Comments on: Personal business card design

By: Chip Carey

Chip Carey — Mon, 22 Sep 2008 03:54:04 +0000

Great card, David! I noticed you don’t have an address listed on it and I was wondering what led to that decision. I’m making new business cards for myself and I have heard arguments for and against listing an address. Could you enlighten me? Thanks.

By: David Airey

David Airey — Wed, 17 Sep 2008 15:52:22 +0000

Thank you, Ammi.

Lori,

It’s my pleasure. I know it can be frustrating when you think you find the info you’re looking for, only to come across a broken link.

By: Lori Beith

Lori Beith — Tue, 09 Sep 2008 23:53:23 +0000

Dear David,

Thank you for keeping current on the “Plike supplier” link. We (the supplier) unfortunately went through a major shopping cart change which caused all links to be recreated.

We greatly appreciate sites like yours which keep people informed and stay very conscientious of link changes.

Your site is creative, professional and informative — Great work!
Sincerely, Lori

By: Ammi

Ammi — Sun, 15 Jun 2008 16:44:01 +0000

That is wonderful. So clever how you incorporated the visual identity into the shape of the card. Great job!

By: David Airey

David Airey — Tue, 03 Jun 2008 21:30:43 +0000

Richard,

Thanks very much for the heads-up. I did a quick search on their site and updated the post with a fresh link. Not the best site management to change URLs. I agree.

By: Richard, Peacock Carter

Richard, Peacock Carter — Mon, 02 Jun 2008 14:28:36 +0000

(David - the link to the Plike suppliers is dead now - don’t they know cool URLs never change? :D)

Richard, Peacock Carter’s last blog post…Pedal for Charity: Web Design

By: David Airey

David Airey — Fri, 23 May 2008 08:03:31 +0000

Doug,

I’ve found the Visual Quickstart series an excellent book collection, published by Peachpit Press, though I’ve not seen the ‘classroom in a book’, so perhaps it’s just as good.

By: Doug C.

Doug C. — Tue, 20 May 2008 20:20:25 +0000

Thanks, David. I’ve had Illustrator for about three years, after winning CS in a design contest, but I was so intimidated by it I never bothered to get to learn it. But then a friend suggested I make my own business cards and I knew AI was the best program to use. So I took a deep breath and plunged into it, using online tutorials (which are very sparse for AI) and I even bought the Illustrator CS Classroom in a Book.

By: David Airey

David Airey — Tue, 20 May 2008 07:05:23 +0000

Haha. Thanks Doug.

For your first time creating cards, and your first time using Illustrator, I think you’ve done a sterling job. Well done keeping that online / offline consistency too. It’s important.

By: Doug C.

Doug C. — Mon, 19 May 2008 23:15:02 +0000

David, those business cards are gorgeous. I had to wear a bib when I was gawking at them (lol). I created my own business cards in Illustrator - this was the first time I ever made cards and the first time I ever used Illustrator. It was a lot of fun. I kept the layout and design similar to my portfolio site so there was a consistency.

DC Card Front: http://dougcloud.net/show/dcardfront.gif

DC Card Back: http://dougcloud.net/show/dcardback.gif