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For Japanese classes, we always have to make up some sort of Meshi. What I did is I put my name in English and Japanese on one side one, along with a brief bio and email address. Then, I put the crest of an organization I belong to, 日本旗章学協会, at the top corner. I did everything using Inkscape and also Photoshop. I printed the cards at my house using a kit from a local store. I passed them out and people found it neat. I also did that when I went to Japan and also going to conferences. I like them, but I wish that above site dealt with Americans.

(ID #389142) Posted on 2008/11/28 11:00

http://myspace.com/Jaycolina_0...

Jeromaru in San Diego CA. (U.S. of A) (登録日: 2008/04/30 01:15)

Night Stalker

I dont have one...Well wait i dont have a bussiness..hmmp! LOL!^_^

(ID #389147) Posted on 2008/11/28 11:03

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Danny Choo in Tokyo (登録日: 2006/12/11 11:54)

Director/代表取締役

You dont need a business to carry a personal name card ;-)

(ID #389170) Posted on 2008/11/28 11:12

http://myspace.com/Jaycolina_0...

Jeromaru in San Diego CA. (U.S. of A) (登録日: 2008/04/30 01:15)

Night Stalker

Really!? i guessed i might need one...gotta think of a cool theme for my non Bussiness Business Card..

(ID #390302) Posted on 2008/11/29 01:18

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zscout370 in San Diego, California, USA (登録日: 2008/02/10 07:42)

student, webmaster

It's a great way to just network with people and make friends.

(ID #389196) Posted on 2008/11/28 11:24

http://xlhaseolx.deviantart.co...

Arisato-Kun in United States (登録日: 2008/07/12 11:15)

Otaku, High School Student, Aspiring Animator

Very educational Danny. Will have to remember this if I move to Japan someday like I hope.

Never thought there'd be a wrong way to hand out business cards. Maybe I should try handing out cards like this in America.....

(ID #389153) Posted on 2008/11/28 11:06

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butteredtoast in pensacola, Florida (登録日: 2007/11/05 06:20)

student

http://www.the economy destroy...

i wanna bizeeness card!!!

(ID #389155) Posted on 2008/11/28 11:06

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phossil in Guatemala City (登録日: 2008/07/22 08:47)

http://animenlife.blogspot.com

http://animoe.net

Im considering doing/order some Meishi for myself..
^_^

(ID #393075) Posted on 2008/12/01 04:59

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Rin in Toronto (登録日: 2008/01/04 17:05)

Student Otaku

[f] http://koiaichaku.com/

WOW!!!!!
I want a Danny Choo busniess card...
Well, I'm thinking of making something like that as some bloggers do that.
So many buniess cards you have Danny!!!!!
Like you say, if you give out business cards, people will remember you and people might even spread the word about you.
if you do that when you have a site, it's the same too, people might even visit it too.

(ID #389160) Posted on 2008/11/28 11:09

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ETERNAL in Gensokyo (登録日: 2008/03/21 12:21)

Amateur novelist

[f] http://memories-of-eternity.co...

My thoughts exactly, pretty much; I remember hearing Double from Furu Anime Panikku talk about the same thing after Danny's blogging event in Singapore. And once more, this is making me feel as if I should get a name card myself, except I have yet to actually get up and do it... >_>

(ID #391479) Posted on 2008/11/30 00:00

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suicchi in melbourne, australia (登録日: 2008/11/22 22:34)

engineering fresh graduate

Nice name cards~ 
But I wonder, do you need one as well as a student, just for personal?

(ID #389162) Posted on 2008/11/28 11:10

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Danny Choo in Tokyo (登録日: 2006/12/11 11:54)

Director/代表取締役

I recommend that you do - I did ^^

(ID #389172) Posted on 2008/11/28 11:13

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suicchi in melbourne, australia (登録日: 2008/11/22 22:34)

engineering fresh graduate

Ooh. Then I'll make one for myself. =D

(ID #389278) Posted on 2008/11/28 12:10

oOgA in Singapore (登録日: 2007/08/29 21:29)

otaku? lol

[f] http://www.thebanzaieffect.com...

It's nice to have a namecard for yourself. Gives that professional feel. but seriously, I like that Nitro+ namecard more. :P

(ID #390406) Posted on 2008/11/29 02:32

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leefe in a tincan. (登録日: 2007/08/15 21:13)

Lazyass human

[f] http://nipah.wordpress.com

So did I. It's a good tool for socialising with people, even if you have no business you could add a site address, or contact number. ^^;

(ID #389306) Posted on 2008/11/28 12:25

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rayk in Australia (登録日: 2007/08/01 20:18)

Pirate cat

http://www.artbypavel.com

Nice article Danny, still haven't got around to making myself one ^^;....

This site (http://faveup.com/) has some nice stuff for anyone who needs some inspiration for their design.

(ID #389164) Posted on 2008/11/28 11:10

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rayk in Australia (登録日: 2007/08/01 20:18)

Pirate cat

http://www.artbypavel.com

ack... get rid of the )

(ID #389167) Posted on 2008/11/28 11:11

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redmango in Florida (登録日: 2008/08/08 21:34)

NEET Desktop Support / Admin

http://www.flickr.com/photos/r...

It's great that you carried your dannychoo.com branding onto your business cards. I like the vertical design alignment. It's an eye catcher. 

I wonder how these type of business cards readily get scanned and then imported to an address book, such as Outlook. Would OCR capture the vertically aligned text?

(ID #389165) Posted on 2008/11/28 11:11

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鬼モンスター in USA、CA、Monsterey (登録日: 2008/09/01 09:25)

鬼

I wonder if they fit in the Western-style business card scanners?

(ID #389199) Posted on 2008/11/28 11:24

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Tremor in UK (登録日: 2008/11/12 01:39)

http://michaeldowney.net

Nice cards! I wonder though...does having anime characters on the cards not detract from their 'professionalism'? I realise of course that Dannychoo.com is heavily associated with those sorts of things, but have you ever had any negative reactions by including cute girls on your cards?

(ID #389166) Posted on 2008/11/28 11:11

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Danny Choo in Tokyo (登録日: 2006/12/11 11:54)

Director/代表取締役

Not at all - which is why business is booming for us ^o^

(ID #389174) Posted on 2008/11/28 11:13

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Tremor in UK (登録日: 2008/11/12 01:39)

http://michaeldowney.net

Nice to know ^^. I always like to break away from the norm. I'll bear it in mind when I create some in the future!

(ID #389197) Posted on 2008/11/28 11:24

zscout370 in San Diego, California, USA (登録日: 2008/02/10 07:42)

student, webmaster

If your business is centered on this concept, then of course, go with it. But, if you are a car maker and you use race queens, then that is when it becomes a bit odd.

(ID #389202) Posted on 2008/11/28 11:26

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Tremor in UK (登録日: 2008/11/12 01:39)

http://michaeldowney.net

Certainly! But having a strong logo and/or character could go a long way. It's not everyone's cup of tea though. Personally I would remember a company more if they had a strong character to associate with as well as just the corporate logo.

(ID #389223) Posted on 2008/11/28 11:37

soulfringe in Sacramento California, United States (登録日: 2008/10/25 19:04)

Professional Bum

[f] http://www.soulfringe.com/

I believe it can detract professionalism in the eye's of some select individuals, but that would be a rare case. I think danny is totally onto having a cute mascot on his cards =D

Mascots are becoming quite the thing to have. Just look at domo-kun.  It gives more of an impressionable face to people.  I know I would have an easier time remembering the face of Mirai-chan than I would of danny and/or remember him as the guy with the ultra moe mascot.

(ID #389236) Posted on 2008/11/28 11:48

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Quen in ニューヨーク (登録日: 2008/08/13 10:27)

http://www.sankakucomplex.com/...

Youtube link under the embedded video has a </div> tag in it breaking the link.

Personal name cards, like one a HS/college girl might carry and give out to guys is what surprised me years ago when I first became familiar with Japanese meishi practices ^^

(ID #389182) Posted on 2008/11/28 11:17

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Danny Choo in Tokyo (登録日: 2006/12/11 11:54)

Director/代表取締役

Thanks and fixed ^^;

(ID #389190) Posted on 2008/11/28 11:21

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Matsu in Singapore (登録日: 2008/01/18 23:25)

Popular Culture Vulture

Nice of you to share again Danny. I used to think getting your own name card was a big deal - what's also important is who you give it too. There's no point getting 1,000 cards ordered but no one to give it to. Having name cards forces you to network too - in a sense.

(ID #389185) Posted on 2008/11/28 11:20

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silent1134 in California (登録日: 2007/08/22 15:21)

Student

Having Mirai and Haruka on the cards makes it easy to distinguish your meishi from the rest, good plan...only personal name card I have is my drivers license...

(ID #389189) Posted on 2008/11/28 11:20

鬼モンスター in USA、CA、Monsterey (登録日: 2008/09/01 09:25)

鬼

I haven't seen any meishi like that here yet. Most are the usual, plain, strictly business style with two sides. I like yours. Would be nice to get some here. With all the new expats and Japanese stores opening up around here, perhaps they can be found here. If not, I wonder if there is any printer in Japan that would ship to the States. Meishi do not fit in the standard business card filing systems but there are trading card holders that have more than enough room. Ah, I keep forgetting to look for them at the Daiso!

(ID #389191) Posted on 2008/11/28 11:21

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zscout370 in San Diego, California, USA (登録日: 2008/02/10 07:42)

student, webmaster

Question, what dimensions are your meishi?

(ID #389210) Posted on 2008/11/28 11:30

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Meimi132 in Leicester of Leicestershire of England of Europe of THE WORLD!!(in Canada) (登録日: 2007/12/04 05:05)

(University)Student

We were taught how to give out Meishi properly in my Japanese class!!! If I remember correctly, the name has to be facing the person your giving it too and you fingers can't cover any info(name etc)up. Right? Desho?

(ID #389221) Posted on 2008/11/28 11:36

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FMPhoenixHawk in Michigan, USA (登録日: 2008/01/20 07:45)

Scientist, unemployed.

http://fmphoenixhawk.livejourn...

Have no business cards.  When I was a little kid, I had a 500 card box of them for my detective agency (Yes, I was a weird kid.)  I've been considering making some, but they are expensive, and I'm poor.

(ID #389224) Posted on 2008/11/28 11:37

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kaeze in Melbourne, Australia, Earth (登録日: 2007/04/09 19:25)

Illustrator & Designer

http://www.knight-edge.com/

I've been procrastinating in printing my new business card.  The last one I printed was a simple plain single sided orange card with my freelance business name and contact details on it.  I mainly got it to pass it around when I went to the San Diego Comicon but no one really cares about business cards as much as the Japanese I think.

Another reason I've been putting off printing the new design is I can't decide what image I want to go with the company logo.  I don't have a mascot but I want to have some of my artwork on my business card so it represents my illustration skills.

I'm always interested in looking at business card designs and have seen some really cool designs.

(ID #389227) Posted on 2008/11/28 11:40

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lostandfound in Ho-ho-ho-land! (登録日: 2007/10/22 02:58)

Part trooper, part santa, 100% loser

So that's how you give out meishi in Japan... I didn't know there was a procedure on how to hand your meishi...

I too wish I had a boss like this ^^: LOL http://www.flickr.com/photos/dannychoo/3064923198/sizes/o/

(ID #389231) Posted on 2008/11/28 11:45

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desangel in Malaysia (登録日: 2008/03/30 10:53)

Student

http://www.desangel.blogspot.c...

nice meishi ^.^ .I have never seen any meishi with these cute pictures on them , my area only has plain old meishi ^.^ .I especially like the nitro+ name card ^.^

(ID #389246) Posted on 2008/11/28 11:51

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vongola_samurai in oregon, portland (im taiwanese tho) (登録日: 2008/07/22 15:34)

college student

http://otakuartist.wordpress.c...

wait! does the boss of Moe Japan really look like that!?! omg! i know what im gonna do when i need a new job!

(ID #389247) Posted on 2008/11/28 11:52

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soulfringe in Sacramento California, United States (登録日: 2008/10/25 19:04)

Professional Bum

[f] http://www.soulfringe.com/

I don't have much of a use for cards right now myself.  Not really in a position for it.  However once I am done with school (3-4 years =/ ), you can count on me loading up on them, especially if I make it into the JET program when I get my BA.   Then I am definitely going to want to open up a network and make connections so I got some leverage when it comes time to wrap up that JET experience. 

In the mean time, I am going to focus on building up the skills I am going to want to put out with those cards.

(ID #389251) Posted on 2008/11/28 11:54

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Vincent III in Richfield, Ohio (登録日: 2007/03/22 10:20)

Student/Graphic Designer

Is there any difference between Meishi and Western business cards?

(ID #389257) Posted on 2008/11/28 11:57

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Andrei-kun in California, USA (登録日: 2008/10/23 15:47)

Student

[f] http://andreijournal.blogspot....

I have no business card yet but I was in the end of making one. Since %%http://www.howagirlfigures.com/,Dancing Queen%% made a post on her blog, I decided to make one for my mom. My mom's job is a new manager of somewhat job. XD (I don't actually ask the job she is in). Then when I saw her post in the Member News, I decided to take a look at her samples. Now I just need a nice printer and the paper(?).

(ID #389264) Posted on 2008/11/28 12:02

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Andrei-kun in California, USA (登録日: 2008/10/23 15:47)

Student

[f] http://andreijournal.blogspot....

ACK! I the link didn't work. Anyways, sorry for this, since I don't know exactly how to make a link in the comment box. -_-;

(ID #389268) Posted on 2008/11/28 12:03

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litokid in Toronto, Canada (登録日: 2007/11/25 10:22)

university film student

http://www.youtube.com/litokid...

For a link in comments, just type the Url and it'll do it automatically. Note that spaces don't work very well. In this case, you just type: http://www.howagirlfigures.com/ Can't hide it behind text, as far as I know.

(ID #389416) Posted on 2008/11/28 13:07

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ale/pepino in Fukuoka (登録日: 2008/03/17 12:09)

Internet contents, music, webdev

[f] http://www.pepinismo.net/

I thought you have to return all name cards when you leave a job, because company name cards are a proof of employment in Japan.

Guess you took pics of them before returning them ;)

(ID #389270) Posted on 2008/11/28 12:04

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Danny Choo in Tokyo (登録日: 2006/12/11 11:54)

Director/代表取締役

Not true - I took these recently ;-)

(ID #389283) Posted on 2008/11/28 12:13