Posted on May 07, 2009 by Ashleigh

Business cards have been around for as long as anyone can remember. They are used to display a persons name, job title and contact details and are a small piece of card that a person can give to the people they meet in the hope that they will contact them in the future. Gone are the days of business cards being just business cards however.

Business Cards Back In The Day
Business cards back in the day were used by people who either owned a business or employees of a particular business. The card was made up of the company logo, the persons name, their job title, their phone number and their email address.

Business Cards In The 21st Century
These days business cards are more than than just business cards – and they are no longer limited to a logo, a name, a job title and contact details. Business cards are also not considered exclusive to business owners or employees either – though this is still popular. Business cards in the 21st century are more colorful. They are more personalised and make more of a statement instead of just being a basic memory aid.

My Business Card – Ashtral Media
The business card that I designed for Ashtral Media, whilst perhaps not as ‘out there’ as the four 21st century business card designs above, still makes more of a statement than the two ‘olden day’ business card designs also above. Care was taken to ensure anyone I give my business card to knows straight away what it is that I do and that I’m damn good at it. You can’t tell from the image below but the ‘A’ to the right was printed with foil to make it metallic.

My business card is more than just a business card.

It’s a showpiece and it showcases who I am and what I love.