This week’s first lecture in Public Relations Publications spoke about deconstructing designs by others instead of making it ourselves. I was taken aback from this announcement because usually courses start from the bottom and work their way to the top. Albeit, our course doing something different by picking apart piece-by-piece how a good design is made by the use of other’s material.
Subjectively, I would say this was an OKAY business card. I say that because it consists of all the requirements of a good design as listed: contrast, repetition, proximity, and alignment. However, it does not contain that X-factor good business cards have. It isn’t flashy enough for me or unique in any way. The examples shown in class on Tuesday were of good quality because they made me go “Wow.”
In any case, I was also browsing some websites to dig deeper into how to make an amazing business card design. I realized it’s not just the design on the card. It can also entail how you make the card and what the card is made out of. Business card décor and materials that interest me most are engravings, letterpresses, hand stamped, bamboo, and even biodegradable materials.
I was browsing Reddit and I came across the above business card a few weeks ago. The idea behind the card is so simple but so effective in nature. Incorporating being a divorce lawyer and separation into the piece is how to achieve the X-factor. I believe after witnessing this, I can make something of equal or greater magnitude for the up-and-coming business card assignment.
