Steven wrote:
What tools do we need and what do we have to do in order to make a good looking
and professional business cards?
Steven, as for business card tools, you’ll need a printing press and an experienced printer! I would suggest designing your own business card and then let someone else print them for you.
As for business card design tools, I personally prefer Adobe Photoshop (CS2 for me on a Mac).
The learning curve is a little steep, but once you get the hang of it you’ll never look back.
For the average person who is just designing a few cards I would recommend Business Card Designer Plus by CamDevelopment.
The software has been around for a long time. I have personally used it and found that it was very user friendly even for the novice (my wife liked how simple it was).
Thanks for the question Steven!
Anyone else want a free link?
I’ve used Printshop Deluxe for Macintosh in the past to create my business cards; it works well, and comes with the forms pre-configured.
I’d also recommend using non-perforated cards; the perforated kind scream “cheap and cheezy”; search for the perforation-free sort of business card print stock (normally in letter-size sheets).
As for graphic design tools, one may use Inkscape or NeoOffice (or OpenOffice) instead, and save several hundred dollars, as well as contributing to the free software movement.