by Annie | Feb 9, 2015 | Typographically Speaking
I remember my grade school cursive lessons with pride, recalling how my teacher taught me to slant my paper just so, and the first time I mastered that tricky lowercase ‘r.’ These days, handwriting is at a premium. It’s no longer taught in most schools, having been replaced by the click click click of the keyboard instead. However, there’s so much you can learn from a person’s handwriting. And that’s why I decided to upcycle some old thank you cards to create handwritten business cards. Time consuming, yes. But a chance to make a memorable first impression and stand out from the sea of glossy and printed cards. All it took were some old greeting cards, scissors, washi tape, and a decent amount of patience. But now each time I hand out a card, it’ll mean something more to me, and I’ll be exposing a little more of who I am through those carefully handwritten letters....
by Annie | Jun 3, 2011 | Logoland, Typographically Speaking
I’ve long admired people with business cards. Something about having your name and information on a card just makes things more official. So now, with our final game project submitted and Industry Night just around the corner, I finally have a card to call my own. The front comes in a few different colors, and the back has a QR code that will take you to my website. Pretty nifty,...
by Annie | Apr 9, 2010 | Adchievements
We’ve all been there – large conference with thousands of people, exchanging business cards with anything that moves. Then, shortly thereafter, sorting through and tossing most of said business cards because you can’t remember who the person was, much less why you’d ever need to contact them. Chitchat was nice, but the business card is trash. Well, now imagine that as you sort through your new business card collection, you find one that makes you laugh out loud, one that that you can use as a tool, or one that communicates the card holder’s skills. Behold: creative business cards! I don’t know about you, but if I found one of these in my wallet, there’s a good chance I’d hang on to it and show it to other people. Talk about good...
