It’s all Academic: Scholar’s Business Card

Whether a professional researcher, historian, college professor or graduate assistant, the scholars of the world need to make themselves available just like any other professional. Scholars spend time at libraries, museums, archives and traveling overseas. The scholar’s business card should be dignified, restrained and thoughtfully composed.

The scholar’s business card should reflect the focus of the scholar. This means choosing designs and images that best suit the particular branch of inquiry. A historian’s business card should indicate history, perhaps use vintages colorings, brown ink and slightly flared fonts. The professor’s business card should reflect the college colors, logo and aesthetic. Be sure to brand your business card to your particular pursuits.

Including education references and areas of specialty is very important on a scholar’s business card. Acting not only as a contact reference but a miniature resume, the scholar’s business card should clearly state any professional or college education. Use a bulleted list to describe areas of specialty and a tag line to describe educational accreditation.

For the independent scholar, colors and background design are by the individual case. Try to stick to no more than three colors throughout the business card. Choose a font that is legible and spaces the information proportionately. Consider a portrait photograph to help people remember you but avoid cutesy clipart images. They do not belong on the professional scholar’s business card and may incline people to take you less than seriously.

Distribute the scholar’s business card to librarians, college professionals, inside academic inquiry letters, when presenting studies, networking, at lectures and to anyone else that shows an interest in your work or could be a potential source of research and information.

Share and Enjoy: