The new Hire Profile business cards are finally done. They needed to be very cool since we are in the design industry and have access to so much great talent. We set out several months ago to come up with something different yet practical, innovative yet affordable — and cool. We started out wanting clear plastic cards and had some strong concepts from our trusted (and patient) designer Sean Dickinson:
- Clear Card Concept
We then realized that these are pretty expensive and you can’t write on them. You also can’t have a “back” since it’s clear. We had to say goodbye to the clear plastic business card. “Buh-bye!”
- Sleeve Concept
Next was a card inside a sleeve. This had a little peek-a-boo window that let us see our logo through the window. This was the least environmentally friendly option as we knew the sleeve would be tossed and it would also break our hearts to see those little sleeves left behind. So, we also said so long to the sleeved business card.
“So long sleeve!”
Sean, the most patient and adorable designer we know, came back with yet more layouts, more innovative and affordable concepts for us to think about. We are a team, we are all women, we all have opinions, we all know design, we could possibly be Sean’s worst nightmare. But, he never cracks, he never complains and he never lets on that we are making him a nut case. Sean is perfect for us.
We then got wind of QR tags from our friends at SolutionBuilt. They know crazy technological stuff like QR tags and how they are taking off as a great new way to store URL’s. Matt and his team worked created a QR tag for our business card that goes to the hire-profile.com web site with a quick scan from your smartphone. But it had to be purple. Sean was not surprised. After much testing with our friends at H&W Printing, we finally got a purple QR tag that worked! If you want to learn more about QR tags and how to use them, you can read the Wiki for more info. All you need is a QR tag scanning app for your smartphone such as MobileTag or BeeTagg.
- Front
- Back
Now that our new cards are here it’s fun sharing them with many cool new contacts and talent. Many are still new to “click tag” technology, but when all the cool kids have it, we can say we had it first! Thanks to everyone who collaborated with us!
No recruiters were harmed in the making of these cards.
