Make a business card with a QR code
A scan instead of a typing exercise.
The point of a card is to be in someone contacts a week later, and the weak link is the typing. A QR code on the back holding a contact card means one scan and your details are saved correctly, spelling and all. The Fine line design builds that code from the details you type and sets it beside them on the back, with clear space around it so it scans off a small printed square.
How to add a QR code to a business card
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Choose the Fine line design
Its back lists your details beside a QR code made from them. The code updates as you type.
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Choose what the code holds
Your contact card, so a scan offers to save you, or your website address. Or no code at all.
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Test the printed card
Print one and scan it with an ordinary phone before ordering. Print quality matters more here than design does.
Why the code earns its space
Cards get collected and never typed in. A code turns a stack of cards into saved contacts in a few seconds each, which is the only measure of whether the card worked.
Make the code first
A contact card code encodes your name, phone and email so a scan offers to save them.
Frequently asked questions
How big should the code be?+
At least 15 millimetres square on a card, ideally 20. Smaller than that and cheap printing starts to blur the modules.
What should the code contain?+
A contact card, so the scan offers to save your details. A link to your website is the second choice, and needs the address to be short.
Should the code match my brand colours?+
Dark code on a light background is what scans. A pale code on a coloured card looks good on screen and fails on paper.
Is anything uploaded?+
No. Both the code and the card are generated on your device.