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Nina Bianca Restaurant Business Card

May 24, 2019
By: CJ Lee

Petek Design made these business cards for Nina Bianca Restaurant, a new modern Israeli chef restaurant that aims to make you feel you’ve just had an amazing experience.

“The concept for the design was ‘food is art’. Food is a universal language, just like art and together they combine perfectly,” said Efrat Elie, the Designer of Petek Design.

The owner of the restaurant believes that ‘Good Food is Good Mood’, therefore the slogan is added on every business card in the form of ‘Good Mood Food’, along with the contact details. As for the back designs, Efrat created several versions using different colours and cutlery illustrations.

The business card design is minimalistic, with a twist of emotional and artistic vibe by adding some paint stains and free brushes. According to Efrat, other design inspirations including nordic design, natural warm colours and food plating designs.

These business cards were printed on thick cardstock with a matte finish – a great choice to give the card a reliable and quality feel!

For Nina Bianca Restaurant

Teneo Consulting Business Card

May 23, 2019
By: CJ Lee

James Shaw designed these business cards for Teneo Consulting, a company that provides support to individuals seeking assistance with their career. Their career solutions include access to information and tools to help people decide what kind of job might be right for them.

“Teneo also works with individuals to help them enhance their personal effectiveness, including job applications, CV construction, interview techniques, communication, networking, confidence building, image and impact,” James said.

“Inspired by these 8 sectors of the company, Maria (the owner of Teneo) wanted the design to be unique, non-corporate and stand out from the other consulting businesses. Using the negative space from the leading letters to create the geometric icon.”

James created multiple versions for the back design of the card using the initials of the mentioned sectors. The unique icons, accompanied by striking colours, work well as attention-grabbers. All in all, this is a simple yet impactful visual design!

These business cards were printed by Moo on 600gsm uncoated, naturally textured Mohawk Superfine paper with a yellow seam colour.

Printed by Moo

For Teneo Consulting

Horse Thieves Tavern Business Card

May 22, 2019
By: CJ Lee

Emma Kunz designed these business cards for Horse Thieves Tavern, a restaurant in Dedham, Massachusetts.

The design is a creative approach for a brand that wishes to give a whole new interpretation on a traditional New England tavern that allows the locals and travelers to enjoy good food and drinks in a warm and inviting atmosphere.

“The client is creating a tavern based off of the rich history of a small town called Dedham – highlighting the ‘horse thieves’ in particular. They wanted to keep a strong nod to Dedham’s past while staying relevant and elevated. This particular card design was part of a brand identity pitch that was inspired by found historic documents – the mix of typefaces, stamp details, and worn-in textures,” Emma said.

Besides the well-chosen colour palette, other catchy elements worth noting on the card design including the well segmented areas for the contact details and the stamped logo that signifies quality and unique personality of the brand.

For Horse Thieves Tavern

Jay Master Business Card

May 21, 2019
By: CJ Lee

Jay Master designed these business cards for his personal branding as a graphic designer who works on branding and design projects including packaging, illustrations and web design.

Simplicity is the key, this is how Jay puts it and what his studio is aiming to create. Something simple, clear yet creative – this is exactly what the card design is hoping to convey.

The card design is minimalist but one cannot overlook the fun and impactful first impression the card is capable of producing. While people are admiring (and perhaps wondering) about the bread icon – which is perfectly placed against a striking orange background – the secondary logomarks and the simplicity of the contact side of the card are both intriguing enough to win prospects over.

“The bread icon was developed out of our process. Our goal is to help our clients communicate through clarification and simplification. Sliced bread is a representation of clean and fluid production. It also represents a blank canvas. Bread can be used for any number of sandwiches, with endless possibilities!” Jay explained.

The card mainly uses orange, black and white. While the colours work well together, it’s interesting to see that instead of the regular black/white combo, Jay opted for black/orange instead.

According to Jay, these cards haven’t been printed yet. If they do, they will be printed via letterpress printing technique on 130# uncoated paper.

For Jay Master personal branding

Trellis Beauty Business Card

May 18, 2019
By: CJ Lee

Molly Drake designed these business cards for Trellis Beauty, a clean beauty store located in Raleigh, NC – the first of its kind in the city.

“All of Trellis Beauty’s branding was meant to feel fresh, bright and natural, using fun pops of color and organic shapes,” Molly said, “We wanted the cards to represent both the brand’s ethos and the products they stock, hence the flatlay icons representing both beauty products and eco-friendly themes.”

The actual business cards have rounded corners, which is a brilliant way to stand out! Moo printed these business cards and according to Molly, “We used the heaviest cardstock Moo had to offer, and for an extra pop of color, the cards all have a bright pink edge. The cards feel weighty in your hand and really leave an impression.”

All in all, it’s a clean and beautiful design that captures the brand’s image and values perfectly!

Printed by Moo

For Trellis Beauty

Black Room Business Card

May 17, 2019
By: CJ Lee

Erva Design designed these business cards for Black Room, a company dedicated to consultancy in the most varied areas of the market.

The design inspiration for this project came mostly from the name and the multidisciplinary of the company. Due to that, the card uses mainly black to convey the brand image while the white texts are used for contact info and the logo. Nothing beats a good old black and white colour combo for that stunning, professional and confident look!

These business cards were printed by Gráfica Pacense via serigraphy printing technique, using high relief to highlight the logo on the card. The embossed/debossed technique is perfect to make the card stand out! The creative logotype can be seen and felt on both sides of the card, imprinted on the prospects’ minds as they run their fingers through the raised and recessed areas of the card. What a perfect way to add impact to an otherwise minimalist design!

Printed by Gráfica Pacense

For Black Room

Sterling Harper Business Card

May 16, 2019
By: CJ Lee

Meiwen See at Project M Plus designed these business cards for Sterling Harper based in Brooklyn, New York.

Describing their client, Cleo Murnane (the Creative Director of Project M Plus) said, “Sterling Harper was founded to help create more connection between our inner selves and the places we come home to every day. They want your home to be more than four walls with cool stuff; to feel like a sanctuary where your life has room to take center stage. Inspired by their time spent living the Scandinavian lifestyle, Sterling Harper offers products that have been distilled down to pieces that serve you – whether in functionality or feeling.”

For the design process, Sterling Harper’s branding was inspired by iconic Danish-design furniture. “We illustrated the furniture and home goods in charcoal and layered them throughout the brand to create sense of home. The illustrations were oversized and abstracted to just hint at the objects without being too literal,” Cleo explained.

These business cards were printed by Moo. According to Cleo, “We loved the idea of varying backs to show main colours of the brand – a deep green and light blush, and a terracotta. It is printed on a heavyweight paper with a matte finish to keep it as organic as possible and compliment the charcoal illustrations.”

Printed by Moo

For Sterling Harper

OSeyeris Business Card

May 15, 2019
By: CJ Lee

Tibor Tovt designed these business cards for OSeyeris, an IoT startup that improves the state of accessible technology by blending hardware and software to provide everyday utility devices which bridges the gap between the sighted and the visually impaired.

Oseyeris approached The Digital Panda to define the company brand. The challenge was to design a highly-accessible identity that reflects the company’s core mission: to help people with severe sight damage.

“Brain plasticity refers to the brain’s ability to adapt to a changing environment. In other words, it is the brain’s ability to compensate the loss of one sense by using other senses better, which is called sensory substitution. Blind people recreate vision by collecting input from other senses and we used this concept for the logotype.” said Tibor, the Creative Director of The Digital Panda.

The brand’s logo is a simple depiction of the concept of sensory substitution, with the outer shapes stand for the four senses while the eye symbol is formed by the negative space.

OSeyeris business card has a well-thought-out logo and what’s even more fascinating, is that the card has the brand name written in Braille! With just a quick glance, one might miss this hidden feature but imagine the surprise one will receive when he/she touches the card and feel the tactile codes. Brilliant!

“The final identity was inspired by the braille tactile writing system and illusory contours — they evoke the perception of an edge without a luminance or color change across that edge. The core idea was: to see something that’s not actually there – for sighted; and to perceive something you can’t see – for the blind.”

When it comes to card-printing, Tibor shared, “We developed a set of geometric patterns for embossing, letterpress or spot gloss. The business cards used spot gloss and blind embossing or foil blocking, depending on the actual design template. These textures are meant to provide a tactile experience and make interaction with Oseyeris products richer from the very first touch.” Tibor explained.

This is an effective design that not only showcases a stunning brand image but also expresses the brand’s core idea creatively and remarkably!

For OSeyeris

VinePair Business Card

May 14, 2019
By: CJ Lee

Danielle Grinberg designed these business cards for VinePair, the largest digital media company delivering accessible, entertaining, and inspiring content about drinks.

Danielle’s card design makes a stylish impression, thanks to its minimalist approach yet striking outlook!

“We were in the midst of a website redesign and brand refresh, plus we had many newer employees that were in need of business cards. Rather than repurpose the original design, we went ahead and created a simpler business card design that featured the new logo – ‘VinePair’ in a rectangle and the droplet mark,” Danielle said.

The right choice of colours can make a huge difference in a design, which is why Danielle kept the main colour despite this being a rebranding project. “Something we kept from VinePair’s original branding was the poppy red as the main colour. We were inspired by minimalist design and wanted to be different than most media companies centered around wine, beer and spirits.”

Let’s talk about the background colours for a minute: a red background exudes strength, energy and grabs people’s attention instantly; whereas a dark green background gives a contrast effect to the red and when paired with the red droplet mark (and the contact person’s name) on the other side of the card – we see perfection! One way or another, both versions are destined to impress.

Printed by Moo

For VinePair

Maresía Business Card

May 13, 2019
By: CJ Lee

IRÜBI studio designed these business cards for Maresía, a non-profit association for the promotion of international volunteering and the Sustainable Development Goals.

“Maresía works in an educational project in a village in Nepal, located in Bhaktapur, and also carries out community development activities such as sanitation, recycling, health and hygiene workshops, etc.,” said Irene Martín Samarín, the Graphic Designer at IRÜBI studio.

Regarding the meaning behind the brand name, “Well, I think it is important to say that we are based in Tenerife, Canary Islands, and here we have a special dialect. ‘Maresía’ is a Canarian word, the meaning are those drops of water from the sea that travel with the wind and reach inland, to places where the sea does not reach,” Irene explained.

“The inspirations for this project were several: the card shape was inspired by the traditional Nepalese prayer flags moved by the wind; we were also inspired by the stamp on the passports when you travel around, and colours of the environment.”

Besides the unique shape, the business card also has a fascinating back design/icon as well. The colours and illustrations are designed as such to represent the geographic elements and how they are interconnected to one another. Same goes to the logotype.

“Symbolically the icon represents the Teide (highest mountain of Spain, paced in Tenerife), the Everest (the highest peak in the world) and the school in a rural environment where this project begins. In the ‘í’ of Maresía, we find that ‘drop’ that will reach Nepal that has no sea.”

These business cards were custom die-cut and printed 4/1 on 350gr. uncoated paper.

For Maresía

Lumas Business Card

May 11, 2019
By: CJ Lee

Kate Litvinova designed these business cards for a photo gallery named Lumas.

“Lumas is a worldwide photo gallery. Their concept is ‘art should be for everyone’, which is why I used the most democratic, simple shapes and pure colours,” Kate explained.

Besides the vibrant colours, the typography arrangement on the back design is equally impressive. “I placed their slogan ‘The Liberation of Art’ at the center of the card, highlighted it as its main idea. Also, I was inspired by the retro photos from the 1950s with their incredible shades.”

These business cards are not printed but if they were, “I would choose silk coated paper for the printing, which creates excellent contrast and makes colours brighter for the cards. I prefer a low sheen surface or matte paper because it puts the focus on the logo/card design,” Kate said.

Overall, it’s a great card design that exudes confidence and style!

For Lumas

Spätzlepress Business Card

May 10, 2019
By: CJ Lee

Michael Haberbosch designed these business cards for Spätzlepress, a food truck that cooks traditional meal.

Michael was asked by the client to develop a visual branding for the food truck, including naming the brand, designing the logo and taking pictures of the truck and food etc.

“The so-called ‘Spätzle’ (a kind of pasta/noodles) or ‘Kässpätzle’ (noodles with cheese) are originally from the south of Germany. I chose to name the brand ‘Spätzlepress’, which is a traditional kitchen tool for handmade ‘Spätzle’, mostly used in the region of Upper Swabia, where the food truck is located,” Michael said.

These business cards were offset-printed on Munken Pure by Online-Druck GmbH & Co. KG. When asked about the paper material, Michael replied, “It’s a wood-free, yellowish-white, uncoated design paper with 1.13-fold volume. The chosen colour was based on the colour scheme of Spätzle.”

Printed by Online-Druck GmbH & Co. KG

For Spätzlepress (Sebb’s Original)

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