A business card is more then just having your name and contact information of your business to hand out to recipients. Modern day business cards have become a tool for conveying a very strong message to future clients and customers!

With a new year, come new design ideas and trends for business cards. Make your business card unique, be creative with it and make it pop out so it stands out more to clients and customers.

Take a look at the following trends for your next business card design!

1. Classic White– In the New Year, business cards will now depend on the heavy classic white. This color is the most dominate! They choose white simply because to have it stand out from the other designs that are on the card. Who know maybe a design could be just some bold lettering against this solid white background. Business cards are also going to be much thicker and heavier so they can be identified quicker then most.
2. Backside Of Cards – You know how many business cards have that plain blank surface on the back side of business cards with nothing on it? Then new trend for 2016 just did a U-turn. This new trend is going to have designers filling the backspace with the company’s brand color and the logo. The backside of the card could have multiple designs printed that will go great with a white space on the front side of the card.
3. Having Multiple Shapes – The most popular shape design for a business card has always been a rectangle. This shape is ideal to provide more information about a company. Designers now have looked at other shapes that can stand out. Experimenting with shapes that have rounded edges, squares, even diamonds. Creating a new shape is a way to give your business or company an upscale look.
4. Visual Punch– In the past several years, graphic designers have used colors to give business cards visual punch. In the New Year, they start to experiment other elements such as engraving or adding textures to make the car look more appealing. Be prepared to see more cards with textured images or stamped lettering.

If you need some help deciding on what to do for a business card design, contact Windy City Web Deigns.