Hey guys, so just for fun I thought I'd get myself some business cards!
I'd been telling people about my little hobby (No, not that one, 3D printing you filthy minded animals) and it was getting exhausting having to spell out web addresses or look over their shoulder as they tried to find the correct Instagram page. So I decided to mock up some basic cards that had a QR code for my Instagram, Facebook and this blog. I ended up liking the simple design so much I went ahead and ordered some cards!
The QR cards make it a breeze to get people to the right pages, especially on Apple (urgh) as the native camera app picks up the code when pointed at the image with no other apps required (Android still requires a dedicated QR scanner app, come on Google! Sort it out!). I used a free online QR code design tool and stuck some mini logos in the middle of each so people would know which code took them where.
I paid a little extra to get the cards with raised print and double sided, and when they turned up, let me tell you! I was completely.... underwhelmed to be honest.
I mean, they're nice but they seem a little on the thin side and the edges of the cards are showing a bit of white straight out of the box.
They definitely wouldn't impress Patrick Bateman.
I also went ahead and printed myself a card holder, rather than buying the little metal one everyone has from Vistaprint.
It's pretty cool, and you can get the STL here, but the two parts don't fit together particularly snugly and I might design some sort of clip to hold it together a bit better, or maybe I'll find some other version to print.
On another note, I have been giving some thought to printing commissions for people, but it's just a thought at the moment so we'll have to see what comes of it, if anything.
Anyway, thanks for reading and I'll see you all next week.
I'd been telling people about my little hobby (No, not that one, 3D printing you filthy minded animals) and it was getting exhausting having to spell out web addresses or look over their shoulder as they tried to find the correct Instagram page. So I decided to mock up some basic cards that had a QR code for my Instagram, Facebook and this blog. I ended up liking the simple design so much I went ahead and ordered some cards!
I paid a little extra to get the cards with raised print and double sided, and when they turned up, let me tell you! I was completely.... underwhelmed to be honest.
I mean, they're nice but they seem a little on the thin side and the edges of the cards are showing a bit of white straight out of the box.
They definitely wouldn't impress Patrick Bateman.
On another note, I have been giving some thought to printing commissions for people, but it's just a thought at the moment so we'll have to see what comes of it, if anything.
Troez.
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