Posted on11 Apr 2010
In todays fast paced and competitive Web , your Online Identity and resume are a required Must ! One of the newest Web design trends in presenting your audience with your Online presence is by creating what is termed as a Mini Website , or a one page portfolio site . Designers have gone one step further by creating what has come to be known as a V-Card site .
V-Card Websites are a great way of putting your content out there while simultaneously keeping it down to a minimum . The main focus of a V-Card site is to simply contain a brief bio about you , along with your Job Title description , your contact information such as your E-Mail and your Social Profiles .
Most of the V-Card sites use JQuery & various other javascripts such as animation , or sliding effects where the navigation is concerned as well as the overall features within the V-Card Theme. One can basically display everything about themselves into a compact little box with a minimalist Design. All of the V-Card Themes are beautifully designed and one can have a very professionally designed Online resume with very little effort as most of these V-Card Themes are created for the WordPress Platform ( a few are simply Web Templates -HTML /CSS ) , and their cost is quite minimal beginning from as low as $8.00 .
The V-Card design ( concept ) was originally inspired by Tim Van Damme , who created it in order to showcase his portfolio of works . Since Tim Van Damme , many have followed suit and as of late , there are hundreds if not thousands of such sites which are exploding all over the web , used by Web Designers to showcase their work , such as Rogie King of Komodo Media , Photographer Matthias Kretschmann and the sleek high tech site of Developer Kevin Liew of Queness fame .
If you are a professional and you want to get your self and your work out there , creating a V-Card portfolio site may be an idea whose time has not only come but is also well overdo – all of the themes depicted below are WordPress compatible and easy to install , customize and run . If you have been considering creating a V-Card site , I hope the themes below will somehow inspire you and motivate you enough to purchase and run one or create your very own by following the step by step Tutorial offered at Tuts Arena . Enjoy the themes below and I hope you find some Inspiration !
V-Card Site Template
V-Card Professional
Black Gem V-Card
Fancy V-Card
Clean Card | 4 color scheme variations
Elegant V-Card
Virtual Business Card
Sleek VCard
Assassin VCard
Personal Mini Site VCard
Pixel Portfolio | 2 Color schemes
Pro – VCard | 2 Color Schemes
Lucido VCard | 3 color schemes
Pure ColourFolio VCard
Introducto VCard
Pro Card
Creative Zodiac VCard | Theme
Identity VCard Portfolio
My Identity VCard
Plasma VCard
Free V-Card WordPress Themes
Info Tech V-Card Theme
Digital Business Card
Mini Me V-Card Theme
If none of the above suit you , or you simply dont want to invest in a V-Card Theme , or you may simply not have hosting for some reason by which to launch a mini site of your own – there is an alternative . I had written about DooID some time ago HERE , explaining about incorporating all of your Online Identities in one place . Go read the article and you just may find a very convenient alternative if none of the above are suitable to your present needs .
I personally have my Personal V-Card on Doo ID since it first launched . DooID offers a very beautiful fast loading platform by which you can sign up for Free or opt for a Pro Account ( which is what I have opted for since it gives you more flexibility regarding customization features and an active Contact Email Form built into your Theme which users can contact you through without having to log into their Email account to do so ) ; as well as other pro integrated features which are worth the low cost .
Check it out , you just may come to discover that DooID offers exactly what you want & what suits your present needs . You can still customize the Free theme offered , and the free theme has many Premium Like Features as well ! 
V-Card Theme Blog for Blogger Platform
If you are presently on the Blogger Platform and had wanted a V-Card Theme for your Blog , then you may be interested to know that a truly great V-Card Theme exists for implementation on Bloggers Platform . Joao Alvarena of Be Insight has created such a theme a while back ago . Joao Alvarena is one of Bloggers Great Theme designers , you can check out his site and view all of the awesome Free Themes he has created for Blogger as well as his beautiful V-Card Theme such as the one below & consider using a V-Card Theme on Bloggers Platform if you cannot switch over to WordPress Hosting . The “Antagonist” ( Joaos V-Card Theme ) , serves as a fully functional Blog with a comment system and the whole works , while managing to maintain the Tim Van Damme V-Card sleek minimalist features. Check it out and try it on
Sep 10, 2010 |
Nice post