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10 Dark Business Card Designs (+1 by me!)
*Update 03/01/2010: This is probably the most popular post on my blog, so I thought I’d take the opportunity to point out a similar post I wrote here on (the colour) Green Business Cards*
I’ve been doing some logo design work and a business card for a client and I generally offer two variations on a theme. In this case I put together a card on white paper – fairly traditional – and also a darker design – a very, very dark red. I was delighted the client took the bold move of choosing the darker card design. You can see the front of the card below, with the back underneath it.
Needless to say before I started work, I went searching for inspiration and in my travels, I came across some nice examples of dark coloured business cards. Here’s ten business card designs that I liked, with links to their creators websites.
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Wow, those are beautiful and useful!
I really like the idea of putting the mission statement on the back of the business cards.
I also like the sideways writing, which is at a right angle to the rest of the information.
Hi Jennifer,
I really really like the card you designed. Did you create the logo also? I love that “A” mark with the circle.
I just recently designed a dark business card also for a client, have a look
http://www.brianjosephstudios.com/blog/2008/04/business-card-design-victory-marketing.asp
Also, thanks for adding me to your blog roll on the left side there!
You are linking to my portfolio tho!
Hehe great to see our business cards (bada bing) here and thanks for the email.
Timo
http://www.timokuilder.nl
Thanks Adam.
Hi Brian, yes, I did the logo too – it’s very simple (simple is my mantra!). I like your dark card too. They really stand out don’t they?
Hi Timo, thanks for visiting! You’ve got a super portfolio there.
Great design Jennifer.
One thing though I always teach when speaking about business development and the specific things we need to include on our business cards if we want to ensure that our bsiness card is really effective marketing collateral to bring in more prospects and profits – be sure that one side is a light colour.
I see too many business cards – and usually from people in design, media and creative roles with dark business cards. Most commonly they use black – just as you have demonstrated in the examples here.
The reality is that many people write on the business cards they receive – even as a prompt about where they met the person.
Unless you are going to give our a white, silver or gold pen with every business card you hand out, don’t make both sides of the business card a dark colour.
Hi Krishna
Thanks for the great tip. I’ve certainly scribbled down some info on business cards in the past.
In the case of my own design in the post, as you can see one side is white – I’ll pretend I did that for the reason you mentioned above!!!
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hi Jennifer, nice to see your card design (and other card designs), maybe sometimes you can share about all card you’ve designed and how to create it.
i love it
cheers.
GBU.
Hi Jerry, thanks for visiting and for your kind words! To sum up briefly, it was created with a bit of sketching, lots of looking at business cards and logos, magazines, tv – anything to avoid real work
and then lashed the whole lot into Illustrator.
Feel free to check out my dark card, viewable in the Selected Work section of Brennanbarney.com.
Hi Brennan, thanks for visiting. Nice work in your portfolio.
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hi there jennifer im soo in love with the first one with an “A” i need to have it how much are you willing to sell it for?
Hi Arthur, thanks for the kind words – glad you like my biz card. Unfortunately, that design is being used by a client, but I am always available for hire for new work ….
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You’re very welcome Emrah.
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Those are definitely some stunning designs – it is nice to see something different than the traditional white cards.
Have you tried comparing the effectiveness of light versus dark cards to see which one is more memorable? I would like to know which one works better.
Hi Marc
I have no factual evidence of which is more memorable. On a personal basis, I’d say I take notice of dark cards more readily.
Maybe I should do a little online survey sometime?
These designs are inspiring me! Thanks for sharing.
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Hi Jennifer
I want to have a website designed. Please suggest how to proceed>
Regards
Arthur
Great business card design. Thanks
great collection, I also offer a dark business cards
http://www.zazzle.com/mg_businesscards
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Hello,
It’s Very nice Designs… I like designs very much… Please share new designs if you have..
Regards,
Mihir
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very cool… Some of those would be ones I would keep, due solely on how cool they are.
these cards are really cute and having impact over viewer, but i think they may be costly, how much they cost? any one know?
thanks
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i like u card design.
very nice cards designed.
Wow..i like the card you designed…very nice.
Thank you Besplatno!
this is one of the gretest design that I ever seen in my life
Buff by Aaron Rudd is very cool dark design.
I do the same too, search around the web for business card designs to inspire me. The method really works especially if you’re having a hard time coming up with a design
The cards have a nice design and look decent and very professional.
Awesome dark templates, you can also check this one: http://www.freshbusinesscards.com/2010/11/dark-business-card-template/
I like Bada Bing and Buff, Bada Bing is almost batmanesque! (to coin a phrase) though unique,if someone handed me this card I would be intrigued and hold on to it, (providing the paper is good quality). And Buff I like because it is very interesting and I like the 1900′s genre thing going on there, old pic,(which is very good) & moustache! Overall a great collection and thanks for sharing.
Does anyone know which Font the designer of the Bellagio business card used? Thank you.
simply superb dezins
I love it so much you are best