There are now official oshi cards and a business card case on the holoshop.
Before proceeding, see the oshi page. This is just a personal project to make some business cards to hand out at IRL events and meetups. See also convention ribbons.
Design
See business card review for examples of illustrator’s biz cards, oshi cards by fans, actual business cards from real companies, and sample biz cards found online etc.
QR Code
QR codes with appropriate size and amounts of contrast are extremely robust methods of conveying information to others. The best performing QR codes have dark modules, light backgrounds, and the 4 module “quiet” margin. Test with scans under low light conditions to ensure performance. You’ll also need to decide what information to convey (vcard, link, etc). aside has a LittleLink landing page (LinkTree alt) for this purpose.
Print-Ready Production
WIP Biz card - Art size (w/ bleed) = 2.25” x 3.75”, trimmed final size = 2” x 3.5”
Manufacturing
This is a preliminary list for investigation, mainly focused on SoCal. A proof is a digital file ready for printing or an actual physical sample.
- Staples Custom Business Cards - Pretty cheap, about $22 for 250
- Guru Printers - DTLA: 500 matte front-only biz cards + digital proof = $45.60, 5 days turnaround
- Indie Printing - University Park: 500 matte front-only biz cards +digital proof = $50.00, 3 days turnaround
- Select Graphics & Printing - Garden Grove: 500 matte front-only biz cards (no digital proof?) = $50.00, 3-6 days turnaround
- Goshiki Printing - Irvine Special deal: 500 matte front+BACK biz cards (no digital proof?) = $16 pickup only, 2 day turnaround
- they also do happi printing, but happi.tokyo is probably a much better deal