sparklette.net Name Cards!
After attending various bloggers/technology events without being able to give out my name card when I needed to, I knew I needed to get something done. Still, it wasn’t until the recent iX conference that triggered me to finally get off my lazy ass and have those name cards printed!
With help from a friend, I hurriedly designed the name card and sent it in to print22, a local printer specialising in name cards. I heard a couple of recommendations for this company before and trusted them to do a good job. It wouldn’t reflect nicely if I was to hand out name cards with a shoddy print job!
The artwork was simple – purple on one side with “sparklette.net” in crisp white font; clean white on the other with just my name, what I do, and contact details in dark purple. It had to look clean, uncluttered, professional, with the touch of a designer feel at the same time!
The artwork was sent to the printer on Friday, and I received the name cards by the following Wednesday morning. That’s a pretty reasonable lead time considering the printing was done in Hong Kong.
Overall, I am very happy with the name cards! The paper quality was good and the print job was excellent. I thought I could have made the font smaller, but that might not have been too legible for some people.
I have received several compliments from people that I gave it to, ranging from the paper texture, print quality, colour, and even the smell! Hahaha! It’s a lovely shade of lilac, just like the background colour of this blog, although some of the guys who got it thought that it’s pink!
Yay! My first Sparklette name card! Raise your hand if you got one!
Jun 24, 2007
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I was here like always to find good eartery.I like the way you review the delicious food. Oh I even went Bakerzin to try the dessert. Have a nice day.
Jun 24, 2007
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I find out from a friend from overseas that it may be cheaper to do printing overseas….even after including the shipping fees. I wonder why? Maybe high cost of rental and manpower?
Jun 25, 2007
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I used to design name cards in campus.
I never thought before a card can be so femine, simple yet elegant!!!
Jun 25, 2007
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Nicely done! Simple yet elegant. And royal too since purple is a royal colour!
Jun 28, 2007
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Wow! I have been so detached from the world that I didn’t know you have got yourself such a lovely piece of art as a namecard! I must get one from you to show it off! Haha!
Nov 15, 2007
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nice cards!
May 13, 2010
https://sparklette.net/wp-content/themes/v3195
Need to redo 4-year-old namecards. Even the email address is outdated. Speaking of which, anyone still has it? http://sparklette.net/web-design/sparkle…
May 14, 2010
https://sparklette.net/wp-content/themes/v31
@sparklette Let us know if we can help with the printing of your namecards. Cheers! :)