Business cards are cards bearing business information about a company or individual. They are shared during formal introductions as a convenience and a memory aid.
2. Today I will Show Some Business Card Designed By Me.
First of all, we need to know some information about Business card.
1. What is business card?
2. How to design a business card with MS Word .
3. Which software need for design?
3. What is Business Card?
Business cards are cards bearing business information about a company or
individual. They are shared during formal introductions as a convenience and a
memory aid. A business card typically includes the giver's name, company or
business affiliation (usually with a logo) and contact information such as street
addresses, telephone number(s), fax number, e-mail addresses and website.
Before the advent of electronic communication business cards might also
include telex details. Now they may include social media addresses such as
Facebook, LinkedIn and Twitter. Traditionally, many cards were simple black text
on white stock, and the distinctive look and feel of cards printed from an
engraved plate was a desirable sign of professionalism. In the late 20th century,
technological advances drove changes in style, and today a professional
business card will often include one or more aspects of striking visual design.
4. How to create a business card in word?
Step 1: Pick a template
First, open Microsoft Word. Choose File > New. From here, you can search for Microsoft Word templates. While
making your selection, remember: when using Word 2013, make sure the template you select is compatible with
the current version. If it has deprecated elements, it may harm your computer or not display correctly.
While you can add shapes directly to a page in Word, you may want to contain them within a Drawing Canvas
instead. A canvas acts as a container for your flowchart, so instead of moving each element individually, you can
position a chart with a single click. Canvases can also be styled to add polish to your flowchart. To insert a
canvas, click the Insert tab and select Shapes. Scroll to the bottom of the panel and click the menu item labeled
“New Drawing Canvas
5. Step 2: Add your information
The template we’ve selected is fairly straightforward: it includes colorful blocks,
the company name, and contact information, which are the basics you need for a
business card.
Now we fill in the personal information. Don’t forget to proofread every detail on
the card. It’s a good idea to have a friend or colleague take a look at your
business card template to catch any typos you may have missed. Here’s what the
card looks like with default fonts and colors.
6. Step 3: Customize Your CardI
If you want your business card to be more personalized than the template, it doesn’t take much to adjust
the fonts, colors, and shapes to reflect your style. We’ve changed the company name to a serif font, and
the contact information to a sans serif one.
Try adding a shadow to the shapes. Right click on your shape, then select Format Shape. This will bring
up a formatting panel on the right side of your canvas. You can also click on the Format tab to expand
options for your shape. Here, we’ve done a drop shadow on all three shapes. This is what the card looks
like now:
The default colors use warm shades—vermillion, green, and beige. You may decide that cool colors would
better project your desired image. To use preset color themes, select the Design tab.
7. Step 4: Make a sheet of business cards
Depending on how up-to-date your template is, it might auto-populate to update
every card to match. If you’re using an older template, simply copy and paste the
information from one card into every other slot. Here’s what a sheet of business
cards looks like in Microsoft Word when completed..
8. Step 5: Use a ruler or gird
When designing visual documents like business cards, it can sometimes be useful
to create a more design-centric canvas, by enabling the ruler or the grid. Click on
the View tab and check the Ruler and Gridlines boxes. Here’s what our business
cards look like with this style of canvas. This can be helpful if you have specific
layout needs for your business cards.
9. Step 6: Share your business cards
Now that you’ve designed your business cards, it’s time to print them. We suggest sharing your
document with a professional printer to ensure the highest quality for the final product. From
Word, you can download your file in a variety of formats, including .doc, .docx, or .pdf. Then, it’s a
good idea to save your file to cloud storage, so it won’t get lost if your computer crashes!
You can experiment with home printing from Word. Standard business card size in the U.S. is 3.5
inches by 2 inches. Avery is a common business card paper manufacturer: their business card
templates come with ten cards per sheet. To print, use Ctrl (Cmd) + P and use Word's printing
dialog.
10. Which Software need for design?
There are a lot of tools for designing a business card.
Some of them:
1. MS Word.
2. Adobe Photoshop.
3. Adobe Illustrator etc.