Business Cards
So I’ve been toying with thoughts of new business cards. The other day, in surgery, the doctors asked us if we had any to give out. One said he had research to publish soon. Neither of us had anything. The day before, I went to the VA Hospital, to get to know it a bit and look into common patient needs over there. I got the same question then.
So last night I pulled out my old cards. They all reflect my time in Los Angeles. They reflect my skills as a photographer, and as a video editor, for a time I had some that I made to represent me as a painter, but nothing of the last year and a half. So I made a few of these for the time being, until I get something printed up professionally.
There are a lot of strategies one can apply to the design of a business card. You can make something flashy, and eye catching. Others feel that a more subtle understated approach shows more class. There is the issue of how much contact information one wants to give, after all these are intended to be handed out to near strangers, right? And as an artist, I think it’s nice to give some impression of what you do. Titles are nice if your work falls simply under one job title, but you don’t want to over define yourself if your skills involve more flexibility. I think the above design will serve me well enough for the time being.