http://www.businesscardsprinting.biz/building-better-business-cards.htm These articles offer tips and advice on how to use graphics, logos, photos, words, value and extra space to your advantage. en-us 2003-2005 GreatFX Business Cards, LLC. All rights reserved. Sun, 04 Sep 2005 19:18:16 -0700 http://backend.userland.com/rss http://www.greatfxbusinesscards.com/articles/double-sided-business-cards.htm by Christopher J. Brunner: Swapping business cards is one of the most basic and common forms of networking in the business world. With something that is so typical, people often hand out cards blindly while not really thinking about what the card does AFTER you hand it out... http://www.greatfxbusinesscards.com/articles/choosing-photos-logos-graphics.htm by Diana Ratliff: One of the most critical decisions you'll make as you design your card is whether or not to add non-text elements such as a photo, your logo or additional clipart or graphics. How do you decide whether words or pictures are more effective use of the limited space on a business card? ... http://www.greatfxbusinesscards.com/articles/alternative-business-cards.htm by Linda Elizabeth Alexander: Aggressive business card marketing isn't about handing your business cards out to everyone you see. The card itself must have a new use, an innovative design, or something other than the usual contact information printed on it. To make your little card stand out, try designing your cards around these alternative uses... http://www.greatfxbusinesscards.com/articles/power-words-for-business-cards.htm by Christopher J. Brunner: These days, a small business needs every ounce of marketing muscle they can get. Business cards are a perfect weapon for an entrepreneur to have in the trenches when competing for customers... http://www.greatfxbusinesscards.com/articles/business-card-retention.htm by Diana Ratliff: Do you remember how proud you were the first time you saw your name in print? Most entrepreneurs feel that same flush of pride when they gaze on their new business cards. That small piece of paper represents years of planning and effort and hard work and dreams. The thrill of seeing "your name in print" on a business card is hard to beat.... http://www.greatfxbusinesscards.com/color-theory.htm Of all the forms of non-verbal communication, color is the most instantaneous method of conveying messages and meanings. Our very survival depends on the ability to identify necessary objects and/or warning signals from colors that we relate to them...