The origins of business cards date back to BC and are said to have originated in China around the 2nd century AD. It is also a kind of communication that judges whether he shows hostility to himself by placing a small stone in front of the person he met for the first time and watching it from a distance.
In Europe, business cards were invented by Louis XIV of France, and copper engraved business cards were used for socializing at 15. In 17th century Europe, wealthy and, to some extent status
17th Century Europe
Business cards began in the 17th century in Europe, where they were used to announce the impending arrival of prosperous or aristocratic people to their local town or even their home. They were shaped and sized in a similar way to a playing card and became a staple of the elite by the middle of the century. In time the cards became engrave with gold and exciting typefaces and by the 19th century the cards were a must have by anyone, who was anyone in the middle class circles of the day. Houses even had card trays, ornate in construction, made so those visiting your house could leave their card in.
19th Century
By the 18th and the 19th centuries these ‘social cards’ were taken from each lady upon her first visit to a house. People were offered the card tray upon the opening of the door to the door and had to place their card in it as a matter of etiquette. This card was then delivered to the lady of the household, who would examine it – in many ways it created the first impression of the person.
19th Century in Korea
It is believed that the first business card in Korea was Min Young-it’s business card was kept in a museum. It is made of American paper and is 5.5 centimeters wide and 9 centimeters long, similar to today’s business cards, and the name is written in Min Young-ik’s handwriting. Also, it is said that the American person who received the business card wrote ‘Min-young ik, corean ambassador to US’ with a pencil to remember him.
20th Century
Corona 19: Will paper business cards disappear in the non-face-to-face era? BBC NEWS
Matt Stringer, an operations manager in the UK, uses 250 business cards a year.
“I carried 50 business cards with me wherever I went,” he said. “It’s the fastest and easiest way to let people know who I am.” However, the novel coronavirus infection (COVID-19) started to circulate, and since then, Stringer has not used a business card once for a year and a half. “I do everything online.”
Before the pandemic, a huge amount of business cards were produced around the world. It is estimated that there were 27 million pieces per day, or over 7 billion pieces per year. However, many people are starting to worry about bacterial infections. So, even if people go back to work or do face-to-face networking, will the habit of handing over paper business cards disappear?
In the pandemic, we no longer receive paper business cards that can be scanned and added to the system, so Sansan adopted and launched virtual business cards in June of last year. Since then, more than 4300 companies have signed up for this QR code-based system. A code is added when making a video call, and it can also be operated through a smartphone. If the other party wants to see your details, simply scan the screen code displayed on the terminal. Also, what technology will fill that space?
21th Century
Paperless Interactive business cad
Reference
https://m.blog.naver.com/ari_design/220224745710
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