Comments on: The iPhone vs. The Business Card? http://mattsoncreative.com/blog/2009/07/28/the-iphone-vs-the-business-card/ Ty Mattson's Blog Tue, 31 Jan 2012 20:48:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1 By: Jeremy Bentham http://mattsoncreative.com/blog/2009/07/28/the-iphone-vs-the-business-card/#comment-3063 Jeremy Bentham Thu, 03 Jun 2010 15:05:54 +0000 http://mattsoncreative.com/blog/?p=170#comment-3063 Mike, That's assuming everyone has iBCard, which will take awhile to catch on. Even then it will most likely only be on iPhone and probably Android devices. Even then it most likely will only be attractive to a small group of people. To others it would be more of a hassle to download the app, get it setup, and then get the iBCard from someone. Besides, there is something about being handed a business card and holding it that is powerful. It can be an intimate thing that fosters trust and security between two people. Mike,

That’s assuming everyone has iBCard, which will take awhile to catch on. Even then it will most likely only be on iPhone and probably Android devices. Even then it most likely will only be attractive to a small group of people. To others it would be more of a hassle to download the app, get it setup, and then get the iBCard from someone.

Besides, there is something about being handed a business card and holding it that is powerful. It can be an intimate thing that fosters trust and security between two people.

]]> By: MIKE DONALD http://mattsoncreative.com/blog/2009/07/28/the-iphone-vs-the-business-card/#comment-142 MIKE DONALD Thu, 20 Aug 2009 17:17:17 +0000 http://mattsoncreative.com/blog/?p=170#comment-142 I agree with the person who wrote this article, but he has not seen iBCard, the new application that is to be in the Apple Store by the end of this month. According to the developer the application will give you the ability to still create your own custom card and still be able to send it electronically. The best of two worlds. Great image and still don't have to carry it with you. and According to him it is only going to get better in part of Graphics Designs. I agree with the person who wrote this article, but he has not seen iBCard, the new application that is to be in the Apple Store by the end of this month. According to the developer the application will give you the ability to still create your own custom card and still be able to send it electronically.

The best of two worlds. Great image and still don’t have to carry it with you. and According to him it is only going to get better in part of Graphics Designs.

]]> By: Skylar Hartman http://mattsoncreative.com/blog/2009/07/28/the-iphone-vs-the-business-card/#comment-82 Skylar Hartman Tue, 28 Jul 2009 22:30:17 +0000 http://mattsoncreative.com/blog/?p=170#comment-82 From what I can conclude from history and personal experience, a business card can be compared to paper. Paper has been around for centuries! Yet there are groups of people trying to limit the usage of paper because it's not "eco friendly" and are hiding behind their environmentalist agenda to stop the "killing" of trees. Despite the efforts from environmentalists, paper has still and is still being used for multiple different mediums. It's inescapable. A business card is similar. It's been used for decades and despite the best efforts and intentions of emerging fundamental environmentalists, the business card will continue to be used not only to sell the consumer, but also speak volumes of the company's capabilities. I would have to agree that the business card is a representation of the company at a glance. In conjunction, the website is the same. Maybe I'm speaking to the air. Thanks for the article, Sky From what I can conclude from history and personal experience, a business card can be compared to paper. Paper has been around for centuries! Yet there are groups of people trying to limit the usage of paper because it’s not “eco friendly” and are hiding behind their environmentalist agenda to stop the “killing” of trees. Despite the efforts from environmentalists, paper has still and is still being used for multiple different mediums. It’s inescapable.

A business card is similar. It’s been used for decades and despite the best efforts and intentions of emerging fundamental environmentalists, the business card will continue to be used not only to sell the consumer, but also speak volumes of the company’s capabilities.

I would have to agree that the business card is a representation of the company at a glance. In conjunction, the website is the same.

Maybe I’m speaking to the air.

Thanks for the article,
Sky

]]> By: Aaron Martin http://mattsoncreative.com/blog/2009/07/28/the-iphone-vs-the-business-card/#comment-81 Aaron Martin Tue, 28 Jul 2009 18:42:05 +0000 http://mattsoncreative.com/blog/?p=170#comment-81 Even though I'm a designer, I don't think I'm biased when I say that I agree with you that screaming for the death of all business cards because of the challenge they are to create is short sighted. It's an illogical and unsustainable argument. Because something is difficult to attain a level of quality on does not mean that the pursuit of it should be abandoned. I think that Greg Ferenstein is just throwing the baby out with the bath water here. Books are difficult to design as well, let's stop writing them. News is hard to cover affectively so everyone stop reading it. This comes down to the old argument of whether or not design is a worthwhile pursuit and whether or not it creates and adds value to that which it is applied to. I'd have been much happier with Greg's blog if he had been more intellectually honest and just admitted that as his premise and underlying bias. Even though I’m a designer, I don’t think I’m biased when I say that I agree with you that screaming for the death of all business cards because of the challenge they are to create is short sighted. It’s an illogical and unsustainable argument.

Because something is difficult to attain a level of quality on does not mean that the pursuit of it should be abandoned. I think that Greg Ferenstein is just throwing the baby out with the bath water here. Books are difficult to design as well, let’s stop writing them. News is hard to cover affectively so everyone stop reading it.

This comes down to the old argument of whether or not design is a worthwhile pursuit and whether or not it creates and adds value to that which it is applied to. I’d have been much happier with Greg’s blog if he had been more intellectually honest and just admitted that as his premise and underlying bias.

]]> By: luke http://mattsoncreative.com/blog/2009/07/28/the-iphone-vs-the-business-card/#comment-80 luke Tue, 28 Jul 2009 18:09:32 +0000 http://mattsoncreative.com/blog/?p=170#comment-80 I think Mattson Creative needs a meat card. Nothing says 'talented logo designer' like a piece of beef jerky etched with lasers. I think Mattson Creative needs a meat card. Nothing says ‘talented logo designer’ like a piece of beef jerky etched with lasers.

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