Calabra — Business Card Variants
4 designs: the original v4 plus 3 reviewer-informed variants.
All cream (#faf9f7), Inter, no phone/email/socials. The URL is the contact method.
Top-left aligned, maximum white space, grey watermark. The v4 as-is.
Front
John
Founder & Creator
calabra.me/john
calabra
Back
Leave a message — my agent
will take it from here.
The easiest way to reach me.
calabra
URL as the loudest element on front (15px, 600wt, bottom-left). Heavier name (20px/700).
Indigo watermark replaces grey. URL repeated on back below taglines. Indigo divider.
Back
Leave a message — my agent
will take it from here.
The easiest way to reach me.
calabra.me/john
calabra
Text vertically centered, offset ~22% from left. Rounded corners (14px) to match dashboard/Rolodex.
🪐 mark top-right. URL on both sides. Indigo watermark.
Front
John
Founder & Creator
calabra.me/john
🪐
calabra
Back
Leave a message — my agent
will take it from here.
The easiest way to reach me.
calabra.me/john
calabra
Best of all three: URL is the dominant element (16px/700, bottom-left). 🪐 mark.
Rounded corners. Indigo wordmark. Back URL in a subtle pill/badge. Heavier type throughout.
Back
Leave a message — my agent
will take it from here.
The easiest way to reach me.
calabra.me/john
calabra
Variant Comparison
|
URL Prominence |
Corners |
Watermark |
URL on Back |
🪐 Mark |
Key Change |
| A — Original |
12px, 3rd in hierarchy |
Square (6px) |
Grey #d0d0d0 |
No |
No |
Baseline — maximum restraint |
| B — Elevated URL |
15px, bottom-left anchor |
Square (6px) |
Indigo 35% |
Yes |
No |
URL competes with name for attention |
| C — Centered Balance |
13px, below name block |
Rounded (14px) |
Indigo 35% |
Yes |
Yes |
Rolodex feel, centered energy |
| D — Magnetic |
16px/700, largest element |
Rounded (14px) |
Indigo 30% |
Yes (pill) |
Yes |
URL is the loudest thing on the card |
Material Recommendations (All Reviewers Agreed)
| Element | Spec |
|---|
| Stock | 18–20pt cotton (Mohawk Superfine Eggshell or equivalent) |
| Finish | Soft-touch laminate + spot UV on indigo URL |
| Edges | Indigo (#6366f1) painted edges |
| Wordmark | Consider deboss/letterpress for tactile effect |
| Corners | Rounded (for C/D variants) — 3–5mm radius |