Branding / Business cards

In response to a short brief that was given to us last Friday; to produce our own branded business card that we would give to visiting professionals, potential employers and clients.There are some amazing and inspiring business cards out there that defy the conventional format of business cards and push the limits of print finishes, here are a selection of them that I have looked into to inform my design decisions for my own business card.

Studio Verse - an Australian based design agency established by the co-producer of Process Journal.

Identity and branding materials for Damien Aistrope.

Really liking the use of that green, very vibrant which compliments that bold typeface.

Branding for Studio Verse themselves

A nice and simple design, produced to a very high standard which almost makes the design itself. 

I do like this project by  Design Friendship - A London based design agency has produced this rather nice identity for ISIS Productions; an independent film company. Nicely photographed with the floating card aswell!

Found this and couldn't resist not blogging it! Designed by Markus Mostrom, this simple design utilises strong typography and plenty of gold! Though I'm not saying gold is the solution to a great business card but this is still very nice! 

Logo, stationary and menu design for Moscow based Japanese restaurant Seiji, designed by Stas Sipovich - a Europe based designer and creative director. I particularly like the simplicity and tone of the materials that have been delivered through effective use of shapes, colour and layout. 

 

Some really nice design work going on from A Friend of Mine another Melbourne based design agency. Some inspiring identity work that they have showcased on their site.  The identity and design direction for Pixel Flix - a digital production and editing company demonstrates a great concept that has been executed well. The design reflects a the editing process through the 3 different stages of altering type. Attention to detail is evident as their is considered use of colour and embossing going on! The overall identity materials looks great.

Another by A Friend of Mine, the identity and materials are simple but works extremely well with the choice of stock and colour. Which again reminds me of the importance of thinking about the print finishes and stock choices throughout the design process. 

Some solid typography by Rasmus Koch Studio, who are based in Denmark. The logo itself is simple and reflective of the client, while be able to adapt to different formats of the stationary and promotional materials throughout. Something that I definitely need to consider would be how my design would be apply to different applications.

These aren't business cards or branding, infact these are promotional materials for an event in Glasgow. Love the bright fluorescent stock that they've chosen to use for this, extremely eye catching yet still comfortable to read. (I think) Would like to try printing with fluorescent inks, possibly screenprinting or trying to stock up on some fluorescent stock to experiment with. Anyway, these are designed by Marque , a branding consultancy who produced these for the Glasgow International Festival of Visual Arts Branding.

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