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BROWSE
Client
Self-promotion
Quantity Produced
1,000
Production Cost
$1,000
Production Time
2 weeks
Dimensions (Width × Height × Depth)
3 in × 2.5 in
Page Count
–
Paper Stock
French Paper Co. Pop-Tone in Sweet Tooth and Razzleberry colors
Number of Colors
2 spot inks, Black and Rubine Red
Varnishes
–
Binding
–
Typography
Courier
A tongue-in-cheek approach to business cards is a good approach to get people chatting or put in a good mood—it also helps that, as a general rule, they will remember you and your card for a long time. Add to that a fun illustrative style and you should be getting something in return from a few card exchanges.
I have a bit of a commitment problem and was having a hard time choosing between two of my designs. When Keith at Cranky Pressman suggested gang printing three designs I was thrilled. Duplexing was a bonus giving the card a nice solid 200-lb-feel and amongst the sea of designer’s business cards it feels professional despite ascii unicorns.
I haven’t gotten any new unicorn grooming business from them but designers seem to like them.
This post was published in the original layout of FPO so all images are smaller. Project descriptions as well as production lessons are quoted in the main content area.
Post Author
Bryony
Bryony Gomez-Palacio
Editor of FPO and co-founder of UnderConsideration LLC.
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Date Published
September 9, 2010
Filed Under
Business Cards
Tagged with
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french paper
french paper pop tone
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UnderConsideration is a graphic design firm generating its own projects, initiatives, and content while taking on limited client work. Run by Bryony Gomez-Palacio and Armin Vit in Bloomington, IN. More…
blogs we publish
Brand New / Displaying opinions and focusing solely on corporate and brand identity work.
Art of the Menu / Cataloguing the underrated creativity of menus from around the world.
Quipsologies / Chronicling the most curious, creative, and notable projects, stories, and events of the graphic design industry on a daily basis.
products we sell
Flaunt: Designing effective, compelling and memorable portfolios of creative work.
Brand New Conference videos / Individual, downloadable videos of every presentation since 2010.
Prints / A variety of posters, the majority from our AIforGA series.
Other / Various one-off products.
events we organize
Brand New Conference / A two-day event on corporate and brand identity with some of today's most active and influential practitioners from around the world.
Brand Nieuwe Conference / Ditto but in Amsterdam.
Austin Initiative for Graphic Awesomeness / A speaker series in Austin, TX, featuring some of the graphic design industry's most awesome people.
also
Favorite Things we've Made / In our capacity as graphic designers.
Projects we've Concluded / Long- and short-lived efforts.
UCllc News / Updates on what's going at the corporate level of UnderConsideration.
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