Yay Capitalist Talismans (Talismen?)

[c9]

New business cards, coming soon to a desk near me...(this is the proof they sent me so I could ensure they didn't screw it up like they have every other business card I've ever had)

Anybody know what I can do with my leftover Polar Bear business cards?

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[thespos]

Snazzy. :-)

You could make a mobile or other cat toy with pipe cleaners, a whole punch, some straws, and a bit of string...

[rebelprince26.livejournal.com]

i got new business cards today, too!

[jdhorner.livejournal.com]

just curious as to the design.

when i see:



nothing jumps out at me, save for the company name. should at least your name or telephone number be more prominent in some way?

regardless, yay business cards. i've always thought they were fun.

and: plural -mans

[c9.livejournal.com]

It's not obvious from the proof, but the names are bolded ever so slightly. But yes, nothing jumps out much.

I didn't design it, the vast marketing conspiracy inside our company did. Actually I jest, the marketing people are some of the sanest people I work with since the merger. :-|

Mans: yes, I know. I was just trying (unsuccessfully) to be cute. :)

[jdhorner.livejournal.com]

you were successful. :)

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ahh, marketing.
i miss the reprographics/print/design field.

[c9.livejournal.com]

I just checked the new cards that our sales team got (mine are being printed tomorrow) and the name/title line and the company name line are actually more bold than it appears. Damn you, PNG!

[c9.livejournal.com]

Hey, why not just link to my image?

[jdhorner.livejournal.com]

the crop marks were bothering me.
:)

(and i was getting rid of them so they didn't distract from my point of nothing jumping out at you)

[c9.livejournal.com]

Of course, duh. I didn't even register that they had been removed. :)

[joecdn.livejournal.com]

Mail one to everyone on your friends list...like a little souvenir LOL

Those new ones are snazzy btw....I just got new business cards myself.

[c9.livejournal.com]

That's a lot of postage. I figure posting it on the internet for everyone to steal and print on their BubbleJet C20 is good enough... :)

[joecdn.livejournal.com]

That's why you use the bulk mailer at work LOL....

Just swipe envelopes through...they won't know the difference ;-)

[simplisticton.livejournal.com]

Anybody know what I can do with my leftover Polar Bear business cards?

If your contact information is different, hand them out to people you never want to see again. I carry someone else's discarded cards for this purpose* :)

You can also use them as bookmarks you don't care about losing.

Food, in times of dire emergency. A man trapped in an elevator for 3 days survived on half a diet coke with lime and his stash of useless business cards.

They make great extra Monopoly money.

Douse them in oil and use them as tiny torches.

*Hello, my name is Alberto Montoya.

[c9.livejournal.com]

It worries me that you had that many uses off the top of your head.

It doesn't surprise me, mind.

[primary-suspect.livejournal.com]

Looks like you will have to stop using those cards... ;-)

http://www.9-11heroes.us/v/Carlos_Alberto_Montoya.php

[simplisticton.livejournal.com]

Shit! I knew that name sounded familar when I wrote the post...

[primary-suspect.livejournal.com]

Actually when I first saw that, it reminded me of the Princess Bride.

"My name is Inigo Montoya, you killed my father, prepare to die..."

Anyone know if they mention his father's name? Maybe it is Alberto. ;-)

[ratonil.livejournal.com]

Can we echange old business cards? I just noticed I have some old ones here too :P

[sarah-sosiak.livejournal.com]

Something about the "x" in Nexient makes me think much more of a technology company and less of a geriatric drug than just hearing the names does. Your marketing people do good work. :-).

It bothers me that the "x" touches the dot of the "i" though. However, not as much as the fact that the leaf in the Apple logo isn't the same size as the bite mark. (Suddenly, I feel like a protagonist of a Gibson novel.)

[c9.livejournal.com]

The xi thing is on purpose. We're "the x factor," and "we reach out and complete the picture for the customer."

[sarah-sosiak.livejournal.com]

Okay, I take back the nice things I said about your marketing people. :-). At least that's not as bad as the Vista tag line which I can't remember now because it's too long. But I do recal it uses a variation of the word "clear" at least three times.