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The Nail Box Business Card

September 25, 2020
By: Jennifer Wong

Laura Couture designed these business cards for The Nail Box, a boutique nail salon based in Kitchener, Ontario, Canada.

According to Laura, The Nail Box are fully licensed to serve alcohol, and are known in the region for staying on top of the latest trends in the nail industry.

“I wanted to create an identity that was fun, feminine and edgy just like the salon itself! The logo was inspired by the pop art movement, with a modern twist. I chose the typeface Poppins Bold, because I wanted something easy to read in order to balance out the loud colours and busy pattern,” Laura said.

“Originally, the colour palette was going to be hot pink and black, but that ended up feeling very 2007 Avril Lavigne so I went with a more subdued rose pink which feels more sophisticated, and I ended up incorporating the hot pink into the brand pattern.”

These business cards are not printed yet, but Laura is planning to use Moo for the card-printing.

“These cards will be printed via a soft touch finish with raised spot gloss on the front logo and back contact details for the ultimate luxurious experience!” she suggested.

All in all, it’s a bold and striking business card design that’s bound to capture attention!

For The Nail Box

Phosphene Studio Business Card

September 24, 2020
By: Jennifer Wong

Morgan Brewer designed these business cards for Phosphene Studio, a part retail, part event and workshop business based out of Fredericksburg, Virginia. It offers a collection of beautiful, ethically made women’s clothing and fine lifestyle goods from independent designers and environmentally conscious brands.

“We wanted the business cards to feel simple and thoughtful, yet still unique. Phospehenes are the luminous floating stars, zigzags, swirls, spirals, squiggles and other shapes that you see when closing your eyes tight. The word can also be used for an always running mind so we wanted the pattern for this brand to look like ‘phosphenes’ while also tying in the feminine illustration used in the logo,” Morgan explained when asked about the inspiration behind the pattern and illustration used in the design.

“The feminine illustration is a thoughtful pose, reflecting the thoughtfulness and intention behind every single product that Phosphene carries. We loved the idea of square cards because they felt more unique than a traditional card.”

These business cards are not printed. Even so, Morgan would recommend the client to print the cards at Moo.

“We envisioned these cards being printed by moo.com because we love the quality of their square cards as well as the ability to have different front colour options.”

All in all, it’s a creative and contemporary business card design that pleases the eye!

For Phosphene Studio

Bedont Ice Cream Shop Business Card

September 23, 2020
By: Jennifer Wong

Claudia Alexandrino designed these business cards for Bedont, an ice cream shop in Italy.

Since 1921, Bedont has meant ‘quality in ice cream’ for Brescia, Italy. Almost a hundred years have passed since then and the third generation of Artigiani Gelatieri Roberto Bedont carries on the tradition of Belluno ice cream in the same spirit as always. A great family tradition that continues and is renewed.

“The ice-cream shop, Bedont was founded in 1921 with the intuition of offering a quality product to Italian know-how,” Claudia said. “The language used in communication, speaks to the customer creating engagement with a brand, establishing a lasting relationship.”

“Bedont’s brand must speak in a direct, simple way through images and menu boards. The message of a fresh product prepared with quality products and mastery of traditional recipes must be clear.”

Explaining more about the concept and colours used in the visual identity, she continued “Tradition and innovation are the double messages that underlie this project. Therefore, the graphic concept started with the texture of the ice cream that is divided into two levels to express this double meaning – tradition and innovation. The colours are based on the ice cream flavours to create a light palette and that can be different when used in various communication materials.”

These business cards are not printed but if they were, “I would have them printed on uncoated, 300g of recycled paper with the logo embossed,” Claudia suggested.

An excellent use of colour combinations to create a cool and stylish brand image not limiting to just the business cards but the packaging designs as well!

For Bedont

In Bloom Business Card

September 22, 2020
By: Jennifer Wong

Brittany Lawson designed these business cards for In Bloom, a floral design company that specializes in modern, artistic floral installations for events. Their artistic floral designers often dye the flowers to create non-traditional colour palettes.

“Because In Bloom creates floral installations with very artistic and unique qualities, I came up with their tagline ‘Whimsical Florals Inspired by Art’ which inspired the entire brand,” Brittany said.

“I started with the logo which uses a colour-blocking technique, and created a colour palette that reflects some of the non-traditional colours typically found in their floral designs, and reflects painterly sunset hues.”

“The pattern design is inspired by the famous artist Henri Matisse’s paper cut outs because of their modern look that also reflects the solid colour-blocking approach used for the logomark. I also created a simplified pattern of painterly strokes.”

“This brand design is bold and modern, yet unique in that it stands out from traditional florist brands. The entire brand truly reflects their tagline ‘…inspired by art’ and their signature palette and beautiful installations. The fonts used for the brand are Inknut Antiqua Medium, Cadara and Antro Vectra.”

These business cards are not printed but if they were, here’s what Brittany envisioned them to be, “These cards would ideally be printed with a soft touch finish to reflect the quality of their company and their high-end experience on 80lb cover paper.”

For In Bloom

Cafe Kayu Business Card

September 21, 2020
By: Jennifer Wong

091 designed these business cards for Cafe Kayu, an eatery where you can enjoy porridge, coffee and desserts in Tokyo, Japan.

“Cafe Kayu was located at a station called Shimbashi in the business district. It is a coffee shop opening for a limited period of time only – one year,” explained Daiki, the graphic designer at 091 studio.

The business card design is minimal but has a clever twist when it comes to its logo design.

The logo design of the shop that mainly serves rice porridge, consists of the word ‘coffee’ in Japanese (コーヒー) hidden inside the word ‘porridge’ (written as ‘粥’ in Kanji while pronounced as ‘kayu’ in Japanese). Hence, the brand name, Cafe Kayu.

Explaining further regarding the card design, Daiki said, “When placing the front and back sides of the card together, it will reveal the logo – 粥 (means porridge).”

“As for the colour palette, since the place is in the business district, instead of a flashy colour we went for one that is earthy, more calming to a businessman.”

“In addition to simply printing the logo, I am pursuing the possibility of creating a new appearance in a different way beyond that. By putting the business cards together they can express the brand effectively. I have heard that the feedbacks from the customers are quite good.”

“We understand that the point is not only to just have a logo, but to think about what it can convey when the cards are combined and how the customers feel when actually holding it,” he added.

These business cards were printed by a letterpress printing company called Kamaniya. According to Daiki, “It’s a printing company that always meets my needs and very good in letterpress printing. This time, we reduce the logo placement by printing it closer to the edge while applying letterpress printing technique. The cards have black edges and a nice texture feel to them.”

Printed by Kamaniya

For Cafe Kayu

Gulley’s Business Card

September 19, 2020
By: Jennifer Wong

Titus Smith designed these business cards for Gulley’s, New England’s new premium pickle provider owned by Anthony Gulizia.

Anthony pickles vegetables as a means to make ends meet while not writing exclusive sports stories for some of the world’s biggest media outlets.

“Anthony approached me about creating a logo for his pickle venture. After tasting one of his Hot Sticks™ I knew I couldn’t resist,” Titus said.

Titus handled the branding project from start to finish, including naming, branding, packaging, illustration, print and other collateral items (Pickle Rodent T-shirt).

“I spent a few weeks researching pickling companies,

“What do they do?”

“How do they do it?”

“Why are all the mascots pickles?”

“Why are the pickle mascots eating pickles?”

“Does that mean all pickles are cannibals?”

“Am I in over my head?”

and several late-nights coming up with the design system. I grabbed a couple of typefaces from FutureFonts.xyz and slapped them on some jar prototypes. It was an obvious fit,” Titus said.

“The mascot was born when I realized that an anthropomorphic ambiguous animal would be the perfect spokesperson for Gulley’s – he’s edgy, quick and loud. Just like a pickle.”

Titus created and printed these business cards all by himself: layout, printing, measuring, cutting and proofing.

“I used Pink Lemonade Muscletone from French Paper. My inkjet printer handled the front/back printing extremely well,” he said.

It’s an outstanding DIY branding project that’s not only able to capture the brand’s essence but stand out from the crowd as well!

Printed by Titus Smith

For Gulley’s

Bombay Scarlett Business Card

September 18, 2020
By: Jennifer Wong

Vighnesh Dudani designed these business cards for Bombay Scarlett, a restaurant owned by an Indian chef named Kim Gill who’s residing in London, the UK who plans to soon launch her takeaway kitchen that will be serving Indian vegan food to its customers.

“The design for the business card was inspired by historical Indian works of art/architecture which had a lot of intricate repetitive details as used on the card,” Vighnesh said.

Explaining more about the brand’s logo and patterns used, he continued, “The logo and designs take their inspirations from ancient works of art and architecture, such as the intricate patterns found on the walls of historical landmarks in the Middle East and India.”

“The colours and overall look were chosen to reflect on a maroon leather diary that holds the recipes to traditional Indian dishes that were passed down to the client (Chef Kim Gill) through generations.”

“The biggest challenge we face when it comes to a takeaway kitchen is that the customer rarely interacts with the restaurant directly, hence fewer opportunities to leave an impression, which isn’t the case for dine-in services. Therefore, we decided to utilize the packaging and cutlery to impress our customers while standing out from the crowd.”

“For instance, we went all out and specially designed containers that inspired from the typical Indian tiffin, known as dabba.”

These business cards were printed by Alpha Prints via embossing and offset printing methods.

Printed by Alpha Prints

For Bombay Scarlett (Kim Gill)

DOBRO Business Card

September 17, 2020
By: Jennifer Wong

Unifikat Design Studio designed these business cards for DOBRO, a hand crafted jewelry brand owned by Kasia Dobrowolska.

According to Paul Marcinkowski, the Brand Designer at Unifikat, each piece of DOBRO jewelry is handcrafted by Kasia in Warsaw. “Beginning with laborious process of hancurving in wax until the final polishing of the silver pieces – only classic goldsmith’s methods are being used in the process of creating DOBRO jewelry.”

“DOBRO was inspired by the feeling of creative freedom and adventures yet to come. Kasia loves vintage aesthetics and her premiere collection was inspired by the visual opulence of the sunlit Mediterranean, hence the cheerful, bright shining sun on the visual identity.”

DOBRO’s delicate ornaments are drawing inspirations from sun and water. Kasia’s products are all about details, which is why Unifikat began the creative process with ‘attention to details’ in mind. An elegant typography with a soft, vintage vibe was chosen (Josefin Sans and Cormorant Garamond). The design exudes harmony and elegance despite its minimalism approach.

These business cards were printed by Indigodruk, a printing studio in Warsaw, Poland.

“These duplex cards were printed via CMYK colour print on two white paper 300g, creating a 600g cardstock which then finished with gold foil sides,” Paul said.

Printed by Indigodruk

For DOBRO

Miguel Trias Business Card

September 16, 2020
By: Jennifer Wong

Miguel Trias designed these business cards for his self-branding as a multi-disciplinary designer and producer based in the island of Mallorca, working for local and international brands.

“I wanted to create an extremely minimalistic business card design that felt great to the touch,” Miguel said.

When asked about the inspiration behind his minimalist logo design, Miguel replied, “To be honest, when I started this logo (back in 2015) I did it from its shape and lines, and then found a meaning to it. You know, sometimes you never know where the idea can come from. What I knew was that I wanted to create a minimalistic logo based on an ‘M’ shape, with just one single feature that differentiated it from others.”

“I didn’t want to add many details or twists to it, and through many tests I ended up having a strikethrough line that also gave meaning to the whole design. Not a profound one, but one I always want to remember: always keep ‘your feet on the ground’. The line would mean the horizon and the M is just slightly beneath it, like if it had grown from it. One part has grown up, while the other has its roots under it.”

“I don’t usually explain my logo meaning too much, but I like how it turned out and successfully met my requirements, it being super simple/minimalistic and recognizable.”

Miguel also created some 3d experiments playing with this logo shape, it’s fun and catchy!

These business cards were screen-printed on two duplexed 350g textured cotton paper, with letterpressed logo on both sides by El Calotipo in Spain.

“This way I was able to achieve a letterpress without affecting the other side,” Miguel said.

A nice contrast of black and white logo on respective sides of the card while keeping things minimal, speaking of simplicity at its best!

Printed by El Calotipo

For Miguel Trias personal branding

KOKO Business Card

September 15, 2020
By: Jennifer Wong

Baifern designed these business cards for KOKO, a company that makes a coconut-based alternative to dairy milk.

“I developed the visual identity using coconut illustrations, abstract organic shapes and modern typography. The design goal was to make a modern and playful design that speaks for the modernity and freshness of the new alternative to dairy milk,” Baifern said.

Speaking of the inspirations behind the logo design and colour palette, she continued, “The logo is a modern logotype. The form of letter ‘O’ in KOKO was inspired by the shape of a coconut cut in half.”

“The warm and earthy colour palette was inspired by the colour of a coconut shell in different tones; together with the abstract organic shapes that make your eyes flow smoothly over it, thus giving the audience a cheerful and exotic feel.”

These business cards are not printed but if they were, “I would print the cards on eco-friendly materials, e.g. recycled paper or natural cotton paper that gives a textured feeling to reflect the natural aspect of the brand.”

For KOKO

Vera Business Card

September 14, 2020
By: Jennifer Wong

Daniel Agboola designed these business cards for Vera, a natural cosmetics brand that aims to promote and protect skin through its products.

According to Daniel, Vera’s products are rich in antioxidants which protect skin from free radicals and environmental damage and contains healing herbs (aloes) that will also make your skin glow.

“Based on the strategy we developed with the client, the project goal was to create a brand that had a minimal and sophisticated culture about it, one that feels modern and is quality oriented. The brand seeks to appeal to elegant, stylish and confident people. The voice is one that is refined and direct and one that creates a refreshing feeling.”

“Working by the brief, I went for a tall and elegant logotype, one that describes the slenderness of the aloe vera plant, I used the font, Giraffey. The colour palette was inspired from natural colours of the aloe vera plant.”

“We developed a simple and modern identity with graphic elements made of thin lines that convey an elegant quality,” Daniel said.

The client handled the card-printing but Daniel recommended the cards to be printed on smooth non-textured papers, “It would give a modern feel that would look great with the logo and graphic elements.”

For Vera

Left On Thread Business Card

September 12, 2020
By: Jennifer Wong

Steph Mathena designed these business cards for Left On Thread, a clothing boutique based out of Brooklyn, New York focused on providing quality clothing staples for women at an affordable price.

“The branding we created for LOT feels refined and intentional, but is still approachable and not overdone,” Stephanie said. “It is important that the identity displays a level of practicality, similar to the curated selection of pieces they offer.”

According to Stephanie, they kept things relatively monochromatic but added personality through playful use of type and pops of pink and pale yellow throughout brand collateral.

These business cards were printed using a matte gold pressed foil on colorplan cream cards by Leaf Art Print, a small letterpress company on Etsy.

Printed by Leaf Art Print

For Left On Thread

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