Business Card Checklist

Many of the items in this list are optional. You must decide which ones are appropriate for your business card.

·        Name of Individual.

·        Name of Business or Organization.

·        Address.

·        Phone Number.

·        Fax Number.

·        Email Address.

·        Web Page Address.

·        Job Title of Individual.

·        Tagline or description of Business or Organization.

·        Logo.

·        Graphic Image(s) (including purely decorative elements).

·        List of services or products.

The items listed below are to aid in designing your business card. Some may not apply.

·        Horizontal or Vertical Layout.

·        Emphasis on Business or Organization (name and/or logo).

·        Emphasis on Individual.

·        Emphasis on Title of Individual.

·        Emphasis on a particular part of the contact information (phone, address, email, etc.)

·        Size of Logo or other graphics—large (dominant) or small, etc.

·        Number of Colors.

·        White space (blank spaces) toward the middle or toward the outer edges.

·        Conservative typeface (such as those used in the stories in your textbooks) or Fun, Informal typeface (such as crooked letters, funny shapes, odd sizes, or type that looks like handwriting) or a mix.