was before I started). I think the card design is by Pentagram too.



Each studio has a it's own color, and each person gets to choose one of about 36 variations of the logo, which makes each card kind of unique. The type is Interstate and Bembo.

more!

I had not had a biz card since 1986 when working as CD of a company in Seattle. Hey, it only took me ten years to design my own logo. When speaking at a conference this summer I figured I probably should have a card to pass around. Haven't even had time to have it photographed yet. It's letterpress in black on an off-white handmade paper.



Jeff Fisher
Engineer of Creative Identity

Jeff Fisher LogoMotives
http://www.jfisherlogomotives.com

For more cards see this thread also:
http://www.typophile.com/forums/messages/30/11987.html

I just recently ganged some one color cards just for fun.

Randy



Armin, the parody card is sweetness! Reminded me of Tibor Kalman's M&Co. �insurance salesman� calling card. - Serving the Nation!

PMS Warm Red on front and back, and small amount of Cool Grey 11. Seria Sans for text. Strathmore Cotton Soft White 110lbs.

nathan matteson must post his card here. please.

more more more!

Erm, you mean this one, Issac?



Four color thermography, baby. Oh yeah.

Seriously, that's not my card. I don't think mine can live up to Isaac's hype. And I couldn't afford the thermography I wanted so badly to do ;-)

i'm going to stay in that motel someday.

don't be so modest. one of the cool things is that you printed it.
i'll scan it and post it if you'd rather, or keep it mum if you'd prefer.

Ok, this is not my card. I received it recently from a local printer (sorry about the tape) and I think it deserves a mention. The "g" I find quite lovely.

Grant, excellent card.

Nathan, why no more HBO?

Adriano: I think they got Cinemax instead ;-)

So here it is. My (ex-)card. Handset & letterpressed on Chandler & Price Open 8 x 12 platen press (except for the silver which was offest on an A.B. Dick 360) onto 100#C French Twine Speckletone.

Over-inked. Over-impressed. (Where's Hrant?) First thing I printed on my C&P. Luckily, I'm moving shop & my email has changed - so come spring I get to reprint these. Woo hoo.

Randy: I like the long format. What size is that?

Here's my (old) card. Never thought I would use the font "Umbra", but it just seemed to work with the theme. I'm in the process of re-designing my stationery. I think I'll be avoiding the emboss this time around. Registration was a pain in the arse!

Nathan, wow: you can read your card from behind too... ;-)

hhp

Yeah, I didn't want the blind to be left out. Or something. :-/

Transparent....

Tom,

3.5" x 2" Actually, that's all the room there was at the bottom of the job! � R

I made this one way back in school as part of a project...I failed...something to do with readability and whether a client could quickly find the contact info he wanted...argued that to hell and got my marks back, muahaha.

now that I've moved, I'm thinking of reviving it

Eurostile. Muahaha!

Randy :-)

I'm just beginning the process of designing my very own card. Coming from the UI design, I know little about the technical/logistical side of print. I wondered if we could expand this thread to discuss terminology, papers/stock, recommended printers, and costs as specifically related to business cards.
Maybe we could build a definition list explaining some of the terms, i.e., "one over one", spot varnish" etc.? I'd also be interested in people's recommendations for printers and what price range one can expect for some of the snazzier options.

Cheers,

-tim

ps - please post more of your beautiful business cards!

I don't have a "private" card. but here is a card from an agency I'd worked for.
Only one color (darked silver) on uncoated paper.

Tim, the nuts & bolts of print-production could fill many books -- and what do you know, it does! Off the top of my head, there's one called "Print Production for Graphic Designers" that I think gets updated every few years or so. I'm sure there are many more.

If you find a good print rep, they'll be happy to spend some time with you going over the basics -- paper types, ink options, finishing techniques, etc. Most good printers are more than willing to educate their customers.