Inspiring business cards!

http://dzineblog.com/2011/09/26-popular-business-card-designs-for-startup-entrepreneurs.html

Easel Stand

Circles Business Card

We Are Designers

Card Doodle

Bubble Talk

Kristine Trinidad Design

Tim Van Damme Gowalla

Laura Moretz

Metallic Letterpress

KissMetrics

Mumbai Barcamp

Business Card SempreInnove

Jay Adelson Digg

Ah Design

Stubborn Business Card

Javier Garcia

TeachingShop.com

Bike Cards

we shoot cocktails

weheartit card

Facebook back

PrettyGreen

Milk, Inc. Business Card

Early Bing Card

Yahoo! Research Development

Adobe Card

letterhead

http://tv.adobe.com/watch/learn-indesign-cs6/creating-a-letterhead/

helpful tutorial on letterhead.  good starting place and basic template.



http://kaycewilliams.wordpress.com/2010/07/28/homestage-new-letterhead/

uses numbers and emails rather than addresses.

Promotional posters

http://v3.migreyes.com/portfolio/poster-adobe/



Adobe promotional poster - image and text both communicate message: imagine, create, deliver.  its efficient in its precise delivery of concept.


http://scotthull.com/artists/glitschka/#http://scotthull.com/artists/glitschka/files//2008/09/adobe-poster1.jpg

Von Glitschka:
vector images rendered with texture charm and character - to proove quotes point about getting your creativity in order before you start creating.


http://www.futuretrend.co.uk/courses/intro_dreamweaver.html



not dynamic, functional, bit unimaginative. decent layout of type in terms of even spacing and lines between, though central justification of text feels out of place and dated.


http://www.stocklayouts.com/Templates/Agriculture-Farming/Print-Ad/Template-Design-Library.aspx

use of flowing type into imagery of butterflys and flowers and ivy feels very in keeping with theme and pictures and subject matter.


http://www.mauiwauidesign.co.uk/advertising.html

most garden related adverts show photographs of greenery, gardns or plants. have green backgrounds or sections.

Packaging for usb/promotional material

http://longyangkj.en.made-in-china.com/custom-detail/xJQxmEnAMEhQxmnxQmJjeEyQ/LONGYANG-Packing-Poly-Box-Clam-Shell-.html


Box designed in simular shape and with supportive housing to hold in place. see through lid.


http://www.premiumusb.com/catalog/custom-usb-packaging_36.htm

dark foam housing and dark box, white solid usb.


http://www.foldersandringbinders.co.uk/Shop/Products/AXA-Promotional-Boxes/139.aspx

wrap around lid


http://www.tomlucas.co.uk/design-packaging02.asp

slot for item to stand up with box, still forms rectangle box shape, opens easily and wide space to see and get item.


http://napcousa.com/binder-boxes.shtml

  
resembles envelope or box file - know how to open and that it holds something important.


http://www.europromotionalproducts.com/item_detail.asp?description=Box_with_recycled_pencils&id=9910

cylinder shape, lid slips up - smart and different.  would need to be less deep for usb stick, and some moulding or filler within box to hold it in and protect from rattling.  Leaflet about it could be rolled around to cylinder shape around inside moulding.



http://www.graphicmetal.com/boxes-tins/index.html

has designated slots in moudling for different elements - could have one for leaflet and one for usb stick.


http://www.sweetthoughts.co.uk/acatalog/Promotional-Boxed-Chocolates-2-Per-Box-LogoChocBox2.html

box with full lift off lid - feels luxurious, associate with speciality hand crafted items, including choclates or jewlerry.



http://vip353.greentradebay.com/Product/502950/CBH-Jewelry-box-heart-shaped-paper-box-paper-gift-.html

shape correlates to the product - could make box be a brick or architects classic item.



http://www.sweetthoughts.co.uk/acatalog/Promotional-Compli-mints-in-Flap-Over-Box-PromoMintBlisterFlap.html

interactive box shape that relates to known item - could have usb and its housing pull out of shape in way that relates to box shape and product.


http://www.promocatering.co.uk/category/printed_lunch_boxes.html

box with details cut out of it, shape not just solid rectangle or square but form interesting object.



http://www.thinktankmedia.co.uk/projects/pr_marketing/the_sims_2


Item shows great creativity!  The box, made of wood and openable and showing straw like tissue, conveys concept of a box on old ship, even pirate associations.  Fits product design.  Could take idea to form box that had shape associated with architects, such as a box that held stationary impliments, but held the usb and leaflet instead.

business card designs

http://dzineblog.com/2011/09/26-popular-business-card-designs-for-startup-entrepreneurs.html

 

 

 

smart, professional, even spacing, uses smaller adobe logo

 

 

www.cardfaves.com 

 

Minimalistic cards appear smart, sleek and beautiful palette

 

 

One tone imagery over roughly a quater of the card, not too overpowering and contrasting to plain b/g.  text underneath on one quater.  the edge of design leads eye diagonally down - dynamic!

 

Type only.  Front has brand name only.  block type and split line layering implies strength, power and precision. -suit architecture design.

 

 

Business card nature allows for more gymmicy, cheesy or stereotypical interpretation of the brand.

 

 

Folds out to form 3d character - could design building. - a how to, type of design.  outlined forms with black line are defined, have cartoon association.

 





Folds into box.  brown card and imagery fits box theme, and tone of colour of imagery.  Could have imagery of building windows and you stack to form buildings?

 

 

Making the product into a character for relatableness!