Business Cards Designs from RFK Print Solutions

Designing your business cards is difficult since you have so many elements to
consider. To have an effective business cards design, you must ensure that the
business card should have all the necessary information needed while preventing
these elements to clutter up the design. Here are some of these elements that
you should think about including on your business cards:

Your company, business or organization
Since it is a business card, the name of the company or organization is almost
always included in the design. However, when a company logo is well known, an
organization may choose to de-emphasize the business name whether in size or
in placement.

Your name
The name of the person and the name of the company or organization are two of
the most prominent text elements of a business card. But unlike the name of
the company or organization, not all business cards need to contain the name
of an individual. However, it is very helpful to the business card's recipient
to know a specific name of the person that he should get in touch with once
he decides to contact your company.

Logo
Just like the company name, your company logo is always used in business cards.
It is one of the design elements that help in establishing your company's image.
Company Tagline
You may include a tagline when it is part of your company image or company branding
campaign. Also, a brief description of what your company does can be useful
when your business relatively new.

Address
There are two types of addresses that you can include in your business cards
design - the physical address and a mailing address. If you choose to include
both the physical and the mailing address, it is a good idea to label which
one is which. However, if your company conducts business through the internet,
you can opt to not include this detail in your design.

Phone Numbers
When listing different phone numbers, it is usually in the order of voice, fax,
cellphone. You should also include the area and/or country codes as well as
the extension number, if required. The use of parenthesis, hyphen, period or
space to separate different numbers in a phone number is generally a matter
of preference. Just remember to be consistent in whatever method you chose.

Web Page Address and Email Address
While standard practice dictated that the web addresses can be listed without
the http:// preceding the URL, it is best to include the http:// for your business
cards to look professional. Websites are an important element for Web-based
businesses. Including an email address however may be omitted unless this is
your preferred way of contact method.

Job Title of Individual
The job title of an individual is another element that is not required to be
included in your business cards. However, if your company is a large organization,
it will be very helpful for the business card's recipient to know exactly what
department or division to find you.

List of Services or Products
A list of services or products should only be included in the back of a standard
business card or when you a re using a folded business card. A list of services
or products included in the front of the business card will only clutter up
your design. However, having a list of services offered or main product lines
can extend the usefulness of the business cards design.