QR codes on cards/ Card

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  • harv

    Sorry I used century gothic. I cant afford any decent type right now. I may fork out soon and build a revised version of this.

    Let me know what you think about the placement of the written contact information! Ive been having some placement issues!

    What do you think of the QR codes?

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  • detritus0

    As much as I like QR Codes, I'm not 100% sold on the logic behind putting one on a business card—unless you're offering unique, personalised content, perhaps per card/or contact-type (which'd totally rock if it's the case!). Either that - or go super bold and make one entire face/the whole card a QR Code... but I know I'd not be that ballsy personally. I guess, being for a photo site, you could somehow build that into a narrative "Take a pic of this..", but then (again, personally) I'd make the design less graphic and abstract, and more photography-led. Not sure how though.

    Design-wise, I think you're letting gimmickry override common sense - how small / inscrutable will your none-QR contact details be, when printed out? The raison d'etre of a business card is to relay details quickly and pragmatically—is your card achieving that?

    A personal thing - I'm not a big fan of 0 lineheights, especially when not used consistently, but what they hey—that's just me. I've just got to have a 'reason' for such a choice.

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    • If you were in the business of offering QR Code or alternate marketing 'solutions', it'd make total sense.detritus
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  • acrossthesea0

    I feel it's over-designed. I think your type is way too close to the edge. Define a nice consistent padding and stick to it. I think your typography for your name is trying to be too clever. It just looks too forced and the A-Y connection isn't working for me.

    I'd drop the scanning instructions and not duplicate information between the sides.

    Something like this:
    Side 1:
    Name

    Side 2:
    QR Code (site visit)
    Contact Info

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    Dogear
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    • Oh! I thought they were variants, not sides. Hrm.
      < Definitely      detritus
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  • utopian0

    Will the QR code ever take off outside of Japan?
    http://trendplanner.com/2009/05/…

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    • I't sa sort of 'known known' in Europe. See it quite a lot here in London, at least.detritus
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