Business Cards by Michael S Dorrain

Business Cards by Michael S Dorrain

Packed with inspiration, this is the ultimate business card book, bringing together 300 of the best examples of cards by and for designers and creative companies around the world. Business cards are a major design challenge; creating successful cards is all about the clever use of space. Grouped according to aesthetic approach, the cards featured in the book address design issues such as the need to make a splash, stand out from the crowd or differentiate members of a team. Some cards are designed to function as portfolios or to express in miniature the holder's preferred aesthetic or personal worldview; some are elaborately designed, others are intended to be personalized with handwriting or stickers. Materials are also important: not all cards are machine printed, and the book includes cards on metal, plastic, paper and corrugated cardboard, or made from recycled stationery or subway tickets; text is applied using foil-blocking, spot varnish, letter press, colour Xerox and rubber stamping.

Mike Dorrian has been a designer for the last twelve years and is currently Senior Designer at Start Creative Limited. He has co-edited and designed numerous books, including Highflyers, Album Covers from the Vinyl Junkyard, Scrawl, Scrawl Too, Zines and Stickers: Stick 'Em Up. Liz Farrelly is a well-known design journalist, editor and broadcaster. Her previous books include Fax You, Wear Me, Scrawl, Scrawl Too and Zines.

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ISBN 13	9781856693868
ISBN 10	1856693864
Title	Business Cards
Author	Michael S Dorrain
Series	Business Cards S
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Binding Type	Paperback
Publisher	Orion Publishing Co
Year published	2004-11-01
Number of pages	272
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