Think Green: Recycled Business Cards

I’m planning a job-hunting trip to New York City later this week, and realized that I was lower on business cards than I thought I was. In a way, the timing is perfect as I’m in the process of updating my cards and printing them along with the cards I’m designing for several people who were laid off at the same time I was. (We’re ganging up the print job to keep costs low, and I’ve given discounts on the design to everyone in exchange for leads on freelance work.) On the down side, the new cards won’t be done in time for the trip this week.

In the spirit of going green, I figured this was an excellent time to recycle the first batch of business cards I ever made. While a sophomore in college, our class printed business cards together. I never used them. I loved the design, but the cards quickly became out of date. The next semester, Southwest Missouri State became Missouri State University leaving me with a huge stack of cards featuring a now-defunct email address. A little bit of craftiness, some Avery labels, and a photo-magenta ink cartridge later, they now look like this:

Not bad, eh? I’m glad to finally be able to use the old cards, and am happy with how they turned out. Consider them a limited edition and be sure grab one for yourself when you see me!

Tags | graphic designer, job hunting, Think Green, typography