When you think of trading cards, the first thing that you think of is probably sports teams, but that\u2019s only the beginning. With a little creativity, a trading card can be a great canvas for a wide variety of different small-scale print pieces. And, thanks to full color print, the design possibilities are nearly endless. Here are four of our favorite creative uses for trading cards.<\/p>\n
1. Employee Profiles 2. Celebrating Educational Milestones Trading cards are an especially good choice for this because they are lightweight but pack a big, colorful punch. Full color print can make them kid-friendly and colorful, and they can also serve as a reminder of previous lessons so that students can keep up their learning momentum.<\/p>\n 3. Miniature Informational Pieces If your customer has a short season for their sports team, a trading card could also make an excellent pocket-sized game schedules. Simply use a team photo or mascot image for the front of the card and personalize the back with a miniature version of the season\u2019s schedule.<\/p>\n 4. Something Different for Tickets Ready to get creative? Click here<\/a> to get started with your online trading card order or visit the marketing materials section of our catalog<\/a> for more information.<\/p>\n Do your customers order trading cards for their business? How do they get creative with these print pieces? We\u2019d love to see your suggestions for creative uses in the comments below.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" When you think of trading cards, the first thing that you think of is probably sports teams, but that\u2019s only the beginning. With a little creativity, a trading card can be a great canvas for a wide variety of different small-scale print pieces. And, thanks to full color print, the design possibilities are nearly endless. […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":27,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[7,4,6,20],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-12330","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-graphic-design","category-news","category-print-products","category-promotional","entry"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.navitor.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/12330","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.navitor.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.navitor.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.navitor.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/27"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.navitor.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=12330"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.navitor.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/12330\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":12331,"href":"https:\/\/www.navitor.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/12330\/revisions\/12331"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.navitor.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=12330"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.navitor.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=12330"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.navitor.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=12330"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
\n<\/strong>When your customer relies on their employees relationships with their clients, printing employee profiles is a creative way to build a personal connection. This could be a good, informal way to introduce police officers to kids in the neighborhood, real estate agents to future homeowners, or individual salespeople to potential customers. Because a trading card features full color print, it can include a photograph as well as important contact information.<\/p>\n
\n<\/strong>Whether in a classroom or in an afterschool group, celebrating milestones is a good way to motivate students. Trading cards could be a creative way to motivate and mark their progress! One example would be to create a series of trading cards that will be given after a student passes tests on their multiplication tables in math class. Another example would be creating one for each monthly meeting for a new organization.<\/p>\n
\n<\/strong>They say that a picture is worth a thousand words, and a well-chosen picture on a trading card could speak volumes about new products or services! With a photograph and a product description, they are a good fit for a preview of new products or a high-level summary of what a new product can do.<\/p>\n
\n<\/strong>Does your customer want to create a ticket for their next event that will double as a keepsake long after the doors have closed? One eye-catching option is a trading card. Printed with artwork from event posters or performers\u2019 photos, trading cards could be a fun, creative ticket option for plays, concerts, sports events, fundraisers, and more.<\/p>\n