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How I Designed My Dog Walking Business Cards<\/b><\/strong><\/h2>\n

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I designed my first dog walking business cards using Adobe Illustrator. That was years ago and now my version of Illustrator is so old that it won\u2019t open in Windows 10. That\u2019s alright because although it\u2019s simple, I\u2019m happy with the design.<\/p>\n

But I did decide to modify the design and to do that I recreated it using Canva. Canva is a free online graphic design tool that I have used for my pet sitting and dog walking business card, my pet services logo, a dog walker flyer template and for various Pinterest Rich Pins.<\/p>\n

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Design Your Dog Walking Business Card<\/b><\/strong><\/h2>\n

You can\u2019t use a program to design a business card until you already have a design. And I can give you one tip right away: you need at least one graphic illustration on your card. A business card with only text is UNBELIEVABLY boring and very forgettable. Try one of these two methods to get design ideas.<\/p>\n

First, look at any business cards you already have. Lay them all out and see which ones stand out. What you are looking for is the overall look and design. You need to see every part or section of the card as a separate element. But you also have to realize that all the elements work together for the total design. At the bottom of this post, I have some graphic design tips<\/a>\u00a0to help you with the basics. If you are totally new to graphic design, you may want to read that section first.<\/p>\n

Your second approach is to search for examples of dog walking business cards online. Actually, any type of business card will do. You want to find graphic elements that stand out to you and that resonate with you. If they stand out to you, they should do the same for your potential clients. The elements to look for are illustrations, shapes, lines, and colors. Also, pay attention to font types.<\/p>\n

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Drawing the rough design on paper<\/b><\/strong><\/h2>\n

After you found some graphic elements you like, draw a rectangle on a piece of paper (with a pencil and eraser) and draw your design. Add the text where you want, assuming you have decided what text you want.<\/p>\n

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Here a couple of my cards which I designed on Canva. I have a minimalist version which is the one I prefer. The other one has more text involving my credentials. I made my dog walker logo<\/u><\/a>\u00a0and my dog walker flyer template<\/u><\/a>\u00a0public so you can take a look at them on Canva, as well read my articles on the design for those.<\/p>\n

And I mentioned how a card with no graphics doesn’t look that good. Here is my original business card design from 2009 with no graphics other than the color fields. I stuffed so much information on it that you don’t need to visit my website. I cringe looking at it.<\/p>\n

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Whether or not you have found a graphic illustration, just draw a circle or square where you want it to go. That way you will see where you have room for your text. Try a few variations of your design with the text and the illustration(s) in different positions on the card until you have something you like. Also, make a note of which text will have the largest font size and which text will be smaller. And don\u2019t forget to decide on colors.<\/p>\n

And that is your rough first draft of a design. Next, create a rough design but using Canva instead of pencil and paper.<\/p>\n

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Designing Your Dog Walking Business Card with Canva<\/b><\/strong><\/h2>\n

Canva already has a lot of templates and one of the categories is Business Cards<\/a>. However, you can\u2019t use it. Canva is free (though they do have a paid premium version) but you have to create an account first. I use the free version and all the designs that I created and downloaded have a resolution of 96 ppi. That\u2019s fine for web graphics, but not for something that is designed for print. So if you design a business card from one of your templates, then it won\u2019t have the proper resolution which is typically 300 ppi.<\/p>\n

I assume the premium version of Canva will allow you to choose the resolution. Here\u2019s a workaround for the resolution problem:<\/p>\n