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title: A short history of the business card, from Versailles to Microsoft Word
url: https://themalin.co/journal/the-casual-archivists-short-history-of-the-business-card
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position: 8
date: 2025-11-04
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original: https://mailchi.mp/pathwright/collider-november-4-25
retrieved: 2026-11-09
visibility: public
author: /people/justin-hall.person.md
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💼 **[A short history of the business card, from Versailles to Microsoft Word.](https://themalin.co/journal/the-casual-archivists-short-history-of-the-business-card)** “The first thing I ever designed was a business card. It had a hot pink cheetah print border, and I made it in a Barbie video game. It listed my name and occupation, which, at the ripe age of 8, I decided should be ‘graphic designer.’ ”

[The Malin Journal](https://themalin.co/journal/the-casual-archivists-short-history-of-the-business-card) ∙ Article