Business Card Design
The History of the Card and Its Importance in Branding
A course by David Espinosa , Graphic Designer and Art Director
About the video: The History of the Card and Its Importance in Branding
Overview
“In this lesson, I will tell you about the history of the cards and the function they previously served. You will see some examples and their evolution over time. I will also share with you how to identify the most opportune and strategic moment to deliver your cards. ”
In this video lesson David Espinosa addresses the topic: The History of the Card and Its Importance in Branding, which is part of the Domestika online course: Business Card Design. Attract new clients by learning to create the perfect business card from the initial concept to the final touches.
Partial transcription of the video
“The history of the card and its importance in branding In this new unit we will begin with Lesson 1, where we will talk about the history of the card and its importance in branding. I invite you to see it. XV century The first business cards are said to have been used in China by the fifteenth century, approximately. These first cards they were used by Chinese high society and consisted of small pieces of paper where a message was left with the name or sender of said message. This was the first function and the appearance of the cards we know today. XVII century We come to the seventeenth c...”
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Course summary for: Business Card Design
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Category
Design -
Software
Adobe Illustrator, Adobe Photoshop -
Areas
Branding & Identity, Design, Graphic Design

David Espinosa
A course by David Espinosa
David Espinosa is a graphic designer with more than 15 years of experience who loves all types of design and is passionate about logo creation, branding, and corporate identity.
He is the founder of his own design studio David Espinosa IDS, whose projects have earned him recognition as an independent designer. He also does freelance work for studios and advertising agencies around the world. On top of it all, he works as a graphic design professor at the University of Research and Development UDI in Columbia.
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