tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6531343.post5606008566815565605..comments2024-03-27T06:24:30.922-04:00Comments on A Weekly Dose of Architecture Books: Architects Choosing Biz Cards?John Hillhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14842328320680692310noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6531343.post-40658547456519134002016-09-07T08:45:53.056-04:002016-09-07T08:45:53.056-04:00My post is about the commercial, not all of Vistap...My post is about the commercial, not all of Vistaprint's services. In the ad the "architect" selects a design and customizes it rather than designing a new one. My focus is on how architects are portrayed in advertising (the whole focus of my <a href="https://archidose.blogspot.com/search/label/arch-advertising" rel="nofollow">arch-advertising</a> tag) and to me it's problematic in this ad -- far from worthless in my opinion.John Hillhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14842328320680692310noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6531343.post-68867577998134633812016-09-07T08:36:20.309-04:002016-09-07T08:36:20.309-04:00The problem is that you can also print your own de...The problem is that you can also print your own design on vistaprint (just upload the pdf of your carefully crafted architect business card), vistaprint becoming therefore just a basic large-scale printer with quality paper for reduced price. <br /><br />With that in mind, it seems like this article appears completely gratuitous and worthless.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6531343.post-69388050846340455842016-09-06T13:59:09.638-04:002016-09-06T13:59:09.638-04:00That's funny, cause I was having that conversa...That's funny, cause I was having that conversation with a co-worker like 3 days ago. Agreed, no self-respecting Architect would ever use a "pick your design" service for business cards or websites.Jeremyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03172485207150769043noreply@blogger.com