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Siobhan: Likewise, I often make a note or two on a business card about the person I’ve just met. One card currently on my desk reads “British, ManU fan”.

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I have photographic memory so I almost never forget the face and thus for me, the photo is a double-reminder. But a good one, at that.

However,I tend to forget or confuse the eye color of the speaker/contact. And the card doesn’t help with that specific issue :(

Good cards :)

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Unlike the other commenters here, I also sometimes forget non-facial details of people I meet, like… your last name. The city you’re from. What exactly you do.

Plus, I’d have to say that the lack of phone number is pretty important. I tend to treat business cards with no phone number as less professional than those that have something more permanent, like a phone number or an address.

So content-wise, I’m not a fan of the new cards. Design-wise, I think they’re really cool, and the addition of the image of you is really, really excellent.

TTFN
Travis

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I’ve been designing business cards for well over a decade, and I would never endorse a photo on one.

But this, this works. It works really well, and it works for the reasons that you stated above. Looks great Darren.

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I like the minimalist design but, probably a bit too minimalist to eliminate your second name (get an email alias Darren.Barefoot@capulet.com)?

Also not everybody will extrapolate the existence of a website from an email address so a URL wouldn’t go astray.

Otherwise I like it.

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Aaron: Nick’s company handled the interfacing with the printer, too, which was a major blessing.

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I agree with the posters who think your name should be on the card. And I think that you could include a tagline like one you have on your blog. It’s a good way to showcase your multiple talents. My email signature says- Alexis Kienlen- poet, fiction writer, journalist, editor.

I’d put that on my business card if I had one.

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Nice card. Cards are tough these days because there is no standard. Even sizes are up the heezy. The image makes it personal in the land-of-thousands-of-business-cards. Karacters Design Group has a similar thing. It hasn’t been mentioned that there is a major tradeoff of information. Minimalist information (no phone number) is very closed. The photo is very open. Basically, the reason you get away with it is the photo. But peeps are still a little put out by the cagyness it seems. But like it enough even if they are. So that tightrope is well walked.

Finally, why do you always look so smug?

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