Laser-Cut Business Cards from Upcycled Postcards and Readymade Art Look Fantastic
his business cards. The best part about this approach is of course that each one is unique and one-off!
Of all my business cards, laser cut are one of my favorite. I’ve done A-B testing by handing them out with other cards and people always keep the laser one and return the other. I made the design simple with very little information. I also made the text large for usability (an often forgotten element of card design). I also stayed away from etching/engraving since vector cutting is faster (and I think the etching has a higher chance of coming of as gimmicky).
I also tried to cut my cards out of other business cards (just to say I did it). It was initially a bit of a fail since the air assist on the CNC Laser blows things around a lot. I made a fixture for hacking existing business cards which now works well.
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