Tips to Think About When Creating A Business Card

It is important to research competitors before creating your business card for multiple different reasons.

1. You can get ideas from looking at competitor's cards

2. You can see what they did and think about how to make yours stand out more than theirs

   1. assess your strengths and weaknesses in comparison to the competitors

   2. it can lead to solutions to give that vital edge over the competition

It is also important to visualize a communications strategy before creating your business card and other collateral materials.

1. Maintain consistency amongst your other materials

2. prevent incorrect information

3. Ensures that all of your materials include the information you are trying to communicate

4. helps create understanding where words alone cannot

Looking at inspiration and mood boards can also be a significant amount of help in the design process of your business card.

1. They can help generate design ideas

2. Help keep the style and aesthetic consistent and on track with your business cards and other collateral materials

   1. colors, font, images, etc.

3. They also can refine the style before even diving in to the actual design process