In this first video we're going to discuss some of the basic design elements and questions you should be asking when designing a business card for your clients. This is part 1 in a 4 part series, parts 2 through 4 will be designing the actual business cards in Adobe Illustrator, Adobe Photoshop and Adobe InDesign.
What's In This Video?
0:00 - Intro
0:50 - Why Design Business Cards Still?
1:37 - Questions To Ask Your Clients
1:47 - Pantone colours?
2:14 - How many cards?
2:42 - What budget does you client have?
3:25 - Bleed and safe area
4:57 - What content goes on the card?
6:08 - Business card hierarchy
6:28 - What font size should you use?
7:40 - Contrast and other design aesthetics
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