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Gary Blanchette

Posts: 5137

Irvine, California, US

Hi Everyone,

Currently I am starting a new business card design and just can't seem to come up with a professional looking font for my contact info. I am so tired of cards using Times New Roman, Arial, etc.. SO any suggestions?

Thanks,
Gary

Dec 12 06 12:05 pm Link

Photographer

c_d_s

Posts: 7771

Lubbock, Texas, US

Copperplate Gothic.

Dec 12 06 12:21 pm Link

Clothing Designer

Damsel White Label

Posts: 438

Houston, Texas, US

1001freefonts.com smile

https://i110.photobucket.com/albums/n88/suhweet83nat/cardcopy.jpg

It's where I found "scriptina".  I had been looking for something like that for a looooong time.

Dec 12 06 12:21 pm Link

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aesthetix photo

Posts: 10558

Macon, Georgia, US

GLB Graphics wrote:
Hi Everyone,

Currently I am starting a new business card design and just can't seem to come up with a professional looking font for my contact info. I am so tired of cards using Times New Roman, Arial, etc.. SO any suggestions?

Thanks,
Gary

Depends on what type of image you want to portray when someone looks at your card.

Is there a graphic/photo on the card or just text?  Standard black ink on white cardstock or are you doing anything different?

One font that I would like to see used more often is London Tube.  It's modern but professional, and not remotely as boring as the standards like TNR or Verdana or Arial.

http://www.p22.com/products/london.html

Dec 12 06 12:22 pm Link

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Ray Cornett

Posts: 9207

Sacramento, California, US

C David Stephens wrote:
Copperplate Gothic.

Ditto.Great font for business cards. I have used it for designing my own for a long time.

Dec 12 06 01:41 pm Link

Photographer

Gary Blanchette

Posts: 5137

Irvine, California, US

Surreal Eye Studio wrote:

Depends on what type of image you want to portray when someone looks at your card.

Is there a graphic/photo on the card or just text?  Standard black ink on white cardstock or are you doing anything different?

One font that I would like to see used more often is London Tube.  It's modern but professional, and not remotely as boring as the standards like TNR or Verdana or Arial.

http://www.p22.com/products/london.html

I really do like this font a lot. I agree, the standards have become so boring.

Dec 12 06 01:42 pm Link

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Sophistocles

Posts: 21320

Seattle, Washington, US

http://www.dafont.com has enough fonts to make you dizzy.

I made a great card using "Alien League" of all fonts. Surprising, really.

Dec 12 06 01:43 pm Link

Photographer

ward

Posts: 6142

Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Contact Mad Ink in Dallas. They do mine. They just did a run of 5,000 for me. smile

Dec 12 06 01:44 pm Link

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Ray Cornett

Posts: 9207

Sacramento, California, US

ward wrote:
Contact Mad Ink in Dallas. They do mine. They just did a run of 5,000 for me. smile

5000 at one time? I hope you don`t have to suddenly move or change your number,lol. I have mine don 250-500 at a time just in case.

Dec 12 06 01:47 pm Link

Photographer

Ray Cornett

Posts: 9207

Sacramento, California, US

Why not use the font you use for your GLB watermark on your images?

Dec 12 06 01:49 pm Link

Photographer

ward

Posts: 6142

Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Primal Lens wrote:
5000 at one time? I hope you don`t have to suddenly move or change your number,lol. I have mine don 250-500 at a time just in case.

For $150...I couldn't afford not to. smile And they're not a cheap print job either...two-sided.

Dec 12 06 01:52 pm Link

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Ray Cornett

Posts: 9207

Sacramento, California, US

ward wrote:

For $150...I couldn't afford not to. smile And they're not a cheap print job either...two-sided.

Ok, good point. Mine are about 50 bucks for 500.But they are also front and back cards with high gloss on both sides. They`re like little photos with my info on them.

Dec 12 06 01:53 pm Link

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SCC Media

Posts: 29

Anaheim, California, US

www.DaFont.com

You can even type in what you want it to say and it will show you each font before you download any fonts.

I also have a friend that can do business cards. 2500 for $130 right now. Double sided, UV coated, and designed all for that price. You send him the pictures and an idea of what you want it to look like and he'll get it done.

Check out www.graphicdisorder.com

Dec 12 06 01:54 pm Link

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ward

Posts: 6142

Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Primal Lens wrote:
Ok, good point. Mine are about 50 bucks for 500.But they are also front and back cards with high gloss on both sides. They`re like little photos with my info on them.

Mine too. smile I have a film strip of my images on the back and an underlay photo on the front with my info.

But, i still think 5,000, for $150, designed and printed two-sided, is a great deal.

Dec 12 06 01:56 pm Link

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Ray Cornett

Posts: 9207

Sacramento, California, US

ward wrote:
Mine too. smile I have a film strip of my images on the back and an underlay photo on the front with my info.

But, i still think 5,000, for $150, designed and printed two-sided, is a great deal.

I do,too. I might contact these people myself,lol.

Dec 12 06 02:01 pm Link

Photographer

Gary Blanchette

Posts: 5137

Irvine, California, US

Primal Lens wrote:
Why not use the font you use for your GLB watermark on your images?

I may use that as a part of my logo. I just want a clean type for my info such as phone number/e-mail address/web address.

Dec 12 06 02:04 pm Link

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ward

Posts: 6142

Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Primal Lens wrote:

I do,too. I might contact these people myself,lol.

I have his number...if you like, message me.

Dec 12 06 02:05 pm Link

Photographer

Gary Blanchette

Posts: 5137

Irvine, California, US

SCC Media wrote:
Check out www.graphicdisorder.com

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Dec 12 06 02:13 pm Link

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DELETE ACCOUNT

Posts: 5517

Eškašem, Badakhshan, Afghanistan

I don't remember what font I used on this particular one, but I really liked it.

http://www.google.com/base/a/1246046/D1 … 8956859468

Dec 12 06 02:22 pm Link

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SCC Media

Posts: 29

Anaheim, California, US

Here are mine for my custom automotive website... I need to order a new set with my other photography (scc-media.com) on one side.

That was over a year ago and I used Copperplate Gothic like a few people have already said in here.

https://www.scc-media.com/scc-cards.jpg

Dec 12 06 02:27 pm Link

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Stacy

Posts: 2505

Englewood, Florida, US

GLB Graphics wrote:
Hi Everyone,

Currently I am starting a new business card design and just can't seem to come up with a professional looking font for my contact info. I am so tired of cards using Times New Roman, Arial, etc.. SO any suggestions?

Thanks,
Gary

google free fonts

Dec 12 06 02:30 pm Link

Photographer

Michael Raveney

Posts: 628

Miami, Florida, US

on my site if you go to design you can find some ideas www.michaelraveney.com

Dec 12 06 02:33 pm Link

Photographer

Gary Blanchette

Posts: 5137

Irvine, California, US

Stacy wrote:

google free fonts

Wow! Look at all of those sites!

http://www.google.com/Top/Computers/Sof … Shareware/

Dec 12 06 02:34 pm Link

Photographer

M Pandolfo Photography

Posts: 12117

Tampa, Florida, US

Copperplate is excellent. Some others that work for business cards:

Albertina
Beaufort
Bernhard
Imperial URW
ITC Mixage
Largo SB.

I also use the Helvetica Neue family for items other than Headers.

Dec 12 06 02:36 pm Link

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Ray Cornett

Posts: 9207

Sacramento, California, US

GLB Graphics wrote:

Wow! Look at all of those sites!

http://www.google.com/Top/Computers/Sof … Shareware/

Yea, it can be mind boggling. One night I sat myself down and thought, ok I am gonna go download some fonts for my cards an graphics, shouldnt take long.Well, several hours and thousands of font downloads later lol!

The thing is, some places name a font differently than others so you end up with a couple or few of the same font but it has a different name.

Dec 12 06 02:38 pm Link

Photographer

Gary Blanchette

Posts: 5137

Irvine, California, US

Primal Lens wrote:
The thing is, some places name a font differently than others so you end up with a couple or few of the same font but it has a different name.

This is a good thing to remember.

Dec 12 06 04:27 pm Link

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