{"id":24423,"date":"2016-10-12T05:08:57","date_gmt":"2016-10-12T13:08:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.unifiedmanufacturing.com\/?p=24423"},"modified":"2020-07-17T09:39:38","modified_gmt":"2020-07-17T09:39:38","slug":"business-cards-artists","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.unifiedmanufacturing.com\/blog\/business-cards-artists\/","title":{"rendered":"Creative Business Cards for Artists that Incorporate What They Do"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>If you&#8217;re an artist, there&#8217;s no way you should hand out a boring business card. An absolute no-no. Even if you&#8217;re not a designer, you must show your creativity in your business card\u00a0because it matters.\u00a0It&#8217;s not such a big deal for business men to hand out business cards with basic design because it&#8217;s not really expected\u00a0of them to be creative. However, if you&#8217;re a musician, filmmaker, painter, or artist of any kind, this is expected from you- even required.<\/p>\n<p>For inspiration, here are some of the most creative business cards for artists:<\/p>\n<p><strong>GUITAR PICK BUSINESS CARD<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.unifiedmanufacturing.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/f95930b1af435dab507c26570b558a72.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-24424 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/www.unifiedmanufacturing.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/f95930b1af435dab507c26570b558a72-520x367.jpg\" alt=\"guitar pick business card-musician\" width=\"520\" height=\"367\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>CASSETTE TAPE BUSINESS CARD<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.unifiedmanufacturing.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/f80088bf8a075e9967c24637e41afb3a.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-24425\" src=\"https:\/\/www.unifiedmanufacturing.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/f80088bf8a075e9967c24637e41afb3a.jpg\" alt=\"casette tape business card\" width=\"519\" height=\"360\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>MUSIC WAVE BUSINESS CARD<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.unifiedmanufacturing.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/38aff96c19fd1b87e8c8f749c34ae041.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-24426\" src=\"https:\/\/www.unifiedmanufacturing.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/38aff96c19fd1b87e8c8f749c34ae041-424x530.jpg\" alt=\"sound wave business card\" width=\"516\" height=\"645\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>GUITAR BUSINESS CARD<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.unifiedmanufacturing.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/b7503dc2c6ebd1a63edb15df00f6799f.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-24427 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/www.unifiedmanufacturing.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/b7503dc2c6ebd1a63edb15df00f6799f-520x456.jpg\" alt=\"guitar business card\" width=\"520\" height=\"456\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>GUITAR PICK BUSINESS CARD<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.unifiedmanufacturing.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/6e5c8c5d8b7d32ccffa3530f1b1c142a.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-24428 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/www.unifiedmanufacturing.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/6e5c8c5d8b7d32ccffa3530f1b1c142a-520x382.jpg\" alt=\"guitar pick business card\" width=\"520\" height=\"382\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>FILM CLAPPER BUSINESS CARD<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.unifiedmanufacturing.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/9ac60095a3b9a328fa3d4206b97edaa0.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-24429\" src=\"https:\/\/www.unifiedmanufacturing.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/9ac60095a3b9a328fa3d4206b97edaa0-361x530.jpg\" alt=\"film clapper business card\" width=\"519\" height=\"762\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>CAMERA SCREEN BUSINESS CARD<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.unifiedmanufacturing.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/d352630ec9ee82af85cf4b98215eb547.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-24430\" src=\"https:\/\/www.unifiedmanufacturing.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/d352630ec9ee82af85cf4b98215eb547-396x530.jpg\" alt=\"camera screen business card\" width=\"517\" height=\"692\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>PAINTING WITH STAND BUSINESS CARD<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.unifiedmanufacturing.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/c3c6e1790e11d4db8ace9faa055c3f50.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-24431 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/www.unifiedmanufacturing.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/c3c6e1790e11d4db8ace9faa055c3f50-520x520.jpg\" alt=\"painting business card\" width=\"520\" height=\"520\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.unifiedmanufacturing.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/6abae07806358c22a9bc6501af6cef49.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-24432\" src=\"https:\/\/www.unifiedmanufacturing.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/6abae07806358c22a9bc6501af6cef49-427x530.jpg\" alt=\"photography business card\" width=\"518\" height=\"643\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>COLOR SWATCH BUSINESS CARD<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.unifiedmanufacturing.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/82413cbc8c43f43ca39b6dc3936ee286.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-24433\" src=\"https:\/\/www.unifiedmanufacturing.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/82413cbc8c43f43ca39b6dc3936ee286.jpg\" alt=\"paint swatch business card\" width=\"515\" height=\"494\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>PALETTE BUSINESS CARD<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.unifiedmanufacturing.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/678c3ac81f793d0087b418c642beedc6.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-24434 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/www.unifiedmanufacturing.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/678c3ac81f793d0087b418c642beedc6-520x448.jpg\" alt=\"painting palette business card\" width=\"520\" height=\"448\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>___________________________________________________<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><b><i>James Hill<\/i><\/b><i> is a veteran of the music industry. He first worked at Warner Reprise Records then later joined Interscope\/ Geffen Records where he managed producers and songwriters and got his first platinum record for Keyshia Cole&#8217;s The Way It Is. He is now helping indie artists with branding and manufacturing through his company <\/i><a href=\"https:\/\/www.unifiedmanufacturing.com\/\"><span class=\"s1\"><b><i>Unified Manufacturing<\/i><\/b><\/span><\/a><i>, a CD\/DVD\/vinyl and merch company in LA.<\/i><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>If you&#8217;re an artist, there&#8217;s no way you should hand out a boring business card. An absolute no-no. 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