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I finally managed to get my last name as a domain name. My calling cards are all letterpress (reverse embossing) and read "{first_name}@{last-name}.com". The tw

I finally managed to get my last name as a domain name. My calling cards are all letterpress (reverse embossing) and read "{first_name}@{last-name}.com". The twist is that first name and last name are black, the "@" and ".com" are struck blind (no ink). The result is a card that just has my name on it at first glance, but when you look at it you realize it's an email address. That's it. No phone, nothing else.

mro_name 4y ago
that's what I did with "{first_name}@{last-name}.name" and a quite light grey for @ and .name. On the card are the only immutables – my name. All else has to go handwritten when handed over.
- shaftway 4y ago
  Yeah, I jot notes too. Check out the letterpress idea. It's nice and subtle and adds a nice touch, but there is a higher setup fee. I think for mine it was like $100 for setup, but then typical prices for repeat orders.
tzs 4y ago
If you ever want to add a phone number and a website, there is a way to do it while still being fairly minimal. An IPv4 address is a 32-bit unsigned integer. It is commonly written in the form x.y.z.w, where x, y, z, and w are all unsigned octets. E.g., HN's IP is 3520653040, which in x.y.z.w form 209.216.230.240. Most common IP parses accept the 32-bit integer form. E.g., $ ping 3520653040 PING 3520653040 (209.216.230.240): 56 data bytes 64 bytes from 209.216.230.240: icmp_seq=0 ttl=50 time=41.239 ms IP addresses can also be written in x.y.z form, where x and y are unsigned octets and z is a 16-bit unsigned integer, and in x.y form where x is an unsigned octet and y is a 24-bit unsigned integer. HN's IP written in those forms is 209.216.59120 and 209.14214896. Those forms are also accepted by most common IP parsers. Browse to http://209.216.59120 http://209.216.59120 or http://209.14214896 http://209.14214896 and you end up at HN. In many countries, including the US, telephone numbers are written as 3 unsigned integers, x, y, and z. There are usually a variety of ways to format those such as (x) y-z or x-y-z or x y z or x.y.z. It should be possible to get a phone number x y z where x and y are both less than 255 and where the IP address x.y.z is also valid. Obtain that IP address and put an HTTP (not HTTPS) server there (which can just redirect to your name-based HTTPS site), and then you can add to your business card Phone and Web: x.y.z
- shaftway 4y ago
  But then I'd get phone calls. :-/

mro_name 4y ago

that's what I did with "{first_name}@{last-name}.name" and a quite light grey for @ and .name. On the card are the only immutables – my name. All else has to go handwritten when handed over.

shaftway 4y ago
Yeah, I jot notes too. Check out the letterpress idea. It's nice and subtle and adds a nice touch, but there is a higher setup fee. I think for mine it was like $100 for setup, but then typical prices for repeat orders.

tzs 4y ago

If you ever want to add a phone number and a website, there is a way to do it while still being fairly minimal. An IPv4 address is a 32-bit unsigned integer. It is commonly written in the form x.y.z.w, where x, y, z, and w are all unsigned octets. E.g., HN's IP is 3520653040, which in x.y.z.w form 209.216.230.240. Most common IP parses accept the 32-bit integer form. E.g., $ ping 3520653040 PING 3520653040 (209.216.230.240): 56 data bytes 64 bytes from 209.216.230.240: icmp_seq=0 ttl=50 time=41.239 ms IP addresses can also be written in x.y.z form, where x and y are unsigned octets and z is a 16-bit unsigned integer, and in x.y form where x is an unsigned octet and y is a 24-bit unsigned integer. HN's IP written in those forms is 209.216.59120 and 209.14214896. Those forms are also accepted by most common IP parsers. Browse to http://209.216.59120 http://209.216.59120 or http://209.14214896 http://209.14214896 and you end up at HN. In many countries, including the US, telephone numbers are written as 3 unsigned integers, x, y, and z. There are usually a variety of ways to format those such as (x) y-z or x-y-z or x y z or x.y.z. It should be possible to get a phone number x y z where x and y are both less than 255 and where the IP address x.y.z is also valid. Obtain that IP address and put an HTTP (not HTTPS) server there (which can just redirect to your name-based HTTPS site), and then you can add to your business card Phone and Web: x.y.z

shaftway 4y ago
But then I'd get phone calls. :-/