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How to Turn a Website Into a Business Card

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The fastest card brief is often the site that already exists. The page carries the colors, type, logo, offer, and tone that a card needs to compress.

Start with the page that has the most brand signal

A homepage is usually enough, but the best source page is the one that shows the clearest version of the brand. Look for visible typography, a readable logo or wordmark, a direct explanation of the company, and enough color contrast to understand the palette.

If a homepage is mostly a video, splash screen, or login wall, use a public about page, product page, or launch page instead. A richer page gives the card generator more to preserve.

Condense the message instead of copying the page

A business card does not need the whole website. It needs a name, role, company identity, contact path, and one memorable route back to the brand. The job is compression, not transcription.

Kleido uses the website as the design source and the card format as the constraint. That keeps the result from feeling like a tiny webpage while still making it recognizably part of the same brand system.

Treat the back as the action side

The front can carry identity and presence. The back should usually answer what the recipient does next: scan a QR code, visit the site, email the owner, or save a contact.

When the website already has a strong call to action, the card can echo that action with less text and more confidence.

Make your card

Paste a website URL and turn it into an editable, two-sided business card.

Generate a card