#Colours. 💯 To celebrate one hundred days of business cards. 100 days of sweating on #InDesign. Of thinking of something. Of honing the workflow on the iPhone. And incredibly, I did it every single day or, better, almost every night! Many thanks to @elleluna and @greatdiscontent for starting this. And to all of you who supported me on this little journey! Day 100/100 #100Daysofbusinesscards #The100DayProject #day100

So this is day 99. Just one more to the end. For that we should celebrate. With balloons. But how many of them? Mhhh… I think you get the idea… #99LuftBallons, of course! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=La4Dcd1aUcE Thus uniting a #hit of the #80s with today's #emoji! 099/100 #100Daysofbusinesscards #The100DayProject #day99

#Monviso. A small #preview of an (hopefully) upcoming project. "Of Saluces the contre, And of Mount Vesulus in special, wher as the Poo out of a welle smal Taketh his firste springyng and his sours" by Geoffrey #Chaucer. #citation 098/100 #100Daysofbusinesscards #The100DayProject #day98

#Dot #matrix. 097/100 #100Daysofbusinesscards #The100DayProject #day97

Me, in #3D. And in #gold nonetheless. The jury's still out deciding if this is just funny or plain disturbing. I've been toying around with a @3dsystems Sense 3d scanner some time ago… 096/100 #100Daysofbusinesscards #The100DayProject #day96

#Boxed. Turn the #light on. Or open that #door. Someone could even recognize the place… 095/100 #100Daysofbusinesscards #The100DayProject #day95

It's one #triangle, right? Or two? 094/100 #100Daysofbusinesscards #The100DayProject #day94

Sometimes #simple is better. Way better. A #bright #blue, that you would probably want to print as a spot colour. A #box. A wonderful #Grotesk typeface, even #extended. A little detail on the right, that could maybe be #embossed by the printer. 093/100 #100Daysofbusinesscards #The100DayProject #day93

Loosely and, very humbly, inspired by the #Bauhaus manifesto. And typeset in the always beautiful #Berthold #Akzidenz #Grotesk, which better suits the original style. Way better than the bauhaus typeface, that I still don't like. 092/100 #100Daysofbusinesscards #The100DayProject #day92

A strange #pattern. Is it an #M? Or an #E? Or an #elephant? Ora a #bridge? And, as often, some #letterpress effect with #yellow and #blue colours. With #Futura type. 091/100 #100Daysofbusinesscards #The100DayProject #day91

#Outlines. 090/100 #100Daysofbusinesscards #The100DayProject #day90

Some #minimalism typeset in #Futura, of course. With a bit of #black and #yellow. “Simplicity is about subtracting the obvious and adding the meaningful” by John Maeda. #Citations. 089/100 #100Daysofbusinesscards #The100DayProject #day89

I like the #hilite effect over a #blackandwhite photo. Better if the photo is an #xray of a #foot. Ok I confess. This foot is not mine. I hope to have permission to use it :) 088/100 #100Daysofbusinesscards #The100DayProject #day88

#Skills #scorecard. Sometimes you may need a very simple #CV in your pocket. And no, I don't do #Quark #Xpress anymore, ever! 087/100 #100Daysofbusinesscards #The100DayProject #day87

#Doubleface #minimalism. This one certainly deserves some #luxury #paper. 086/100 #100Daysofbusinesscards #The100DayProject #day86

#Sans and #serif. #Franklingothic and #Bodoni. The #new and the #old. And, as always, a little bit of that #letterpress effect that I like. 085/100 #100Daysofbusinesscards #The100DayProject #day85

#Do, or the C musical note. 084/100 #100Daysofbusinesscards #The100DayProject #day84

The #moon and the #stars. With a little #Kant. 083/100 #100Daysofbusinesscards #The100DayProject #day83

I drew this little #dog for a project that never was. But he lived on, as a wallpaper on my desktop. Little #cute dog. 082/100 #100Daysofbusinesscards #The100DayProject #day82

The #escalator. #Blackandwhite, kind of #minimal, almost #grid layout. 081/100 #100Daysofbusinesscards #The100DayProject #day81

Very #geometric. And very much inspired by (dare I say copied from?) a poster from the http://albumanatomy.com project. Alas, real artists #steal, of course! I would really like to see this one printed on a #recycled #paper, one not really white and with #speckles in it. 080/100 #100Daysofbusinesscards #The100DayProject #day80

Maybe, I could issue a #creditcard as a #businesscard. Why not? 079/100 #100Daysofbusinesscards #The100DayProject #day79

A little #nostalgia, back in the days of the #8bit and the #Commodore64. 078/100 #100Daysofbusinesscards #The100DayProject #day78

A third, and maybe final, #variation. Still #stripes. 077/100 #100Daysofbusinesscards #The100DayProject #day77

#Variation on the one from yesterday. 076/100 #100Daysofbusinesscards #The100DayProject #day76

#Subtle. #Blackandwhite #lines and #stripes. 075/100 #100Daysofbusinesscards #The100DayProject #day75

#Trees. #Blackandwhite trees. And a card stripped to the bare minimum. #Essential. 074/100 #100Daysofbusinesscards #The100DayProject #day74

The #octopus is back again. I felt inspired to try it on the #round shape. And I'm #satisfied by the result. I could actually decide to print them! 073/100 #100Daysofbusinesscards #The100DayProject #day73

#Bigtype. For those days I cannot recall my #name. 072/100 #100Daysofbusinesscards #The100DayProject #day72

That's what happens when you play a #game too much at the wonderful #Letterpress #word game for iOS… 071/100 #100Daysofbusinesscards #The100DayProject #day71

A #psychedelic lamp. 070/100 #100Daysofbusinesscards #The100DayProject #day70

I'm gonna #scare them all, with a #giant #violet #octopus on my #businesscard. Yes, I know. I promised not to use #vintage illustrations anymore. But couldn't resist using this one. I'd scanned this one some time ago from the wonderful book "Natural Histories" by the American Museum of Natural History. 069/100 #100Daysofbusinesscards #The100DayProject #day69

#Dots. Again. With some sort of #symmetry. 068/100 #100Daysofbusinesscards #The100DayProject #day68

Some #earthly colours - even almost #leather like - for this kind of #doublesided #symmetrical card. 067/100 #100Daysofbusinesscards #The100DayProject #day67

#Framing the #fugitive. With a little help from #InDesign. 066/100 #100Daysofbusinesscards #The100DayProject #day66

#Callnow! The #kitchen #timer edition. 065/100 #100Daysofbusinesscards #The100DayProject #day65

#Multicoloured #pepper. Or #pumpkin. Whatever. I promise. This one will be the last with a #vintage #illustration. 064/100 #100Daysofbusinesscards #The100DayProject #day64

Today the town of #Cherasco, where I live, remembers when #Napoleon #Bonaparte stopped by here. He signed the #Armistice that thus takes the name of Cherasco. Let's just remember the armistice meant the passing of the city of #Nice from Italy to France… Anyway, I decided to make him a #businesscard, lending him my address (ehi! I even live in the street celebrating the armistice itself, rue de la Paix), my telephon number and email (guess he didn't have one the first time that was here). 063/100 #100Daysofbusinesscards #The100DayProject #day63

On the run. I've made it with the iPhone. With the Type-Writer app. Some #vintage #typewriter type. And a #crown on it. 062/100 #100Daysofbusinesscards #The100DayProject #day62

I couldn't resist. I found this http://brunoimbrizi.com/experiments/#/01 and played a bit, #doodling around. With #colour lines, almost #vector-ish kind of graphics, it was the perfect background for a card. 061/100 #100Daysofbusinesscards #The100DayProject #day61

An #elegant #pattern with the elegant #Garamond #typeface can only lead to an elegant #businesscard. 060/100 #100Daysofbusinesscards #The100DayProject #day60

A #bulb #retro #icon. It’s been a while since the last #vertical one. 059/100 #100Daysofbusinesscards #The100DayProject #day59

And closing this short series I end up finding a #vintage #fish on my #businesscard! 058/100 #100Daysofbusinesscards #The100DayProject #day58

In the talks. I've had these #retro #office icons, graciously offered by Vecteezy.com through the Five Simple Steps site. Sooner or later, I had to use one. Exploring the #symmetry that I already tried someways in #day42 and #day43, and the template of #day55. Yes! I do like a #quasi black printed in #matte finish. 057/100 #100Daysofbusinesscards #The100DayProject #day57

What?!? A #vintage #lineart #elephant on my #businesscard? Well, it seems at home anyway… 056/100 #100Daysofbusinesscards #The100DayProject #day56

Are you afraid of the #red #eye? I've been playing with the same format as #day42. Maybe a series of business cards eith different #illustrated fronts and a different #accent colour. 055/100 #100Daysofbusinesscards #The100DayProject #day55

#Squashed. I like the #FranklinGothic #condensed played with some – too much, maybe? – #negative #letterspacing. Rest assured, no #typeface has been incorrectly overly condensed, anyway. 054/100 #100Daysofbusinesscards #The100DayProject #day54

I've been #running too much lately :) maybe I could change my title to #Armchair #runner (as I'm not really that consistent in my training). 053/100 #100Daysofbusinesscards #The100DayProject #day53

Maybe I could change job and become a #human #cannonball. That would fit this #circus business card better. 052/100 #100Daysofbusinesscards #The100DayProject #day52

Sometimes you just have to be #simple. Coupling a #sans-serif like #Futura with the #serif #Dante typeface in italic. Printed with a #blue ink, maybe. 051/100 #100Daysofbusinesscards #The100DayProject #day51

Today is #towelday. And I am #mostlyharmless. So, a #quote from the H2G2 was inevitable. Never forget the #towel. "A towel, it says, is about the most massively useful thing an #interstellar hitch hiker can have." 050/100 #100Daysofbusinesscards #The100DayProject #day50

049/100 #100Daysofbusinesscards #The100DayProject #day49

With some kind of #photo again. Original photo before vectorization by my friend @enrico_peroli. On the back of the businss card every employee could have it's own image. 048/100 #100Daysofbusinesscards #The100DayProject #day48

#Pasta. Because it’s heavily inspired by the package of Pasta Agnesi. And finally, some #Futura type. 047/100 #100Daysofbusinesscards #The100DayProject #day47

A little #retro and a little (very little) #futurism. 046/100 #100Daysofbusinesscards #The100DayProject #day46

Some #bigtype, should the areas of interest not be clear enough. I would certainly try the #letterpress treatment on this one. 045/100 #100Daysofbusinesscards #The100DayProject #day45

#Centered and #quadrants. #Vertical and #light edition. 044/100 #100Daysofbusinesscards #The100DayProject #day44

#Centered and #quadrants. 043/100 #100Daysofbusinesscards #The100DayProject #day43

As it's the 42nd day, this must be dedicated to #42. Need I say more? This business card should be printed with a #matte finish, and possibly with some #UV treatment on the strong #black on the back. 042/100 #100Daysofbusinesscards #The100DayProject #day42 #douglasadams

#X marks the spot. Or so they say. Still exploring #patterns. This time with a toned down #pastel colour #palette. 041/100 #100Daysofbusinesscards #The100DayProject #day41

#Triangles. Lot's of them. In the background. 040/100 #100Daysofbusinesscards #The100DayProject #day40

Maybe I went a little #overboard with #ornaments and #swashes. 039/100 #100Daysofbusinesscards #The100DayProject #day39

#Talking #balloons. 038/100 #100Daysofbusinesscards #The100DayProject #day38

#Caged. But simple. With a touch of #crimson. 037/100 #100Daysofbusinesscards #The100DayProject #day37

#White bands again. And #dots, again. With a 036/100 #100Daysofbusinesscards #The100DayProject #day36

With my friend @eugeniopini we had a wonderful #workshop on #cyanotype. What a better occasion for a special business card that I could immediately print by myself? More info at http://www.printingout.it. 035/100 #100Daysofbusinesscards #The100DayProject #day35

Alice: "This is impossible." The Mad Hatter: "Only if you believe it is." The drawing is John Tenniel's. 034/100 #100Daysofbusinesscards #The100DayProject #day34 #aliceinwonderland #themadhatter #JohnTenniel

#Old and #modern together. 033/100 #100Daysofbusinesscards #The100DayProject #day33

#Hello card. #Meet me, somewhere. 032/100 #100Daysofbusinesscards #The100DayProject #day32

Ok, I've been using #franklingothic type for too long, it's time for some #serif (the wonderful #Dante from Monotype) and a little #script lettering too. For some #elegant look. 031/100 #100Daysofbusinesscards #The100DayProject #day31

#Bicycle, bicycle, I want to ride my #vintage bicycle! 030/100 #100Daysofbusinesscards #The100DayProject #day30

#Glass #Frames! Ok… I wear these red ones… and get noticed for them often. Maybe it could be a good idea to put them on the #businesscard. Even more, I could have a version with the #cutout #silhouette of them. Just to spend more money in the making and annoy those who'll receive them ("where am I supposed to fit this damn business card?!?"). 029/100 #100Daysofbusinesscards #The100DayProject #day29

#Stripes and #dots (kind of…). Again, #flourescent #green. This time coupled with #UVcoating for the dark stripes. 028/100 #100Daysofbusinesscards #The100DayProject #day28

"Try not. Do. Or do not. There is no try." #Yoda says it all. And typeset in #franklingothic it sounds even better. The #green could be a #flourescent one. Maybe I'll look up on a #Pantone colour book… 027/100 #100Daysofbusinesscards #The100DayProject #day27 #starwars

Why not use #textedit? Or fake it at least? 026/100 #100Daysofbusinesscards #The100DayProject #day26

#Variations. This one as a #dark version of yesterday's. Have I told you that I almost hate doing #businesscards? And yet, we are at 1/4 of the trip, yey! 025/100 #100Daysofbusinesscards #The100DayProject #day25

#Lilac. I liked the colour #palette. And I wanted to make a variation, starting from the one from day 21… 024/100 #100Daysofbusinesscards #The100DayProject #day24

Another #minicard, this time simpler, quasi #minimal. As often, set in #franklingothic. 023/100 #100Daysofbusinesscards #The100DayProject #day23

I've been wanting to try these #minicards from #Moo for quite some time now. I like the format (70×28 mm) and the fact that they'll print you a different back for every card, if you want. So, #quotes. Some of my favourites. "Two things awe me most, the starry sky above me and the moral law within me" by Immanuel #Kant. "I love deadlines. I like the whooshing sound they make as they fly by." by #douglasadams. "A logo doesn't sell, it identifies. A logo derives its meaning from the quality of the thing it symbolizes, not the other way around" by Paul #Rand. "Act, and you shall have dinner; wait, and you shall be dinner." seems to be a #Klingon proverb. "#Plans are useless, #planning is essential" by Dwight #Eisenhower. "Quoth the #raven, #nevermore" by Edgar Allan #Poe. 022/100 #100Daysofbusinesscards #The100DayProject #day22

Ok, maybe the photo is a little big... I played with Adobe #Shape to vectorize the original photo, courtesy of my good friend @enrico_peroli. 021/100 #100Daysofbusinesscards #The100DayProject #day21

#grid and #gradient. Typeset in #franklingothic. 020/100 #100Daysofbusinesscards #The100DayProject #day20

Kind of #seethrough. 019/100 #100Daysofbusinesscards #The100DayProject #day19

#Minimal and almost #austere. Set in #Helvetica, of course. And yet, this #businesscard could double as a mini CV of sorts. 018/100 #100Daysofbusinesscards #The100DayProject #day18

Intrigued by Google's #materialdesign. 017/100 #100Daysofbusinesscards #The100DayProject #day17

And now for something somewhat different, and kind of #grunge too. I had these business cards wonderfully printed and #embossed by the talented @hobanpress some time ago. (Yes! it is one ocean and one continent across from where I live, I know I'm strange…) I then covered my mobile number (just under the name) with a label made with a lowly Dymo Junior embosser. Finally, I rubber stamped all the other data on the back. 016/100 #100Daysofbusinesscards #The100DayProject #day16

I always love this kind of #letterpress effect, with #blue and #red overprint. And then… Berthold Akzidenz Grotesk Condensed typeface, needless to say. Icons by www.ego-icons.com. oh, and yes… the hexagon on one side reminds of the polyhedra of a couple days ago. 015/100 #100Daysofbusinesscards #The100DayProject #day15

So, 20 years ago I scanned this old illustration of the name #Edouard from a book. And it just cuts for a kind of an #aristocratic look, with a little touch of #bronze. 014/100 #100Daysofbusinesscards #The100DayProject #day14

Love for #polyhedra, #Clarendon and #Berthold #Akzidenz Grotesk tyoefaces. 013/100 #100Daysofbusinesscards #The100DayProject #day13

What's worst than a #squared – and not standard – business card? A #rounded one!!! And yet, printed on some good #paper it can feel nice in hand. Oh… and you could always use them as #coasters at a party… 012/100 #100Daysofbusinesscards #The100DayProject

Living on the #edge. 011/100 #100Daysofbusinesscards #The100DayProject

#grayish 010/100 #100Daysofbusinesscards #The100DayProject

Everybody knows me by the name #Edo. So be it! It's Edo in some #big #typography. The typeface is the wonderful PF Centro Sans by www.parachute.gr. 009/100 #100Daysofbusinesscards #The100DayProject

I love some #blackandwhite #optical art. 008/100 #100Daysofbusinesscards #The100DayProject

Why not spice the things up with a little #chili? 007/100 #100Daysofbusinesscards #The100DayProject

And then, they come asking you for something in "corsivo inglese" (as in "with an elegant script typeface"). I hate those moments. Yet, today you can certainly have fun with a good OpenType face and some alternatives and ligatures. 006/100 #100Daysofbusinesscards #The100DayProject

A little #AvantGarde, every once in a while. 005/100 #100Daysofbusinesscards #The100DayProject

#Squared. I hate those damned business cards with non standard measures, that you cannot put with all the others. Alas, I had to give that a try. 004/100 #100Daysofbusinesscards #The100DayProject

What if I show up in a #scifi movie? Maybe I would need the planet shown on my business card… Maybe a barcode for the VAT number would be convenient… Certainly, my card would be typeset in Microgramma (or Eurostile, either way always thanks to Aldo Novarese!) because that is the way of the future http://typesetinthefuture.com/fontspots-eurostile/. 003/100 #100Daysofbusinesscards #The100DayProject

Connect the dots in this double sided business card. Typeset in the beautiful Input Sans Narrow typeface. #100Daysofbusinesscards #The100DayProject

For my first day of the #100Daysofbusinesscards I kind of cheat... This is my current bc, and needs some refreshin' #The100DayProject